Chart+2+–+What+about+students+has+changed+since+you+(if+you’re+over+30)+or+your+parents+went+to+school?

Chart 2 – What about students has changed since you (if you’re over 30) or your parents went to school? - Shorter attention spans. - More questioning authority and less respect. - More worldly/knowledgeable. - Non-traditional families – fewer traditional values/religion. - More independent. - Wider range of abilities/learning styles/behavior issues. - Poorer/more disadvantaged. - Greater expectation for socializing. - Needier/lacking healthy attachments. - Kids come with more baggage and it’s not kept silent. - Less work ethic. - All have technology – expect, entitled to it. - Less respect for money need of education. - More willing to take a risk. - More sexualized. - See more violence. - Kids are more in control of their adults. - More video games. - More knowledge. - More able to multi-task. - More “mature.” - More stress/anxiety. - More opportunity. - Dress/appearance. - Behavior - More learning disabilities recognized. - Need for breaks/movement. - Home life/family. - Migration/move around. - Lack of play (outside). - Health issues/mental. - Ways the students communicate with one another (text, email, etc.). - Level of respect. - Ability to focus. - Motivator/stimulators. - Weight and size. - Indoor oriented/less physical movement. - Bigger gap between the haves and have-nots. - Less work ethic/apathy. - Students have more knowledge. - More stress/less time to be kids. - More assessments. - Free breakfasts. - Maturing faster. - Cutting (physical harm). - More movement of schools. - Gratification of getting to final product versus process of getting there. - Voice opinions more. - More tolerance/acceptance of differences. - Mainstreamed students. - More after school activities. - ODD, ADHD, ADD, PDD, Autism… - More materialistic. - Technology in school. - Need to be connected. - More vocal. - Lack of respect. - It’s okay to be left-handed. - More distractions. - Need to be entertained. - Entitlement. - They have tables instead of desks. - More cooperative learning. - More technology. - Less imagination. - More connected. - More expected of them. - More body art. - They complete less homework. - Not afraid to be different. - Blended family – mediations. - Preschool education. - Need for media feedback immediately. - More leisure time. - More material things. - Exposure to sexual material earlier. - Variety of drugs. - Less expected in content areas. - Less verbal (more texting, etc.). - Poor eating/sleeping habits. Less patient. - The way they learn. - Students no longer view acquiring knowledge as their “job.” - Less parent involvement in their kids’ lives. - Access to more information – check grades automatically. - Students are more realistic now. - More kids going to college now. - More kids graduate high school now. - Expectation of instant results. - Lessened generation gaps between parents/kids. - Dress code. - More demand for differentiated and individualized instruction. - Language in the classroom. - Students less respectful/argumentative. - Students have expectations of being entertained – increased emphasis on it needing to be fun for the kids. - Sense of entitlement (get things without working for it). - What was a privilege is not incentive to participate. - Students have a greater fantasy of real world. - Where are the boundaries? - Social skills have changed (decreased). - Less common sense.