02-21-2017, 10:54 AM
(02-20-2017, 10:44 PM)SomeGuy Wrote: Teach,
That's where I got it. I just decided to leave out Dreher's usual hand-wringing.
The thought about the generational divide is interesting, but a 2000ish start date for the next gen would imply a 4T start a few years after, so not necessarily diverging from the theory.
Although really, I don't think this judgement can be made in real time. As Eric said, you are really going to have to analyze the generational characteristics of the younger cohorts once they have had a chance to develop an actual personality. I think we're a little early for that yet.
The article to which you linked was one of best articles I've read on this forum. (Kudos)
If I were still teaching in high school, I might be able to see a distinct generational boundary at play among the students. I taught freshman and sophomore English, as well as Creative Writing (where the evidence might be even more compelling). If 2001 is indeed the boundary line, I would be teaching those kids now (ages 15/16). The last cohort of Xers and the first cohort of Millennials passed through my classroom, and the differences between the two generations could not have been more distinct, an anecdotal observation that my colleagues corroborated at the time.