Within the article “No books please; we’re students” By John Leo; he takes the time to explain how Generation X has been becoming less likely to put initiative into their studies in college compared to the generation 10 years before them: the baby boomers. Leo started off with introducing the idea to his audience with information pulled form a 1995 Study put out by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute while explaining that Generation X is much less engaged, bored and are less willing to work from the study of college freshman.
Leo supports his idea by pulling information from multiple sources and not just sticking with the one study. He goes on to review percentiles of an 8.7% decrease of students who spend six or more hours a week …show more content…
I agree with many of his points that students are coming into college with so many expectations of their education including having good grades, easy work and leniency from their professors. If this article was to be written in 2016, I wouldn’t have much of a question in my mind that the statistics could possibly be true. I have experienced through middle and high school students acting the same way as professors say their freshman college students are without paying for their classes, having “disengaged rudeness” as a very common theme among peers. With the examples given (talking loudly, sleeping, talking on the cell phone and watching TV in class), these examples are still very true today with even worsening extent which Leo addressed at the end of his article. “We can expect greater campus conflict and upheaval in the years ahead.” Stated Leo which I agree to slightly. I feel that as the years have progressed, even 20 years later after this article was written, our students have not really worsened, but have more available excuses or technology to be able to focus on besides their studies. There are groups of students that do work their hardest and strive to do better, but there are many students who still feel entitled to their education and as if they are the individuals to deserve a royal treatment and Leo put that into wise
Leo supports his idea by pulling information from multiple sources and not just sticking with the one study. He goes on to review percentiles of an 8.7% decrease of students who spend six or more hours a week …show more content…
I agree with many of his points that students are coming into college with so many expectations of their education including having good grades, easy work and leniency from their professors. If this article was to be written in 2016, I wouldn’t have much of a question in my mind that the statistics could possibly be true. I have experienced through middle and high school students acting the same way as professors say their freshman college students are without paying for their classes, having “disengaged rudeness” as a very common theme among peers. With the examples given (talking loudly, sleeping, talking on the cell phone and watching TV in class), these examples are still very true today with even worsening extent which Leo addressed at the end of his article. “We can expect greater campus conflict and upheaval in the years ahead.” Stated Leo which I agree to slightly. I feel that as the years have progressed, even 20 years later after this article was written, our students have not really worsened, but have more available excuses or technology to be able to focus on besides their studies. There are groups of students that do work their hardest and strive to do better, but there are many students who still feel entitled to their education and as if they are the individuals to deserve a royal treatment and Leo put that into wise