Does this scene look familiar? As an educator- I am around teenagers all the time and I have to say that I find it very disturbing at the direction we are headed in terms of social skills. If you notice in this picture the parents are the ones that are setting the standard for their children. How are these children going to grow up to be leaders and have positive social interactions, if their parents are tuned out at the dinner table?
I am not a text- er and I get grief about this all the time. The truth is I go to faculty meetings, events, dinners etc. and I watch all the flying fingers and it bothers me. There are so many people that are tied to their phones that they are totally missing out on the world around them. It is truly rude to be having drinks with someone and they are talking to you and texting at the same time. I am not a perfect person, in fact I struggle with interpersonal skills because I didn't learn them as a child, but I can recognize that we are raising a new generation that is even more self- involved as the last one.
Don't get me wrong- there are still teens out there that are caring and appreciative. I am lucky to teach quite a few of them. But the trend is definitely moving towards more kids that are so involved in their electronic worlds that they have lost the art of conversation. I see kids that receive gifts and they have no idea to express their gratitude. They also have no idea how to speak to someone on the phone because they have never had to.
Is this the true Zombie Apocalypse? By the way- looking forward to the third season of "The Walking Dead" tonight!
Which one of these is truly scarier? I wonder?
