What is my generation?
Last week at the ISER conference I listened to a keynote from an engaging young presenter who talked about generational change and how the arrival of Generation Y is causing such challenges for us in the education sector. Michael McQueen presents insightful and commonsense arguments as to how we can better look after beginning Gen Y teachers and more critically engage the Gen Y students that many teachers find difficult to engage and motivate.
Presently I am reading his book, The New Rules of Engagement (a review here) and will post a review here when finished. So far I find his arguments compelling and something that we all need to consider. I am cautious though at categorising people into generations. Generalisations can lead to problems when you meet individuals that don’t meet the mold. I read with interest yesterday this opinion by Roger Pryor regarding the eGeneration. Somewhere in all this lies the key to student engagement and the allusive key to retaining young teachers in a modern workforce. I hope to discover more about this topic over time and offer some opinion to the debate.
Very interesting. I look forward to exploring your blog and the readings!