The Existence of the Millennial Generation Student
The Existence of the Millennial Generation Student
As the Baby Boomers generation has begun to enter retirement, the next generation of students (Millennial) is entering the workforce with behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and doting parents to be reckoned with. For many years, the word generation has encompassed births that have spanned over several years and allowed for changes occurring over a time period. This new generation of student is called the “Millennial” student and takes over where the Baby Boomers have left off. The article “The Myth of The Millennials” by Edwin Koc (2008) describes the changes that occur between the Baby Boomer generation and the Millennial generation. In this critique, I will discuss whether Edwin Koc’s article is convincing in his analysis of whether or not millennial students do exist; and if not what evidence does is displayed to demonstrate otherwise. Although, there are several articles that have been written about the millennial generation student and their existence, there are still a few skeptics of whether they exist. The skepticism is caused mainly by the lack of any sufficient completed studies and non-existence of authenticated data proving the theory existence. Even without documented evidence, society has discovered a pattern that surrounds this new generation of students and has labeled them as “the Millennial” student. The pattern most related to the name of this student, comes from the recognition of their parent’s behavior that has been an interval part of this student's life. Edwin Koc (2008), discusses the millennial student parent as having nurtured their children from birth while preparing them for entrance to universities, colleges, and the workforce. He classifies this generation of student as coming with the new ideas of how to spend their time effectively between work-home life and careers. In his analysis, Edwin Koc, is effective in his description of this generation of students and their relationship
As the Baby Boomers generation has begun to enter retirement, the next generation of students (Millennial) is entering the workforce with behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and doting parents to be reckoned with. For many years, the word generation has encompassed births that have spanned over several years and allowed for changes occurring over a time period. This new generation of student is called the “Millennial” student and takes over where the Baby Boomers have left off. The article “The Myth of The Millennials” by Edwin Koc (2008) describes the changes that occur between the Baby Boomer generation and the Millennial generation. In this critique, I will discuss whether Edwin Koc’s article is convincing in his analysis of whether or not millennial students do exist; and if not what evidence does is displayed to demonstrate otherwise. Although, there are several articles that have been written about the millennial generation student and their existence, there are still a few skeptics of whether they exist. The skepticism is caused mainly by the lack of any sufficient completed studies and non-existence of authenticated data proving the theory existence. Even without documented evidence, society has discovered a pattern that surrounds this new generation of students and has labeled them as “the Millennial” student. The pattern most related to the name of this student, comes from the recognition of their parent’s behavior that has been an interval part of this student's life. Edwin Koc (2008), discusses the millennial student parent as having nurtured their children from birth while preparing them for entrance to universities, colleges, and the workforce. He classifies this generation of student as coming with the new ideas of how to spend their time effectively between work-home life and careers. In his analysis, Edwin Koc, is effective in his description of this generation of students and their relationship