Donald Wallace Jr

My thoughts on Gen Y

I am a Gen X. I never thought about different learning styles until I became an instructor. After reading the material in the training module, I would have to say that I can agree with most of it. A few things I agree with is that Gen Y doesn't not learn well with long lectures, that they do want instant gratification, they are great multitaskers, and the do question the instructor a lot. But from what I have seen in the classroom, although they are very tech savvy, they lack the drive to push themselves. Instead of wanting to learn, they would rather socialize with others. And the biggest thing I see is the "I am entitled" attitude. The more I try to guide them to the correct answer the more they whine and say I am paying you to teach me so just give me the answer. None of this falls into the category that this lesson describes a Gen Y as.
Regardless, I will continue to teach, guide and help all generations the best I can.