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Being Young Today
The perspective of an almost young MP
Jacinda Ardern, Labour MP
“In my beginning is my end”
• Experiences as a student• Experiences as a student leader• Experiences as a politician
The beginning for Gen Y
• Definition?• Characteristics
– E generation– Communicators– Resilient– Extended ‘adult-escence’– Beginning is in their now
The E Generation• “Voracious consumers of electronic
media”• 1/3 of their lives are spent online• 1/3 website primary source news• 50% read blogs
The Communicators • 70% have Facebook
accounts• Almost all owned
computers and cell phone
• In touch with parents frequently
• 50% wanted to spend more time with their families
Resilient
• Assumptions about Gen Y
• Social Researcher Hugh Mackey calls Gen Y “nimble, flexible and adaptable”
“Adult-escense”
• 82% rank recession an issue for most• “High tolerance of debt”• Perspective of baby boomer
Their beginning is their now
• Youth Justice• Characteristics
What does this mean for Education?
• Skills• Opportunities• Discipline
(Disclaimer)
Skills for Gen Y
• “Getting information today is like drinking from a fire hydrant”
• Learning to be critical• Ghandi experience (knowledge is
contested)• Mandela experience
(learning/understanding perspective)
Opportunities for Gen Y
• Leadership opportunities (democratisation via the internet)
• Giving young people a voice– Skate park syndrome– Two stars and a wish model
• “Autonomy leads to dignity”
Discipline
• Don’t have all answers• Schools as Community Halls• Giving back tools
“In our beginning is our endIn our end is our beginning”
- T.S Eliot
• Are we reflecting the changing world in our education system?
• Does more autonomy lead to more dignity and success or chaos?
• How do we balance teaching young people to be critical without being
cynical?
Challenge Questions