Miller And Thomas E Slocombe Analysis

The Students of America Need Your Help

Athletes can not go out and play without proper training and their equipment such as cleats or a jersey and with that in mind, how can students face the world without the proper preparation and tools. This is exactly what authors, Donald S Miller and Thomas E Slocombe, are effectively arguing in their article “Preparing Students for the New Reality”. The article is about the discussion of cultural changes in the United States leading to a declining student performance thus leaving them unprepared to properly face the new competitive workforce, also known as the new reality. In their article, Donald S Miller and Thomas E Slocombe successfully argue that students are ill-equipped to face the new world and

“The Millennial Generation, born between 1980 and 2001, has “great and sometimes outlandish” expectations, in fact, a term commonly used today to describe Millennials is entitled. This quote from the article just lets the reader know exactly what the authors mean when they refer to Millennials and enlightens the audience on how Millennials are characterized. Focusing on students’ self-esteem rather than their education and “reward[ing] everyone regardless of their performance” gives students a false idea that they will succeed no matter what, as long as they give effort. For example, any parent who has kids in youth sports understands that winning and losing are seen as equals. They fail to teach kids that you either win or lose, but on the other hand successfully took the competitive drive out of these kids because they knew at the end of the season they would get a trophy. Ever heard of participation awards? This emphasizes their point to the intended audience because they are adults already in the real world and they all know that simply giving effort is not how one succeeds in the today’s world. Students value these three things the most while looking for future employment, “opportunity and self worth,” “challenge and responsibility,” and “freedom on the job,” but does not align with those of future employers and professors therefore creating an augmented reality of their future. Thus, further reaching out the intended audience because they see these Millennials entering the working world and expecting to start at the head of a company. Adults can relate to this because they understand the hard work it takes to become a top guy in a company but on the other hand, Millennials do not understand what it takes. Miller and Slocombe share some of the