Compared to the technology we possessed before 1980, technology today is significantly more advanced in many ways, enabling communication and learning to continue to grow. The use of technology has increased dramatically in our everyday life, but it seems to be negatively affecting the way Millennials think and process information. Mark Bauerlein, an English professor and researcher, declares that all of those under 30 years of age, also known as the Millennials, constitute the dumbest generation of modern history. Neglecting beneficial opportunities that have been handed to them and instead using them for non-educational purposes as well as solely depending on technology to obtain information are main reasons as to why the generation we live in now holds the title of the dumbest generation.
Students today have countless privileges and opportunities compared to those of prior generations. They have the ability to be able to attend most schools for free and thus earn a higher education. Scholars are privileged to be able to utilize technology, as well as an abundant amount of resources in the classroom or just for their overall education. Unfortunately, even with so many perks, millennials’ "knowledge and skills haven't kept pace" (Source 1). Even though
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The result of technology being increasingly used in American youth can push the intellectual outcomes back even further. The lack of common knowledge and reading, decline of concentration, and increase of the inappropriate use of technology prove to be major issues that will continue to plague our youth unless their use of technology decreases or until they become educated in the correct ways of using technology. Until the change in learning occurs in youth today, they are going to continue being considered the dumbest generation of modern history, setting a poor example for future generations to