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November 1, 2006
Responsible teens on the rise!
When I am out traveling, visiting high schools or attending college fairs, I typically start my day off by leaving my hotel room (almost ALWAYS a Hampton Inn), grabbing the USA Today that was placed at the foot of my door a few hours before, and going downstairs to eat breakfast and read the paper. In this days Life section, there were two articles that really opened my eyes.
One was titled, “Powered by the Internet – Millennials are the new baby boomers” and the other, “Generation Y Gets Involved”. The facts that were given were amazing to me! Both articles stated testimonies of students speaking out about world issues. Did you know that “61% of 13 – 25 year olds feel personally responsible for making a difference in the world…” USA Today Tues. Oct. 24th; or how about this, on an online community, Facebook (that has 4.5 million groups to date), students have participated in groups that are in advocacy for the following:
Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Americans for Alternative Energy
Support a Woman’s Right to Choose
Support Stem Cell Research
AIDS/HIV Research
Equal Rights for Gays
Pro Life
It is really encouraging to see that students are feeling responsible and taking responsibility for their actions.
This article claims that this participation is in result of the Internet with students becoming more internet savvy and having information right at their fingertips.
With a click of a mouse, you can find the pros and cons to stem cell research to what movies are playing at the local movie theatre. It is great to see young adults being so active with world issues. How wonderful to see students participate in groups for supporting stem cell research as opposed to groups about what flavor of Pop-Tart you had for breakfast.
Posted by AshleyHoffman at November 1, 2006 2:43 PM
Comments
Chocolate.
Not that I blogged about it or anything.
Unless you count posting this comment as blogging about it.
But seriously, I agree that today's college students are more focused on global issues and making a difference than students were when I entered college 20 years ago. (I seem to remember that among my peers, "getting a good job" ranked a lot higher than "making a difference in the world".)
Comment by: Dennis G. Jerz at November 1, 2006 8:26 PM