Things I've Noticed About the New Generation

I had an interesting discussion with somebody about this. I've noticed a few things about teenagers and or the younger kids. They don't seem to know how to deal with failure and I think that's because our society has become a bit too soft about it. An F becomes a E on a grading scale, talent shows end with everybody being a winner, kids get awards in sports for just participating, a friend told me some schools don't even give out report cards anymore if your kid is failing. Don't get me wrong, [b]this is not a "my generation is better then yours" argument.[/b] This generation has it easier in a lot of ways that I didn't and that's nice to know that somethings have gotten better. But at the same time they have to deal with things that weren't as much of an issue when I was a teenager in high school because simply society was a tad bit different.


It seems like we've become a society that teaches kids how to [b]avoid[/b] failure instead of how to actually [b]deal with it[/b]. Which is ridiculous honestly. In life you're going to meet people who don't like you and you are going to fail at things you try harder then anyone else at. Maybe this is why a lot of teens don't drive anymore. I've seen this in my younger sister and her friends. They don't drive because their afraid of failing or they try the road test, fail and then never do it again because failing made them so discouraged. Anxiety seems to have gotten worse in general when it comes to teenage youth and this massive fear of failure might be a big reason why. Failure is something you have to deal with, you can't get around it.