Please forgive me if I'm wrong but it seems as though a lot of younger students have a sense of entitlement. What happened to earning things you want instead of begging for them? What happened to putting in the work and effort into school instead of feeling like you should get a grade just because you asked for it ?
I'm sure there are people like this in all age groups but I have started to notice this more and more with people in my generation.
Before I get flamed because I know I will...this is coming from a member of the younger generation ( I'm 22 years old).
Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
If the subject were narrowed to how students behave and what they seem to expect in clinicals, generally speaking I'd say yes. Otherwise, I couldn't say . . my only two sample points being my 21 year old daughter and my 24 year old son, both of whom are perfect in every way.
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My hubby and I were discussing this topic earlier, and we have come to the conclusion that it is partly the fault of society (EVERY kid is a winner, no matter the effort), partly the fault of parents (a kid slapping his parent? My mother's favorite expression to me when I was misbehaving was 'I am going to rip your lungs out through your nose if you keep it up') and partly the normal generational gap (remember when our parents/grandparents would always say 'these damned teenagers these days...').
I agree that a lot of what we are seeing today in the "entitlement" attitude has a lot to do with how kids are raised. If there is a constant safety net that parents provide to get their kids out of trouble, then the result is that when they grow into teenagers and young adults, they will expect the same from society. My father was raised like this, and he constantly pointed the finger to others when the fault was really HIS. It is a sad way to live, because accountability is never a priority.
I hate the every kid is a winner nonsense. When my son comes home with anything other that a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place type trophy.... I throw it in the trash and tell him to try to earn 1st place next time. He is 11 and pretty competitive now but not a sore loser. I don't think its any certain generation though.... I know lazy 50 year old entitled people. I also know so.e in their teens/twenties that are friends of my daughter.
I hate the every kid is a winner nonsense. When my son comes home with anything other that a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place type trophy.... I throw it in the trash and tell him to try to earn 1st place next time. He is 11 and pretty competitive now but not a sore loser. I don't think its any certain generation though.... I know lazy 50 year old entitled people. I also know so.e in their teens/twenties that are friends of my daughter.
Your post reminded me of this scene from Talladega Nights.
It's the fastest that get's paid and the fastest that get's laid!
I hate the every kid is a winner nonsense. When my son comes home with anything other that a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place type trophy.... I throw it in the trash and tell him to try to earn 1st place next time. He is 11 and pretty competitive now but not a sore loser. I don't think its any certain generation though.... I know lazy 50 year old entitled people. I also know so.e in their teens/twenties that are friends of my daughter.
How about elementary/middle schoolers/high schoolers having cell phones?
I wasn't allowed a cell phone until I got a job to pay for it. I used to work in school health and the elementary school kids had cell phones, blackberries, iphones.
Probably more than 60% of Americans have a sense of entitlement, not just young people.
This is probably quite true, but I think OP was saying when you had paid your dues you did have right to some feeling of entitlement. I think this recession has changed America in general and I do not think things will ever go back to the way it was. Things will get better with time but it will still be different in my opinion.
Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
My hubby and I were discussing this topic earlier, and we have come to the conclusion that it is partly the fault of society (EVERY kid is a winner, no matter the effort), partly the fault of parents (a kid slapping his parent? My mother's favorite expression to me when I was misbehaving was 'I am going to rip your lungs out through your nose if you keep it up')
My mom was going to snatch me bald-headed, my friend's dad was going to rip her arm off and beat her over the head with it, but my kid's dad was merely going to kick his daughter's butt to Kansas. (from California) I sometimes wonder why people in our age group aren't more disturbed than we are for having listened to that sort of stuff.
Re: cell phones the local high school was positively rabid about phones carried onto the campus, which of course they did anyway, so they kept the confiscated phones in the office - I really had to laugh it was a large cardboard box over half-full. I'm not so sure they are more entitled but I am 100% sure they must be plugged into social networking 24 hrs a day, even if it's the phone placed on the pillow as they sleep just in case they get a text message in the middle of the night.
I do believe that a sense of entitlement is developmentally appropriate for adolescents and younger adults.
I think the problem today is that it's taking a lot longer for the younger people to mature. Maybe it's due to not losing enough or not experiencing those heartaches of losing something meaningful to them--I dunno.
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If the subject were narrowed to how students behave and what they seem to expect in clinicals, generally speaking I'd say yes. Otherwise, I couldn't say . . my only two sample points being my 21 year old daughter and my 24 year old son, both of whom are perfect in every way.