I Wanna Talk About Me You

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• I Wanna Talk About Me You
• by
• Davey
• Reed

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Generations Change

• Baby Boomers (40s-50s)
• Generation X (60-70s)
• Millennials
• Millennials
• Millennials
• Millennials (80s)

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Generations Change
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Millennials

• A Little Bit About the Environment and Times
• in which Millennials Grew Up
• Most watched-over and protected
• generation in history

Hovered over by Helicopter Parents
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Millennials

• A Little Bit About the Environment and Times
• In which Millennials Grew Up
• came along at a time when adults started
  re-valuing kids
• came along at a time when parents made time to
  spend with their kids
• have been exposed to advanced technology in
  every aspect of their life
• have been exposed to a world of instantaneous
  communication and with no boundaries of distance
  or time, i.e. cable TV, internet, cell phones,
  text messaging, etc.

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Millennials Millennials have been much studied
and written about (For example Neil Howe
William Strauss, Millennials Rising The Next
Generation)
Lets see if you are a classical Millennial, and
if so, Is what the experts write about you true
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Millennials Experiences and Characteristics?
Lets outline what they have experienced in life
and the characteristics these experiences have
generated As we go through the list, fill-out
the following poll.
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Experiences and Characteristics
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Millennials Experiences and Characteristics?

• Heavily programmed activities by parents,
  guardians, teachers, coaches, organizations,
  etc. (soccer Monday, church Wednesday, dance
  Friday, etc.)
• Like working on projects and activities in
  teams.
• Like team based rewards/grades/recognition.
• Dont like to keep score . (no winners or
  MVP, rather the reward is in the
  participation and experience gained)

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Millennials Experiences and Characteristics?

• Like immediate recognition (star on helmet or
  at-a-boy for good play versus end of season
  reward)
• Consider their parent or guardian their
  friend. (get ur done together!)
• Believe their parent or guardian values them
  and enjoys spending time with them.
• Like to please authority figures (parent,
  guardian, coach, teacher, etc.)

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Millennials Experiences and Characteristics?

• Their parents like to play with them, and they
  like to play with their parents.
• Easily bored if nothing to do
• Not worried about what their life will be like 20
  years from now.
• Respectful of authority figures (parents,
  guardians, teachers, policemen, etc.)

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Millennials Experiences and Characteristics Surve
yed responses from 2005 SLOT Program 80
College-Bound High School Juniors and Seniors
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Millennials Expectations
Lets determine how these experiences have molded
their expectations. As we go through the list,
fill-out the following poll.
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Expectations
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Millennials Millennials Expectations?

• Expect instant gratification and satisfaction.
  (When I do it I want to feel good about it right
  now.)
• Expect immediate feedback. (I want to know my
  score, grade, reward, right now.)
• Expect to be rewarded for participation, not
  individual accomplishment. (I want rewards
  based on the teams accomplishment.)
• Expect a reward for everything they do. (I
  expect a star or trophy for my contributions.)

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Millennials
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Millennials Millennials Expectations?

• Expect to rise to the top quickly. (I expect
  to make a good salary and be the boss while
  I am still young and can enjoy it.)
• Expect to work with teams, friends and positive
  people, and have fun. (I want to like and be
  liked by my co-workers.)
• Expect to be respected by teachers, boss and
  peers.
• Do not expect job to control their life and
  other activities.

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Millennials Millennials Expectations?

• Expect to be challenged and learn new skills.
• Expect technology to increase and are very
  comfortable with it.
• Optimistic expectations about the future.
• Expect to volunteer and be civic minded.

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Millennials Expectations Surveyed responses from
2005 SLOT Program 80 High School Students
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Generation Gap

• Baby Boomers and Generation Xers may have
• different Expectations than Millennials
• This is how Generation Gaps Arise

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Generation Gap

• Lets explore a couple of
• examples of how this
• Generation Gap due to
• Different Expectationsmay cause Generations
  to Clash

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Clash of Generations

• Millennials
• Expect a reward based on how hard they worked,
  and not necessarily on what they have
  accomplished, hence
• Millennials may expect grade inflation

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Clash of Generations

• Millennials
• Like working on projects and activities in
  teams,and
• Like team based rewards/grades/recognition, hence
• Millennials may expect to be rewarded for the
  teams accomplishments, even if your work on the
  team is sub-par

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Clash of Generations

• Millennials
• Expect teamwork organized activities, and
  do not consider helping each other as wrong,
  hence
• Millennials may not understand My Generations
  definition of scholastic dishonesty (cheating!)
• Millennials may Google and cut-and-paste and
  plagiarize, without proper citation.
• Millennials may help each other on take home
  exams, lab reports, etc. that are supposed to be
  completed alone.

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Clash of Generations

• Millennials
• Expect to rise to the top quickly, hence
• Millennials may expect a high beginning salary.
• Millennials may expect to move up the ladder
  quickly, maybe without paying your dues.

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Clash of Generations

• Millennials
• Do not expect job to control their life and
  other activities, hence
• Millennials may not be willing to put in the time
  some jobs require, i.e. pay your dues.

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Millennials

• Lets not end on negatives
• about the Millennials

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Millennials - Positives

• Positives about these Millennials
• violent crime, tobacco and alcohol use, and teen
  pregnancy are down
• aptitude test scores, optimism about the future,
  and trust of mom dad, authority and government
  are up
• you are the most respectful students I have ever
  taught
• your teamwork skills may be synergistic and allow
  you to accomplish more
• you are the best well educated, technologically
  advanced, and technologically comfortable
  generation in the history of the universe (as we
  know it)!
• Some feel you Millennials become the
• Next Great Generation

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What Should BeYour Realistic Expectations

• Millennials must realizeMy Generation will
  assign their grades, hire them, promote them,
  and fire them.
• They must learn how to live and function inMy
  Generations System
• Until of course
• Millennials Become the Established Generation
  and then they start setting the Rules

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Millennials RisingIts not too far down the line!
The Millennials day is coming!