The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future(Or,

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This book is good for anyone in general who is looking to learn more about technology and its effects. I learned many new things that I did not know and how many people struggle to answer simple questions. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the way we use this generation uses their time and how much of it is truly spent on technology. Bauerlein's polemic about how cyberculture is molding us into a culture of immature, narcissistic dunderheads is sadly true. While our nation has always had a large segment of the populace who were poorly educated and apathetic, the percentage of this generations' intellectual layabouts is truly alarming.

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Bauerlein cites numerous prestigious studies to back his argument. The saturation of our culture by infantile televison programs, demagogic talk radio and now superficial Internet usage will probably only get worse. The author successfully explains the demise of book reading and the triumph of perpetual adolescence.

The writing style is clear and heartfelt, but a little dry.

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Read reviews that mention dumbest generation young people mark bauerlein video games high school digital age young americans today youth previous generations young adults social networking cell phones cell phone read this book english professor united states younger generation emory university pop culture science and engineering. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. This book offers a sobering assessment of the lack of knowledge and interest of current events for a large portion of today's youth.

The author is an English professor and he provides plenty of statistics showing how the academic standards and everyday civics knowledge for today's youth have fallen over the last 40 years. More alarming to the author is the lack of general knowledge and interest in current civic events, for today's youth. Where is the blame for this predicament?

Some folks would like to blame a failing K educational system and it's many competing factions. The majority of the time is largely influenced by the parents and thus he argues the parents have not done an effective job in creating a learning environment for their kids. The author also argues that instant internet access maybe leading to a culture where learning is not as valued as in the past. Today's youth are under the illusion that all knowledge can be found on-line.

However, without a solid knowledge foundation, it becomes increasingly challenging to evaluate the validity of whatever one finds on-line. Overall, this is a worthwhile book to read and hopefully take appropriate action for helping future generations regain their lost ability to learn. This book is a must read. If the picture painted by this book is grim, that's because it is grim. A society that sacrifices truth, for the sake of political "correctness," is doomed to the dustbin of history.

Whether it be song lyrics or the style of dress, the mores of this generation are both stupid and tasteless. And, without the guidance of a more experienced safety net of adults, this generation will not be able to think their way out of a wet paper bag, with scissors in their hands. I chose to read this book for a college english class, and I was very happy with my choice. This book is a very interesting and compelling read for any member of society. Bauerlein argues that this generation is struggling to not use technology. His thesis is backed up by different anecdotes and statistics.

For example, he recalls conversations with different teenagers in New York City, and one specifically is able to rattle off A Christmas Carol the movie version when he asked her about the classics, and then asked about Charles Dickens. She gave him a blank stare, until he continued his questioning with asking about Charles Dickens.

The college student was then able to come up with a Christmas Carol and which movie version she preferred. The book flowed well, and the simplicity of the sentences helped to get the meaning across in a straight forward way. One of his most convincing arguments was one about how the teenage generation only learns what they choose to learn, not all the information that they should learn. This is different from most generations because the majority of generations cannot wait to learn more and just want to learn everything about a topic, whereas the teenage generation just wants to know the very basics, even if they are supposed to know more than that.

Bauerlein brings in statistics that demonstrate how students are truly struggling- a large amount of college aged students are taking remedial classes because they are not ready for the next level. Another statistic that I found shocking was the amount of young children that know how to use technology. This book is good for anyone in general who is looking to learn more about technology and its effects. I learned many new things that I did not know and how many people struggle to answer simple questions. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the way we use this generation uses their time and how much of it is truly spent on technology.

Bauerlein's polemic about how cyberculture is molding us into a culture of immature, narcissistic dunderheads is sadly true.

The Dumbest Generation

While our nation has always had a large segment of the populace who were poorly educated and apathetic, the percentage of this generations' intellectual layabouts is truly alarming. Bauerlein cites numerous prestigious studies to back his argument. The saturation of our culture by infantile televison programs, demagogic talk radio and now superficial Internet usage will probably only get worse. The author successfully explains the demise of book reading and the triumph of perpetual adolescence. The writing style is clear and heartfelt, but a little dry.

If you have even a smidgen of concern about the state of our society, read this book. See all reviews. See all customer images. Most recent customer reviews. Published 4 months ago. Published 6 months ago. These are insights that educators, parents, and other adults ignore at their peril. The New Bibliophobes Three. Online Learning and Non-Learning Five. The Betrayal of the Mentors Six.

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