The dumbest generation

I really liked this article. The facts that it brings up are sad, but I find them to be very realistic. We, as Americans, are so blind to the things happening around us. In general we could care less about what is going on. Out of the questions in the first two paragraph, I only got 1 out of the 6 right. It is interesting because the older generations is astonished that we don't know the answers to the questions, when it could be because they didn't teach it to us well. Or since we are multitasking more, we truly can't pay attention to one thing while doing something else, while getting the maximum amount of information out of both. I was surprised when the adults thought that a kid would give up all digital technology for years. I don't think that anyone could do that. I would never be able to do that, and I don't have a cellphone or watch TV that much.

I agree with the article, writing off any generation before it's 30 is dumb. All people slowly change their habits over time. When people are young they may not have an interest in the things around them. They may not care who the vice president is, what the biggest lake is, who was the US's ally, or who was the Supreme Court Justice. As I keep getting older, I learn more about past important figures in society and geography, and slowly got an interest in it. By the time you're 30, you should be interested in the things around you because they affect you. Who gets voted president affects you. You realize that what happens in other countries has an effect on you and those around you. The newer generations also learn a different kind of knowledge.