Lesson 4 : Bridging The Generation Gap

Generation X - birth years ranging from the early to minds-1960's and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970's up to 1980's.

Generation Y ( also know as Millenials) - 1980's as the starting birth years and ending birth years ranging from the mid-1990's up to early 2000's.

Generation Z - birth years ranging from the mid-1990's to early 2000's widespread usage of the internet from a young age

Older Generation vs YOUNGER GENERATION

• manner of dressing 
• socialization
• friendship
• marrying

Difficult To Overcome

• caste system in India

• pre - arrange marriages in China 

• female circumcision in Africa

In The Field of Education

• Developed countries vs third world countries

• Modern vs Traditional

• Public vs Private

Future shock 

• It is book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, Toffler defines the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire entities. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of "too much change into short period of time"

To Bridge the Digital Gap

• The need to understand the potentials of ICT
• Technology supported skills need to be thought in school

If the schools to fail to respond to emergent changes and needs...

• The new learner may lose appreciation of the educational system 
• The increase of drop-out rate every year