So many people are missing the point of this video. It is not about whining and complaining. It is about how the world of a student has changed. It's not that they are being lazy, they do TONS. That's what the video was emphasizing. We, as educators, have to meet them. We can't expect them to come to us. It's easy to sit back and say, "If they don't learn it's their fault," but if we don't try to stay on their plane then we have failed them. We've asked them to stay in the past, with us.
I agree with this comment on the meaning of the video. Yes student do other things like email, facebooking, and talking on cell phones but I don't think that makes them lazy. You can still learn and succeed in your life without giving up having fun. People who cut themselves off from the world and retreat only into books are not necessarily the ones that succeed in life. Having people skills and socializing are important skills, but we have to make sure we learn as well. The students in the video also acknowledge that there are poor people out there that have harder lives so I don't think the movie is about complaining but about reaching a middle line with teachers. I definitely have some professors who think that their class is the only one that matters and give out insane amount of work that no student ever fully completes cause they have other work to do.
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