Lesson 4

Bridging the Generation Gap

Generation X

-      - Birth years ranging from the early to mid 1960s and ending birth years ranging from    the late 1970s to early 1980s.

Generation Y

-     - Also known as ‘Millennials’.

-     -1980s as starting birth years and ending birth years ranging form the mid 1990s to early 2000s.

Generation Z

-      - Starting birth years ranging from the mid 1990s to early 2000s.

-       - Age of widespread usage of the internet.

“Older Generation vs. Younger Generation”

Others are in terms of the following:

·         Manner of dressing

·         Socializing

·         Friendship

·         Marrying

“Difficult to Overcome”

·         Caste System in India

·         Pre-arranged marriages in China

·         Female circumcision in Africa

“In the field of Education”

·         Developed countries vs. third-world countries

·         Traditional vs. Modern

·         Public schools vs. Private schools

Future Shock is a book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, future shock as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of “too much change in too short period of time”.

To bridge the digital gap…

1.    The need to understand the potentials of ICT.

2.    Technology-supported skills need to be taught in school.