Maybe I came across arrogant and apologize for doing so. However, I stand my ground on this being a generational issue. There simply is not enough accessible research out yet on the generational differences in cognitive learning, particularly with student multitasking. Frankly, the meat and potatoes of my post is about how professors from older generations make claims which turn out to be largely unfounded generalizations. It reminds me of parents in the 1950′s claiming Rock and Roll to be a communist/zombie plot saturating today’s youth. These type of issues boil into my generation being labeled “apathetic, uninterested, disengaged” by older folks in authority positions. I see it quite differently; there is a lot of momentum and energy, it simply not understood by other generations.
