The modern generation at education work personal life

The modern generation at education, work, personal life

GENERATION Y (1981– 1999). This generation came into being during the last two decades of the 20 th century. Its members are identified as confident and technologically advanced, and they come with a sense of entitlement

FEATURES OF GENERATION Y - born into a technological world - seeks immediate information and understanding from the web and videos not by looking through a textbook - balances work and personal life

GEN Y AT SCHOOL Teacher effectiveness depends on the ability to adapt instruction to the needs of today’s learners

GEN Y AT SCHOOL Evidently, the “old way” of schooling, namely the teacher as “sage on the stage, ” is not effective with Gen Y.

GEN Y AT WORK They look for: -Professional growth opportunities -Comfortable office atmosphere -Flexible work schedule -High wages They are not willing to sacrifice their lives for work

GEN Y BALANCES WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE • do not demonstrate the same work ethic as previous generations • value comfort and informality over rules and deadlines • prefer work smarter than harder because they use technology and they believe it makes their lives more efficient • believes it can outperform previous ones without paying such a high personal price

GEN Y IS FEEDBACK-DEPENDENT Parents peer’s opinion video games and internet Teaching strategies for feedback-dependent learners encourage learners to discover their own mistakes and those of peers

Introduction of modern devices to educational activity of young generation

This generation is called "SCREENAGERS"

Laptops, gadgets, phones, other devices help us at school, work and in everyday life

Nowadays students prefer video lessons and multitasks to ordinary lectures

Our favorite assignments are presentations, posters and role-play games

But : there are disadvantages

Carelessness to learning

Visual impairment

Spinal curvature and postural problems

To reduce the risk of health problems you should: - use devices less than two hours in a row - every 25 -30 minutes give rest to your eyes, for example look out the window - to make a break for at least 15 -20 minutes every two hours -the total time of using devices is 5 -6 hours a day