Been contemplating about the younger thinkers out there today.
I was in their midst until 2017 when I clapped my last eraser.
2007 was a seminal year. The smart phone showed up. It was the beginning of shared knowledge from peers rather than expertise. Kids always learn the dirty words from their buds, but still listened to their living ancestors.
Those students of 10 to 18 are now 26 to 34.
They rarely sit at the dinner table.
Think about this contrast: Many of us wished for our Santa presents off a Sears or Zayres or Woolworth's flyer.
Not saying everyone gets what they hope for, but the pressure on those without and even those, with, sparingly, is mighty intense.
Who has influence on the youth?
Not us. We let that go.
I'm sure there is justifiable disagreement, but I suspect that to be anecdotal.
We have little influence on what is coming down in the next decades, but we can fend off a whirlwind of betrayal if we get our dander up one last time.
