Want to Learn More About the Generations? Look No Further…

Our Generation Z blog – “I Am GenZ” - is featured in the March 2010, School Library Monthly magazine. This magazine dedicates a section to the differences between the various Generations and clearly explains the importance of understanding each Generation.

 

Greg Bylery writes “whether you are a Baby Boomer teaching Generation Z children of Gen X parents or a new Generation Y teacher trying to teach digital natives about The Greatest Generation, an understanding of American cultural generations is essential.”

 

This is the first of a two-part series on the Generations, this first part covers who they are; and Part II will focus on how each Generation will affect learning and teaching. Part I lists a number of links to web sites that provide detailed background information about each Generation, as well as gaps between the various Generations.

 

If you want to learn more about the six living Generations in America – this is a great place to start!  Click here to read more.

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   TGR5005

   February 26, 2010 • 8:24 am

   Interesting blog, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Generation X). Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html

   It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. And most analysts now see generations as getting shorter (usually 10-15 years now), partly because of the acceleration of culture. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:

   DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
   Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
   Generation Jones: 1954-1965
   Generation X: 1966-1978
   Generation Y/Millennials: 1979-1993