The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s

Most of this article concerned itself with worries and concerns for the NetGeneration ('80s children) and the iGeneration ('90s+ children) who are doing so much technological muti-tasking that they may be hard pressed to be able to focus on one thing.

However, I found one bright spot in the article. The author, Brad Stone, admitted that kids are taking a more active part in their entertainment than other generations who tended to be simple observers — TV watchers. He said, "That could give them the potential to be more creative than older generations — and perhaps make them a more challenging target for corporate marketers. He quoted Dr. Mizuko Ito, of the University of California Humanities Research Institute, “It’s certainly no longer true that kids are just blindly consuming what commercial culture has to offer." I'm glad to know that. Somehow that makes me feel better about what our kids are learning. Maybe they are learning decision making and critical thinking as a by-product of their refined communication skills.