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By the way, i was a to;dnr guy my whole life. I would take the points lost on papers because i said what needed to be said and didnt want to put bs filler in. Concise is nice.
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Brevity is the soul of wit
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Concise is nice. Very nice! But that's not the issue. There's a difference between cogency and conciseness and brevity and vagueness.Idoit40fans wrote:By the way, i was a to;dnr guy my whole life. I would take the points lost on papers because i said what needed to be said and didnt want to put bs filler in. Concise is nice.
You can be brief and say what you need to say without filler. But there are times when you need to be explicit, specific, and precise with your wording. Some students just don't have time for it.
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Ronburgandyidontbelieveyou.gifHockeynut! wrote:I've seen a major decline in teen conversational skills in last 8 years. It's a dramatic difference.shmenguin wrote:seems like you're describing high school kids from every generation. i don't remember us 80's/90's kids being wordsmiths of any sort.
i think kids are more connected with each other than ever. and incidentally, less shy than ever. they might struggle more with long-form writing, but i think that's a different topic.
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Yeah im having trouble believing that youve talked to a kids half a generation behind you. For example: My brothers friends wouldnt ring the doorbell If my parents were growing up. They'd call him to come answer the door. I see this with the teenagers around me now too.
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I'm not challenging you, shmenguin; I just don't know: Do you interact with teenagers and young adults on a day-to-day basis?shmenguin wrote:Ronburgandyidontbelieveyou.gifHockeynut! wrote:I've seen a major decline in teen conversational skills in last 8 years. It's a dramatic difference.shmenguin wrote:seems like you're describing high school kids from every generation. i don't remember us 80's/90's kids being wordsmiths of any sort.
i think kids are more connected with each other than ever. and incidentally, less shy than ever. they might struggle more with long-form writing, but i think that's a different topic.
It's particularly frustrating when you see a kid who exhibits flashes of creativity and insight, and they're just too impatient (I imagine some are lazy) to try to "package" or present their talent into good writing and speaking. What's worse, some kids think they don't need to, because they believe that listeners or readers will figure it out on their own; if they can't, then that's the listeners' and readers' shortcoming, not theirs.
There's an old adage that where you sit is where you stand. I suppose that's the case here.
I don't want to continue to take the thread off course. Back to the main thread topic of pet peeves... I had one to post, and I forgot. It just happened today and it vanished from my mind. I wonder if that counts. I can't stand it when that happens.
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I don't think kids have ever been good at conversation. This is why I don't believe there's an actual noticeable trend.
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What does good at conversation have to do with survival of/participation in social situations?
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I think the only actual issue with this situation is that families pull out their phones during time that used to be spent interacting. Everything else I'm reading seems like fuddy duddy-isms.
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I feel like this answers itself.Idoit40fans wrote:What does good at conversation have to do with survival of/participation in social situations?
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Okay. I don't know anything. I've only worked with about 900 teenagers over the last 8 years.shmenguin wrote:Ronburgandyidontbelieveyou.gifHockeynut! wrote:I've seen a major decline in teen conversational skills in last 8 years. It's a dramatic difference.shmenguin wrote:seems like you're describing high school kids from every generation. i don't remember us 80's/90's kids being wordsmiths of any sort.
i think kids are more connected with each other than ever. and incidentally, less shy than ever. they might struggle more with long-form writing, but i think that's a different topic.
Edit: I didn't mean for that to sounds as pissy as it does.
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I bet it's you getting older rather than them getting dumber. Perspectives change.
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I didn't say they're getting dumber. I'm sure me getting older could be a small part of it, but even 3 years ago smart phone weren't as prevalent and weren't the distraction/addiction that they are today.shmenguin wrote:I bet it's you getting older rather than them getting dumber. Perspectives change.
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Hockeynut works with teenagers year round, and he seems to have a great rapport with them as they are his cash cow, so it's hard for me to dismiss his observations as "getting older".
I mean... You can either carry a conversation or not. It's hardly subjective
I mean... You can either carry a conversation or not. It's hardly subjective
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I don't want to say they're completely incapable of conversing. I mean, if you took their phone away and put a gun to their head and said, "Let's have a conversation!" they might do fine.
But the addiction to their phones has definitely made many of them unwilling, of not incapable, of making small talk. Instead of chatting with me in between set ups, they turn to their phones. And it's not just me. Sometimes they'll bring a friend along on their shoot and instead of talking to each other, BOTH of them are on their phones.
I'm also not saying, "Kids these days... no respect... blah, blah, blah" I think the cell phone addiction has dramatically affected social interactions/basic politeness, amongst many, many adults too.
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I'm also not saying, "Kids these days... no respect... blah, blah, blah" I think the cell phone addiction has dramatically affected social interactions/basic politeness, amongst many, many adults too.
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So do most researchers.
But then, that guy shmenguin on the internet, there is that.![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
But then, that guy shmenguin on the internet, there is that.
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It is though. I haven't noticed anything weird with teens in terms of conversation (I knew a lot when I played rugby this last year). I'm sure the greatest generation said the same thing about the baby boomersshafnutz05 wrote:Hockeynut works with teenagers year round, and he seems to have a great rapport with them as they are his cash cow, so it's hard for me to dismiss his observations as "getting older".
I mean... You can either carry a conversation or not. It's hardly subjective
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Are you?
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inb4 "its different this time!"
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tl:drMalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote: inb4 "its different this time!"
Anyway, what does that have to do with people being addicted to their cell phones?
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It's great you're using old internet pictures to further your discussion about how the younger generation can't communicate with words very well. Poignant.
Especially since the all the quotes predates radio, all forms of mass group based entertainment, and the entire information age which is the foundation for the discussion.
But yeah, cool .jpg.
Especially since the all the quotes predates radio, all forms of mass group based entertainment, and the entire information age which is the foundation for the discussion.
But yeah, cool .jpg.
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People didn't have cell phones back then? weird...
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dodint wrote:It's great you're using old internet pictures to further your discussion about how the younger generation can't communicate with words very well. Poignant.
Especially since the all the quotes predates radio, all forms of mass group based entertainment, and the entire information age which is the foundation for the discussion.
But yeah, cool .jpg.
Either you completely missed the point of the quotes or you're being intentionally obtuse