Bridging the generation gap
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Jul 5, 2010 - ST Forum
Bridging the generation gap
THE generation gap problem is prevalent and convoluted. More often than not, we see the older generation grumbling about how the young have lost sight of Asian values.
There is a ring of truth to their thinking, but with technological advancements, it is normal for the young to hold more global and Westernised views.
There is a large abyss between the older and younger generations. For example, a grandfather might view online games and the Internet as a waste of time. He is blind to the fact that online games help to establish useful IT skills, which may help a person become more computer savvy.
Moreover, social networking websites may be perceived as an addictive and frivolous diversion from studies and family bonding, but they actually help prevent youngsters from becoming introverts. And websites like Yahoo and Google keep them in touch with current affairs.
This trend shows how the young have taken up new ways of keeping themselves occupied that the older generation would never have imagined back in their time.
The older generation could attempt to keep in tune with teenagers, instead of blaming them for being different. They could put away their archaic habits and better accept the new generation. There will always be overarching generation gap problems, but we should alleviate tensions between the old and the young.
Carissa Tan (Miss)
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how about teenagers keeping in tune with the old folks?
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i think the major reason for the arching issues is that older folks possess the long view of things while young have the short sighted views...
the above tallies with the fact that old people are long sighted and young are mostly short sighted
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Just becos there are less elderly using computers and internet doesn't mean there is none.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
how about teenagers keeping in tune with the old folks?
it is a facts of life that we move forward for young and for old.Given that it is the younger generation that drives technologies as such older folks will have to buck up their socks and learned. I think continue learning is good for the brain.
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Originally posted by Arapahoe:
it is a facts of life that we move forward for young and for old.Given that it is the younger generation that drives technologies as such older folks will have to buck up their socks and learned. I think continue learning is good for the brain.
Easier say than done, when one ages the learning capablities decrease significantly.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
The older generation could attempt to keep in tune with teenagers, instead of
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" ma............... -
It all starts from the young age. Parents have the obligation to maintain close ties for their children with their parents. Allow more interaction for the children and their grandparents such as letting them take care while they are young, or otherwise, organise a weekly family outing where everyone gathers and chat with only the tv switched on for mass entertainment.
With this close bonding, there isn't a need for modern technology to come into place for that matter. Not only that, children of this age, can also learn how to communicate in their dialects which is diminishing at a fast rate other than those occasional hokkien vulgarities
