5 Things to Know About Gen Alpha Kids: They're incredibly diverse, digitally native, globally-connected, dedicated to inclusivity, and care deeply about climate activism.
Out of the 5 things that define Gen Alpha kids (incredibly diverse, digitally native, globally-connected, dedicated to inclusivity, care deeply about climate activism), which one gives you the most HOPE for this next generation?
I like to think that being globally connected will impact all of the other traits, except maybe being digitally native, which is more reality than a positive trait.
Absolutely agree! In general, all of these interact with each other in every which way we can imagine.
I love what you said about the "digitally native" being more the reality! It's so, so true. I think globally connected is also the reality, at least for most of us—and largely also because of being online so much these days.
That is also true! Of course, I also say (as a high school teacher who sees this all of the time) that our kids are tech dependent, not tech proficient. Sure they can make and edit videos, but their usable tech skills are so minimal because we just assume they know how to do things because they've had access to it their entire lives. We need to do better about teaching them HOW to use the technology and best practices, especially as AI improves.
Out of the 5 things that define Gen Alpha kids (incredibly diverse, digitally native, globally-connected, dedicated to inclusivity, care deeply about climate activism), which one gives you the most HOPE for this next generation?
I like to think that being globally connected will impact all of the other traits, except maybe being digitally native, which is more reality than a positive trait.
Absolutely agree! In general, all of these interact with each other in every which way we can imagine.
I love what you said about the "digitally native" being more the reality! It's so, so true. I think globally connected is also the reality, at least for most of us—and largely also because of being online so much these days.
That is also true! Of course, I also say (as a high school teacher who sees this all of the time) that our kids are tech dependent, not tech proficient. Sure they can make and edit videos, but their usable tech skills are so minimal because we just assume they know how to do things because they've had access to it their entire lives. We need to do better about teaching them HOW to use the technology and best practices, especially as AI improves.