The United States society is a unique society which consists of a plethora of ethnicities and cultures. This quite unusual entity has become so great by harvesting the power and usefulness that this variety of ideas create. We thrive off of our diversity, and as a whole, our society is continually changing and fitting together this separation into a sort of melting pot. Thus, as our generations progress through time, it is evident that there must also follow an evolution of societal framework, such as the sets of morals and ideals of what is the right path to take. Why then would Marianne M. Jennings attack this essence of our society in her article "The Real Generation Gap?" She provides well thought out and justified arguments, but neglects to incorporate the good that this progression of our youth and upcoming societal members has, and is currently, creating.
Jennings pointed out the fact that test scores in Iowa were diminishing, as well as the inability of college freshmen to pass certain minimal exams.
Students of Nan Hua High School gathering in the S...
Jennings Hotel, Jennings, NSW.
Evolution is change over timeHowever, she failed to note the increasing number of students attending high school throughout the years, as well as the increasing number of students wanting and attempting to enter college. Many students don't perform as well in high school merely because there are so many more students. It isn't necessarily a shift of higher intellect students towards lower intellect, but may merely be an increase in substandard students attempting schooling. This may not account for the great numbers of lower test scorers; however, even if there is a slight lack of intelligent students, the fact that there is such a vast number of people attempting a high school education, while being substandard, should account for something. This is merely an alteration of mindsets, not necessarily a negative change...