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Introduction
disappointing grade and exclaim,
"Hey, I ran
'Spell Check' over it."
I don't publish anything
until I rewrite it 10-12 times (and, alas, mistakes
still creep in).
And yes, there does seem to be an attitude
today--our kids probably don't have a monopoly
on it--but it's that attitude which says,
"Nothing
is really wrong, if I don't get caught."
It is a
scary attitude wherever it's found. When did
they learn that (from us, perish the thought!)?
Maybe it has always been so. It would make a
good term paper topic--(or a book report),
referencing accounts in the Scriptures. How far
back could we go -- Cain and Abel -- last
week's headlines?
Genealogies -- the youth of today (those
ages 14-34) have the distinguished status of
being the 13th generation born in America .
They have been labeled by the demographic
experts as
"The X Generation," "The Baby
Busters," or "The Invisible Generation."
I've
been a skeptic on this--mostly. However, they
are different. We
Baby Boomers
talked back to
those in authority.
Baby Busters
just walk
away. What makes them tick? According to
the West Coast Barna Research Group, they
are " .. .
a
cause for bewilderment and concern
on the part of their parents, grandparents,
ministers, employers, and teachers."
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