A recent Chronicle blog (In Which Tenured Radical Ponders The Twists of Fate That Can Mean Everything To An Untogether Student) highlights the dilemma many students seem to be facing today: how do I be invisible, free, and special all at the same time?
As faculty, it seems that we will have to somehow take the role that parent's often do - how do I respect my students desire for autonomy and freedom while also recognizing and encouraging their talents and strengths? I think this blog may help clarify why students seem to come into class now with seemingly little motivation to achieve while also craving praise and recognition.
This ties together well with another recent Chronicle article - Millennials Are More 'Generation Me' Than 'Generation We,' Study Finds - about students' desire to feel special and appreciated.
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