I work with a group of coworkers that are a little less than half my age, 1 or 2 years out of college. They are all excellent.<p>Of course they goof off and sometimes make inexperienced decisions like every kid their age (ex. thinking that sharing a 1 bedroom apt with a stranger is a good idea, even though the bathroom is in the only bedroom). But I did the same things at their age, but they are surprisingly professional and make mature decisions at work. If I didn't spend a lot of time with them and only spent time with people my age, I probably would think the same thing, like my parents probably thought of me and my friends. It's the fallacy of age, and it happens every generation.<p>My wife, on the other hand, works with someone who is is the epitome of the article. Self-entitled, bratty, arrogant, etc. But I think this is more the case of the upbringing and not necessarily to do with the generation.<p>I think they're going to be just fine.
The report says the freshmen who take it report less studying, higher ability, and <i>considerably higher grades</i> than cohorts in the past.<p>People think they're good at things who got significantly higher grades without having to study much than people in the past. Who would have thought that would lead a person to believe they could do something and rate their capabilities higher.
It's a good thing this was written. Otherwise I would have NO idea about how terrible college students must be. Now I have proof, so let's all take steps to keep them unemployed, shun and criticize them.<p>And I'll continue to watch a heavy heavy amount of fox news in order to properly evaluate the things I'm unfamiliar with. How else will I maintain a moral compass?
Consider the source.<p>This does not correspond at all to my experience teaching part time at a local liberal arts college. My students have been smart, hard-working, and very realistic about their abilities and the real world. They are so far ahead of where I was at that age...
Isn't this just a ramification of of the dunning-kruger effect? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect</a>