PODCAST: "A Defense of a Liberal Arts Education in the Age of A.I.: Making the case for a “useless” education."
I guess posting content about commissary is better than some of the other nonsense he could be up to. But maybe somebody come get their inmate:
Why Gen Z is getting fired after being hired | The Excerpt
First, this video is about Gen Z getting hired and their problems in the work world. It's not about their journey through education per se.
Second, I always bristle about the comparison of the college classroom to the either the employer/employee or the customer/service provider relationship. I don't think either are apt or helpful.
That said, I still wonder if there is something in the discussion about the values of Gen Z, and, by extension the generations coming after them, the could help us (Gen X here) adjust our classrooms for, or at least make peace with, these students.
I mean, if for instance, their main value is, as the professor says, eudaimonia, e.g., self-care, how do I set up my teaching practice to reflect that and, being Machiavellian, exploit it for their own good?
>Gen Z’s top three values are self-care, authentic self-expression, and helping people. The people hiring them, on the other hand, are looking for employees who value achievement, learning, and hard work.
If we can't ask people to change their values, how do we change our practice to reflect their values?
Edited to add: They love self-care, hate hustle, and need a job—a CEO’s advice for an ‘unemployable’ Gen Zer