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Challenging my thinking is the fact that Gen Alpha's prefer communicating via video, albeit through a glass medium, as opposed to text.

Brad Mulcahy

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I never thought about their being the first generation of people who will see the 22nd century.

Brad Mulcahy

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Gen Alpha's will be the most culturally diverse generation.

Brad Mulcahy

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According to the information provided, both of my sons are Generation Alpha as they were born in 2010 and 2014. My husband and I, however, are not millennial parents as he was born in 1967, and I was born in 1975. Therefore, we go against the norm. What challenges my thinking regarding Generation Alpha is its members (my sons included) are described and projected to be so technologically focused and dependent that they will basically eliminate human-to-human interaction and will be referred to as names such as "screenagers."

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I hope the prediction that Generation Alpha will so heavily depend upon and utilize technology to eventually become independent, successful, and make a positive impact within society rather than use it more for entertainment and other nonproductive measures.

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That Generation Alpha will be so consumed with and infatuated with technology.

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The frequency that gen alpha interacts with glass made me think about the loss of personal interactions.  I see this as a challenge in the classroom.

Jill DiBuono

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As an art teacher I think that it is interesting how visual these students will be and how important it will be to communicate visually.

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As an art teacher I think that it is interesting how visual these students will be and how important it will be to communicate visually.

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Maxine Cullen

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My thinking of how we will have to change the manner in which we present our material in the classroom as well as in the real world with this generation. The traditional way to make learning "fun" will no longer be effective.

Jill DiBuono

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Considering that they have been brought up with a screen in their hand they are fearless regarding new technology.
Maxine Cullen

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The overindulged and instant gratification of the alpha generation was confirmed for me.  I see this generation not wanting to work to fix something...just throw it away. Their problem solving and cooperative working skills fall into this domain, which is needed more and more in the workplace of the future.

Jill DiBuono

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What challenged my thinking about the next generation is realizing that glass supersedes paper as the most used medium.

Wendy Ames

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This generation will have more familiarity with technology.
Maxine Cullen

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My thinking changed regarding the next generation is that there never was a time that technology was not natural and common.

Wendy Ames

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What challenged my thinking was that Generation Alpha will be the only child in the family.  I find it sad that families will be reduced to one child and they will miss out on the great experience of having siblings.
Audrey Andrews

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Personal interaction is not the primary means of communication anymore.

Wendy Ames

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Understanding that they will work longer and live longer.  I can't imagine people living into their 100's being a norm.
Audrey Andrews

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That they will be the most cultural divergent generation.  That makes a lot of sense.
Audrey Andrews

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I was surprised to learn that 65% of kids that are now entering elementary school will have jobs that do not exist yet.  It is interesting to think that teachers are training students to succeed in life with jobs that aren't even around yet. We can only wonder what these new career types will be.

Bonnie Galish

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I was surprised to learn that a much larger amount of people will be obtaining advanced, postgraduate degrees for their chosen careers.

Bonnie Galish

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The primary means of communication will be through technology and not in face-to-face interactions.

Bonnie Galish

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These children have been immersed in technology their entire life.   Most have always had a screen in front of them.  This will be a group that will be harder to teach in a traditional classroom.. They will be drawn to the technology in their classroom

Irene Reynolds

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Many of them will be the only child in a family.   This will not allow for the life lessons of sharing or taking turns.   Will definitely see a lot of self absorbed people.

Irene Reynolds

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They will be very dependent on technology.   Very much into social media which does not allow in person interactions.

Irene Reynolds

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Not able to think through or analyze a problem without the internet.

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Too dependent on social media. They think life resolves around how many likes a person receives.

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It is hard for me to imagine this generation living on the moon or Mars.  It makes me wonder if there is room in this generation for conservation and recycling,  or will this generation become a throwaway society?
Adriane Boyer

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This generation has been attached to cell phones and computer technology as long as they have been attached to a pacifier.  They will likely have less separation issues as preschoolers.  It is possible that they may be more attached to technology than they are to people.
Adriane Boyer

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This generation will see the 22nd Century and interact daily with artificial intellegence.
Adriane Boyer

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They don't know a world without technology.
Melissa S.

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Their technological literacy will probably benefit the world.
Melissa S.

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Kids are becoming decision-makers at younger ages.
Melissa S.

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The fact that this generation is babysat by devices.

Stephanie Mulcahy

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I found it interesting that they have the oldest parents of any generation. They will be experiencing a different type of parenting style.

Stephanie Mulcahy

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Educators have to develop a new style of teaching to reach these students that are so heavily reliant on technology.

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That Gen Alpha will need to be taught using a new approach that didn't exist when we were in school. It takes multi-modal teaching to a whole new level.

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That they will become such a large generation. I thought that birth rates were on the decline. I didn't realize that there were so many being born when we are seeing such a decline in enrollment in our area.

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That they are being raised from such a young age exposed to technology and being "babysat" by a screen.

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What challenged my thinking the most is how Gen Alpha will change the world of education as we know it.

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Gen Alpha has never known a world without technology. The traditional classroom will no longer meet their needs. We will see a more hybrid approach to learning.

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As educators, we will need to be more creative and technologically savvy to be effective. We have to grow with the times.

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What changed my thinking was the realization that my children are indeed gen alpha and have had technology at their disposal since birth. I have never thought of that!

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What changed my thinking was the realization that my children are indeed gen alpha and have had technology at their disposal since birth. I have never thought of that!

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Amber Walters

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This generation will be the most diverse and have the most technology ever, but will they actually use it to fix any problems? 

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This generation will be the most diverse and have the most technology ever, but will they actually use it to fix any problems? 

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Amber Walters

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Gen Alpha has never known a world with out technological devices.

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Gen Alpha has never known a world with out technological devices.

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Amber Walters

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I had no idea until I read and watched this information that my youngest daughter being born in 2011 is a Gen Alpha.  The challenge for me is that their learning styles have shifted from paper and pencil to glass screens and that someday their desks may be a touchscreen!

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They will grow up being selfish, overindulged, and expect instant gratification, but still be the most technologically advanced, longest living and wealthiest generation.

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Many couples are having children later in life and decide to only have one child giving them more of everything from attention to material items to educational opportunities.

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My children fall under this generation and the information provided I see each day and so it gives me a different perspective.

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My greatest challenge is my inability to keep up with technology when compared to my children whom learned it at such a young age. My children always have a device strapped to them.

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For me the greatest challenge with Gen Alpha is that they do not like to communicate face to face.  They would rather do it by any type of electronic means.

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This generation prefers to socialize and communicate through social media and text rather than face to face. This challenges my thinking.

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They are so consumed with electronics that they have problems communicating face to face.

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Watching my children communicating with their friends. I see they daily hiding in their rooms, using their phones to communicate by text or message. They rarely go out to do anything with friends, except with whoever they are dating. They even text us, as parents, from across the room.

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Their ability to adapt to the new technology quickly.

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The growth and advancement of technology changed my thinking about the next generation.

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With the ever changing technology, the generation now, is predominately dependent on computers for learning, no longer using text books

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Observing how the next generation communicates confirmed my thinking.

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I think I am challenged by the fact that I will have to keep educating myself in technology to keep up with the Gen Alphas.

Jerry Maldet

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The Gen Alphas will most likely come from a one-child family. A whole new way of communicating with this generation may have to be developed.

Jerry Maldet

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Gen Alphas already know more than I do when it comes to technology!

Jerry Maldet

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Trying to keep the Tech Savvy interested & engaged in class instruction & learning.

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Change in thinking-regarding Next Generation

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Change in thinking-regarding Next Generation

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Often appreciate the help they provide in class involving any technical difficulties & do eventually draw them in by involving them as a team leader or delegate them a job that fulfills satisfaction & leadership to the group.

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Whether Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, whatever generation we must incorporate and teach all & strive for academic success for all students. We must learn, change & adapt to meet demands.

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What it challenging to me is the education aspect. I work with children that their "glass time" is more entertainment then educational. It is a break for them. It is almost disheartening to read all of this because it is different in the eyes of a Special Education teacher.

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My change of thinking is there will be jobs that we have never heard of before. It gives me hope that there will be job opportunities for the children I teach, that no one has ever thought of before.

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Based off of my own children I never realized how technologically hungry this generation is. This information just confirmed my thinking.

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The fact that 50% of the children are born of minorities. This makes it very challenging for educators.

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They will be the most tech savvy of any generation. I believe there will be more advanced research in diseases and finding cures.

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They expect high speed internet and are able to find and know what is correct and what in false information.