Generation gap:education

By:Yasmin binti Nor AzmiAhmad Kamal Syakir bin IsmailNur Syamila binti Ahmad BadardinNazrin Farhan bin Najwi Fuad

Definition of generation gap:

~The generation gap is a term frequently used to describe the difference in ideas and such between the younger and older generation

~ This generation gap usually occurs between children (especially young adults) and their parent’s generation.

Definition of generation gap:

Why is there a generation gap?

• The difference in ideas between the younger and older generation.• Older gention think that the education only important to the male compare to the female• They also think that even a female got an education, they still need to stay at home and become a house wife• However,in younger generation,the think that female need an education in order to help men in the job• This is because,we know that different gender have different kingd of thinking,idea and opinion. Thus, this advantage can help us in

certain work and problem• Actually,this idea can be proved from the website of education forum which state that, over 100 million of children didn’t attend the

school and two third of them are female

• The difference in the education system in those days and today.• As we live today in era of modern globalization, we always use the advanced of the technology in doing a work or anything in our daily

life.• This also same goes with an our education system. By the technology,student nowaday can do their work especially about the learning

more easier and effective. The advance of internet also provide student to gain a lot of knowledge and become more updated about the current event around the world.

• However, for a an older generation, they disagree with a technology used among their the children because they think that technology making younger generition incapable in using their their own ability. Their purpose is to avoid their children to depend solely on technology in order to achieve the success.

• The difference of lifestyle in the past and present.• In younger generation,they are usually satisfied with their achievements as they know their own capabilities and limits.• However, for an older generation, especially the parent, they have too high expectations on their children as they want their children to

be the best among the best. • So,by getting a good result in academic, so they expect their children can get a better profession like engineer or doctor in the future.• Its mean, parents want their children got a better life compare to them

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The generation gap between younger and older generation in EDUCATION

1. The importance of education for female

~younger: formal education is equally important for both male and female

~older : formal education is important for male only. If a female gets formal education, she should not achieve a higher level than male

Evidence: “ At an Education Forum held in April 2000, it was found out that over 110 million children do not attend schools and from that number, two-thirds are girls.” by Valerie BallentineThis shows that even in this modern world, the parents who are the older generation still thinks that girls should not attend schools.

Why?~because in their days, formal education is not important for female as they should end up being a housewife when they get married. Younger generation thinks that education is important for female too. So that, the female can help to support the family.

2.The technology used in education

~younger : Students in these days use technology in most of their learning processes.

~older : Older generation does not agree as they think that modern technology is making the younger generation incapable in using their own ability.

Evidence: Most parents object of buying electronic gadgets for their children’s academic purposes with the excuse of these gadgets being so expensive. However, the real reason behind it is that they do not want their children to depend solely on technology in order to achieve success.

Why?~ This happens because the parents want their children to use their brain instead of technology. The children however thinks that by using technology, they can do their work faster and the technology that have been invented should not be wasted.

3.The difference in syllabus of education

~younger : the syllabus are designed to be simpler and suitable to them

~older : it is much harder than the syllabus that are used today.

Evidences: In the past, the mathematics syllabus are more detailed but today we merely touch the surface as they are other division of mathematics that gives more details on the things that we learnt. This difference can even be seen in the difference between the secondary school syllabus in the year 2003 compared to 2006.

Why?~ because there are more subjects that are learned today ,so the scope of each subject is much more narrow compared to the older days.

4. Expectations on results and careers choices

~younger: They are usually satisfied with their achievements as they know their own capabilities and limits.

~older : They have too high expectations on their children as they want their children to be the best among the best.

Evidences: Most parents expect their children to be doctors or engineers as they think that those are the best professions for every child. This can be clearly seen in the world today as most students apply to study engineering or medicine because of their parents’ wish.

Why?• Because parents want their children to have a better

life than them.• Parents expect their children to support them in

future.

ADVANTAGES AND

DISADVANTAGES

• Younger generation becomes more competitive. • Because of the high expectation from the parents, every younger student will push themselve and struggle in order to gget a better result

in examination. • From this situation, it will provide a positive competition between a student. • Its actually can be prove by the research from University of Oxford which mentioned that, the achievement of student in mathematic

subject in year 2000 is higher compare to year 1990.• Here,it clearly shows that younger generation today become more competative and provide a better result in their academic.

• Younger generation have a clear view on their future.• Before, most student might be confused on their objjective to attend the school and lack of view about their future.• By the the high expectation of parent for their children to get a better job in the future, it will make student hhave ceir view on their

future.• So,now, student can learn and study acccording to the obective that the want to achieve. Its mean, if the student want to be a doctor, they

will struggle and focus in order to achieve on what they dream before.

• Younger generation have more learning skills compared to the older generation.• According to the improvement of technology, there are a lot of learning skill provided to the younger generation. Today, student can

gain a ot of knowledge and information through the internet . The also can iimprove their communiccation skill by having a chat with the foreingner in other country through the internet.

• Here, it shows that, younger generation are more skillfull in the learning process compare to the older generation.

ADVANTAGES

• Children becomes too pressured.• Because of the high expectation from the parent, student will become more pressure in order to achieve their parent wish.• Sometimes, different student have different capability in the study. • Some student also have different ways of study.

• Children are de-motivated to study as a sign of rebelling their parents.• Parent didn’t understand them• So,student just ignore on what their parent wish• Cause the low achevement in exam

• Parents might get depressed as well when their children did not meet their expectations.

• Because of high expectation, parent always assume that their children can achieve on their dream• However, if the tthing is not going like they expected, parnt become depressed.• Mybe, parent will blame on the student

DISADVANTAGES

How to solve this problem?

• Parents should be able to accept their children’s capabilities.

• Children especially teenagers have to understand their parents’ good intentions.

CONCLUSION

Younger and older generation should

understand and compromise with each other.