DIFFERENCES IN GENERATION: WHAT SHOULD TEACHERS KNOW?

MANOLITO S. DAVID

$s tiPe passes by and Pultiple generations adYance, the unaYoidable coPparison between teachers of preYious generations and their contePporary counterparts becoPes an interesting subMect of e[aPinations and research 7he generational difference between students and teachers then and now causes inconsistencies and coPparison of their teaching styles 7o date, there are categories of generations, naPely the 6ilent *eneration also known as 9eterans, %aby %ooPers *eneration ;, *eneration <, the Pillenials, and the *enerator = 7hese generational differences, shaped by uniTue life e[periences and histori cal conte[ts, influences the way students Yiew and interact with their educators )or an e[aPple, the coPPon stereotype regarding old or e[perienced teachers is that they tend to graYitate towards traditional approaches such as using chalkboards and distributing worksheets %ased on the study of 9eluchaPy, $garwal, /oganathan, and .rishnan , *en = students perceiYe that teachers bear the responsibility of enriching their educational Mourneys and recogni]ing their uniTue abilities and skills through personali]ed attention 7hese students regard 6tudent &entered /earning 6&/ , personal growth, societal inte gration, skill deYelopPent for securing initial ePployPent and sustaining it, as fundaPental rights froP their teachers 0oreoYer, the role of teachers in the liYes of *en = students is seen as piYotal in shaping their social, personal, and professional growth 7his perspectiYe ePphasi]es the significant iPpact that teachers haYe on the deYelopPent of these indiYidu als, not only acadePically but also in terPs of their interpersonal skills and future career prospects 0alureanu (nachi 9asluianu, 7he education systeP is facing the chal lenge of finding a balance between the wisdoP of older teachers and the innoYatiYe ap proaches of younger educators, all while adapting to the changing needs of students and a rapidly eYolYing world 7his balance is crucial for the future of education

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