What Makes The Present Day Teenagers’ Dumb?

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 14:15

Wondering what makes the present day teenagers dumber than their predecessors? It is none other than the gadgets advance. Teenagers" obsession with mobile phones and computers is taking a toll on their education.

Many of the teenagers are submitting coursework downloaded from the web without reading, rewriting, or understanding it. The students" addiction to text messaging was also affecting the standard of English. They tend to include text-message abbreviations, such as l8 (late) or RU (are you) in their coursework.

The technology obsession hinders spelling skills, implicitly encourages andrew kakabadse,classroom,computer,cranfield school,education,international management,mobiles,plagiarism,text messages,work culture and disrupts classroom learning. Despite school policies restricting mobile phone usage, students use the phone frequently with the majority making calls from the toilets.

Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management development, Cranfield School of Management conducted this study.