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eenagers. The weirdest, the loudest and and let the adults talk and decide. They stood up
the least understood bunch of society. for what they believed in, that stricter gun laws
TPsychologists at the present have tried, were needed. They organised protests, gatherings
unsuccessfully, to explain why they act so oddly. and meetings, in hope that a form of change
Some blame it on hormones, some blame it on would happen, that someone would recognise the
parenting, some even blame it on the rising global consequences that could have been avoided, the
temperature! Though they have yet to agree upon lives that could have been saved. I’m not saying that
a reason for their strange behaviour, the question teenagers of the previous generation did nothing
still remains - are teenagers today smarter from the when other events happened in their time, but teens
previous generation? of today have a lot more opinions and aren’t afraid
to voice it out, in person or on social media.
Teens today would say it is an undeniable
fact. They are definitely smarter than teens of the However, with the rise of social media,
previous generation. Teens from the previous challenges on the Internet are all the rage. More
generation would say vice versa. However, we first often than not the challenge is stupid and illogical,
have to define smarter. As we all know, intellectual yet teenagers today are a weird bunch, often doing
ability can take many forms, each different from the stupid things with illogical reasonings or motives.
other, each having its own special way of calculating. There was one which involved slapping as many
people as possible, another which involved stealing
Take a look at academical ability. Going by food from others and even one that challenged you
current educational standards, to kill yourself.
teenagers today are actually
doing better than teens from To tell you the truth, there
the previous generation. On really isn’t a reliable way
average, teens today study to judge who is smarter.
longer, study further and study better. So, are Everything is relative to a person’s upbringing,
teenagers today academically smarter? The teens exposure and mind. Every generation also has its
from the previous generation disagree. According own problems so smarts is too abstract a concept to
to them, they paved the groundwork of education define.
for the next generation. Therefore, it would be
unfair to compare them as teens today have better The important thing is to never judge a
opportunities to study and higher levels of education. person by looks or opinion. Perspectives differ all
And since they paved the pathway of education, they the time, there’s no escaping it. We need to respect
are actually smarter than a person or generation for
teens today. what they believe in and the
consequences that happen
Let’s take a look at are a part of life. We are all
other “smarts”. Teenagers smart in our own way, but
today are more vocal about if you judge a fish by its
what they believe in. The ability to climb a tree, it will
recent school shooting in live its life thinking that it is
Florida is living proof. dumb.
The victims of the school
shooting did not sit down,
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