Kids today!
Mar. 9th, 2006 08:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
opera142On Tuesday, I attended a caucus held at a middle school. Plastered on all the walls were "Personal Poetry" made by the school kids. Each "poem" had a picture of the kid, his or her career aspiration, and a fill-in-the-blank list:
Name:
Sibling of:
(four words that describe the kid)
Loves:
Needs:
Feels:
Fears:
Resident of (street)
--families are growing. Every child listed at least two siblings. Some had seven or more. Latinos tended to have the smallest families. American Indian and recent arrivals from Ethiopia tended towards the largest.
--children from families with more children tended towards choosing "people" careers: child psychologist; doctors; lawyers
--it seemed like there were way more girls than boys. I didn't do a count so I don't know the ratio.
-- a lot of kids listed "more time" as something they needed. When I was 12, time to kill was about all I had.
--Not a single kid mentioned liking a particular band. Two mentioned hip-hop.
--Anime and CSI were the most commonly mentioned media.
--Saw a future fan-ficcer: Total Inushyua(sp?) mark.
--one girl described herself as "brutally honest". Her picture had been torn, and the remaining scraps scribbled on.
--cooking was mentioned more than the internet.
--a few veiled pot references. Nothing about smoking or drinking.
--not a single movie was mentioned. Only a few tv shows-- mostly CSI. Video games reigned supreme as media of choice. Anime was a distant second. I wonder if kids feel movies aren't geared toward them, or if they're just in that tweener stage where kid movies are too babyish and PG-13 teen movies don't appeal yet.
--few trendy-at-time-of-birth names: No Caitlins, Hannahs, Emmas, Maxs, Sams, or Dakotas.
Career Choices
6 girls claimed doctor as a career aspiration; 2 boys claimed dancer.
Most popular choices: Video Game Designer; Child Psychologist; Lawyer, CSI lab rat.
No one wants to be a judge, engineer, actor, or musician
2 future football players, 1 basketball. 1 girl claimed she was going to manage her brother's pro-wrestling career. No baseball, soccer or olympic athletes.
Two girls selected writer. Three boys picked artist. Other than video game or fashion designer, no other creative fields were selected.
One girl listed beauty shop owner, and let me tell you, she had that career goal planned out to the smallest detail. Good luck on your dream, Annie.
Name:
Sibling of:
(four words that describe the kid)
Loves:
Needs:
Feels:
Fears:
Resident of (street)
--families are growing. Every child listed at least two siblings. Some had seven or more. Latinos tended to have the smallest families. American Indian and recent arrivals from Ethiopia tended towards the largest.
--children from families with more children tended towards choosing "people" careers: child psychologist; doctors; lawyers
--it seemed like there were way more girls than boys. I didn't do a count so I don't know the ratio.
-- a lot of kids listed "more time" as something they needed. When I was 12, time to kill was about all I had.
--Not a single kid mentioned liking a particular band. Two mentioned hip-hop.
--Anime and CSI were the most commonly mentioned media.
--Saw a future fan-ficcer: Total Inushyua(sp?) mark.
--one girl described herself as "brutally honest". Her picture had been torn, and the remaining scraps scribbled on.
--cooking was mentioned more than the internet.
--a few veiled pot references. Nothing about smoking or drinking.
--not a single movie was mentioned. Only a few tv shows-- mostly CSI. Video games reigned supreme as media of choice. Anime was a distant second. I wonder if kids feel movies aren't geared toward them, or if they're just in that tweener stage where kid movies are too babyish and PG-13 teen movies don't appeal yet.
--few trendy-at-time-of-birth names: No Caitlins, Hannahs, Emmas, Maxs, Sams, or Dakotas.
Career Choices
6 girls claimed doctor as a career aspiration; 2 boys claimed dancer.
Most popular choices: Video Game Designer; Child Psychologist; Lawyer, CSI lab rat.
No one wants to be a judge, engineer, actor, or musician
2 future football players, 1 basketball. 1 girl claimed she was going to manage her brother's pro-wrestling career. No baseball, soccer or olympic athletes.
Two girls selected writer. Three boys picked artist. Other than video game or fashion designer, no other creative fields were selected.
One girl listed beauty shop owner, and let me tell you, she had that career goal planned out to the smallest detail. Good luck on your dream, Annie.
