College Freshmen Report Feeling Above Average


Among academics who track the behavior of young adults and teens, there's a touchy debate: Should the word "entitled" be used when talking about today's younger people? Are they overconfident in themselves? college students and others their age are more self-centered – narcissistic even – than past generations. Now she's turned up data showing that they also feel more superior about themselves than their elders did when they were young.
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Information Overload

Guest columnists Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg of The Seattle Times push back on the prevailing idea that today's college students are slackers. Rather, these researchers argue that colleges must retool to help young people learn the skills to negotiate the vast amount of information at their disposal.

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COLLEGE STUDENTS EAGER TO LEARN BUT NEED HELP WITH INFORMATION OVERLOAD