1/21/2013 Millennial Quiz

I did millennial quiz today and got 63 out of 100.
http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/how-millennial-are-you/results/

Millennial is a term used by demographers to describe a segment of the population born between 1980 and 2000. A number of studies, including one by the Center for American Progress, anticipate that millennials will be the first American generation to do less well economically than their parents. Millennials are also called the Net generation. They don't remember a time when there was no Internet.

There are 10 characteristics in Frand's article, which implicates the information-age mind set.
1 Computers Aren't Technology2 Internet Better Than TV3 Reality No Longer Real4 Doing Rather than Knowing
5 Nintendo over Logic6 Multitasking Way of Life7 Typing Rather than Handwriting8 Staying Connected9 Zero Tolerance for Delays10 Consumer/Creator Blurring


Although I got score of 63, but I'm actually a member of Millennial. I was born in 1987 and I start to use computer when I was 6 and start to surf the internet when I was 10. Compare to kids who were born after 2000. I might not start to use PC as early as they do. However, comparing to people who are the same age as I am, I'm still walking in front of tide. 

In the above 10 listed characters of information-age mind set, several of them really impress me. I haven't pay for the TV cable for more than two years. Instead of having 40 TV Channels for $50 a month before. I have millions of TV programs online for free now. I find that TV programs updated on Youtube is even faster than on TV. Besides, I can not only watch US TV shows, but also shows from China, Korea, Janpan and any other countries. And they all cost nothing. I also prefer typing rather than handwriting. The speed of typing is faster. It is easy to store information and avoid spelling mistakes at the same time. Staying connected is one thing I check several times a day. Always make sure email is updated. There is no missing phone call or message. Although the phone does not ring,   I still slide the phone unlock to double check several times a day. That seems absurd, but it does becomes people's habitual behaviors.

To born in the Millennial, it means that students is seeking for more type and format of knowledge and teachers have to provide what students want to catch up the pace of the development of the technology.