LEADER 03110nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910782788303321 005 20230721004240.0 010 $a1-59580-868-X 010 $a1-59580-989-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000692458 035 $a(EBL)385229 035 $a(OCoLC)476211278 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000144104 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11134759 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144104 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10120056 035 $a(PQKB)10390751 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1598964 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC385229 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1598964 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10269328 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL534958 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL385229 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000692458 100 $a20070411d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEducating the net generation$b[electronic resource] $ehow to engage students in the 21st century /$fBob Pletka 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cSanta Monica Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (169 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-03707-7 311 $a1-59580-023-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 147-161). 327 $aCover; Contents; Introduction: The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Our Children's Lives; Chapter 1: The Emerging Net Generation; Chapter 2: Obsolescence and Mediocre Schools; Chapter 3: Student Voices; Chapter 4: My So-Called Digital Life; Chapter 5: What Parents Want from Their Children's Schools; Chapter 6: What Schools Can Learn from Starbucks, Scrapbooking, and Deep-Sea Fishing; Chapter 7: Solutions to the Problem of Student Dropout and Disengagement; Afterword; Appendix; Inventory for Parents; Survey I; Survey II; Inventory for Teachers; Educational Resources 327 $aSelected ReferencesPhoto Credits 330 $aIn examining the unique characteristics of the Net Generation, this book addresses the national problem of escalating high-school dropout rates and student disengagement and offers solutions as to how to best involve students of the millennial generation. Besides contrasting this generation's educational needs and expectations to those of their Gen-X parents and Baby Boomer grandparents, the narrative examines why many students resist participating in formalized education in schools and drop out. Subsequent chapters featuring student interviews and photographs synthesize the per 606 $aGeneration Y$xEducation$zUnited States 606 $aHigh school dropouts$zUnited States 606 $aHigh school students$zUnited States$xAttitudes 615 0$aGeneration Y$xEducation 615 0$aHigh school dropouts 615 0$aHigh school students$xAttitudes. 676 $a370.154 676 $a373.18 700 $aPletka$b Bob$0627094 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782788303321 996 $aEducating the net generation$93727266 997 $aUNINA