Team A'Hearn

I came across a fun 60 Minutes piece today called The “Millennials” Are Coming, a look at the generation of 20-somethings now hitting the workforce. All I can picture is Morley Safer waving his cane at those darn whipper snappers who are always walking on his lawn, but he does make some really good points. Although I, myself, am in the tech business, I come home and am surrounded by teachers; and one of the most resounding complaints I hear from them centers around the following:

“They were raised by doting parents who told them they are special, played in little leagues with no winners or losers, or all winners. They are laden with trophies just for participating [...]“

Let’s not be afraid to use the red pen once in a while and teach these brats about failure! What with their iPods and the MySpaces and all.