The iGen Techy Blues
They don’t call them the iGeneration for nothing. Today’s young people, those born between 1995 and 2012, are most often referred to as “Generation Z.”
They don’t call them the iGeneration for nothing. Today’s young people, those born between 1995 and 2012, are most often referred to as “Generation Z.”
As a former high school English and Spanish teacher, I’ve seen the pros and the woes of technology in the classroom. I was never one
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