OPINION: Many young people already know how to deal with the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought — they have been living with them all along, writes FabAcademic.
are just two examples. Gen C is not just an age group; it’s an attitude and mindset that describes people who care deeply about creation, curation, connection, community and achieving the SDGs — even at the expense of profit. It is a social movement that is empowered by social media, where any individual has the power to speak out.
Gen C challenges the expectation that young people should assimilate and accept the changes that traditional education seems to demand of them. They call for a complete rejection of the systemic, symbolic and intellectual “worlds” that have long been inhospitable to diversity. In South Africa, for instance, their message was that they don’t feel at home in our universities.
Before the world ever heard of coronavirus disease, we were already anticipating the changes that the fourth industrial revolution would bring. We are now seeing how necessary digital platforms have become to allow us to continue to connect with each other in different ways.
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