Generation Z
Seven Ideas to Overcoming the Cinderella Syndrome
15shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Seven Ideas to Overcoming the Cinderella Syndrome In 1989, I first heard the term Cinderella Syndrome. This complex refers to a psychological condition in which a woman fears true independence and secretly expects a “knight in shining armor” (or Prince Charming) to come along and take care…
Continue ReadingChanging the Way We See Our Students
6shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Like so many other districts, the Northwest School District in Missouri faced a shortage of employees. It’s actually happening all over the country in almost every industry. “Help Wanted” signs go unanswered as fewer Americans want to take on lower-paying jobs in light of a pandemic. In…
Continue ReadingHow to Help Students Beat Stress and Welcome Pressure
13shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Jana Davidson teaches seventh-grade science and tenth-grade biology. Every day, she observes students entering her classroom feeling stressed out. Many of them feel overwhelmed. Anxiety has been normalized thanks to social media and a pandemic. When I asked Ms. Davidson how she helps her…
Continue ReadingWhat We Learn About Generation Z From the Top Netflix Show: Squid Game
3shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I’m not talking about The Crown. Nor am I talking about Game of Thrones. I am not even talking about Bridgerton. There is a new show in town on Netflix. The series Squid Game has taken the Netflix platform by storm. Squid Game has attracted 111…
Continue ReadingEver Heard of the Blackout Challenge? How Social Media Is Changing Peer Pressure and What to Do About It
6shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore I remember feeling tangible peer pressure in high school. Friends pushed me to smoke cigarettes and marijuana, drink beer, and be sexually active. This was not uncommon in the 1970s. Culture was morphing from traditional to rebellious as baby boomers and Gen Xers pushed boundaries and listened…
Continue ReadingTen Terms That Define Generation Z Today
42shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore Some are now calling Generation Z by a new name. They are known by many as Generation Covid, or Generation C. I have heard others call them, the Coronials. I released a book last fall called The Pandemic Population. They are the young people who will forever…
Continue ReadingOvercoming the Most Common Mistake Educators Make Leading Generation Z
18shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore In 2010, Christopher Havens was sure he’d hit rock bottom. That year, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder. Soon after, a fight earned Havens time in a solitary confinement cell at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington. When he arrived at…
Continue ReadingWhat the GameStop Market Surge Teaches Us About Generation Z & Millennials
5shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn By: Tim Elmore For years, younger generations have been the brunt of jokes by older generations who felt they were immature, lazy slackers who moved back home after college. A Twitter hashtag called, #HowToConfuseAMillennial even went viral, as social media posts often do. Some samples are: Show them a phone…
Continue ReadingHow to Help Gen Z Develop Empathy in Personal Relationships
20shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Today’s blog is from Grace Hooley. Grace is a next gen researcher, writer, and Content Coordinator for Growing Leaders. While I (Grace) was in university, I studied with a fellow peer who had his finger on the pulse of the world. In every class or club he was in, Nick…
Continue ReadingHelping Generation Z Use Self-Awareness to Create Self-Confidence
17shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn It didn’t take long for people to recognize that Babe Ruth was a special athlete. The Sultan of Swat was a natural baseball player, better at hitting and pitching than most ballplayers in his time. In fact, at one point, a researcher from Columbia University coaxed him to undergo an…
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