Older Generations Should Show Some Respect

Many teens have heard the typical story of one of their friends helping out a parent or grandparent with some sort of technology, or they have experienced it themselves.  When a teenager is new to a technology, whether it is a blog, twitter, Facebook, or even texting, for some it may take just a few tries to figure it completely out.  For others, it could take a couple of days, which still isn’t that bad.  However, most technologies now-a-days are very similar in how they are setup.  Since teens are surrounded by these things on a daily basis, they are more likely to catch on and be able to navigate them much more quickly.  For the older generations, they may or may not find this impressive.  The fact that most teens can be handed a brand new technology and be able to at least get the gist of things almost right away is quite remarkable.  It may not seem like a big deal to society since it has become the norm, but the older generations should definitely hold teens to a higher regard for this.  Some may call it excessive, but it does take some sort of skill to be able to browse through YouTube for music/videos, while tweeting and texting, with the TV on in the background, all at the same time.  However, when it comes to texting and walking, that may take some more practice.