Leaders of Tomorrow

“Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment” –Rick Riordan. Sure, youth today have been categorized as being a tech savvy generation as well as ungrateful or even narcissistic human beings but is that really the reality? Based on the generation gap, previous generations seem to conclude negative feelings towards today’s youth. The Canadian Education Association (CEA) came to the conclusion that today’s youth seem to attack adulthood with more confidence, causing higher levels of success in comparison to those from past generations.

New studies come to show how youth today have higher hopes, future wise, in comparison to previous generations. Based on this I feel, for the most part, optimistic towards the youth today and I feel as most youth have come a long way from previous generations.  But can we conclude that today’s youth are more motivated than the youth from previous generations? Can youth today really be the leaders of tomorrow?

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Well according to BBC news in the 1960s only 5 percent of youth went to university. Today approximately 43 percent of youth attend and complete their university programs. That is an increase of over 80 percent. This goes to show how youth today are potentially more motivated than those of the 1960s. The pursuit of a higher level of education shows enthusiasm to youth wanting to be educated in order to make a significant contribution to society. The fact that most youth today are attending university compared to the youth in the 1960s highlights the growing motivation amongst today’s youth to each leave their mark in the world.

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 The in depth knowledge of various sectors of society allows for most youth to be able to explore as well as make their own contributions in various important sectors such as politics and health. Therefore, the increase in motivation amongst youth today gives me strong hope for the future, which leaves me feeling optimistic about today’s youth.