What it leaves out is how a similar, although arguably less heinous arms race, affects privileged students. While poor students in particular are denied critical thinking skills, nearly all students these days seem to be lacking preparation for autonomy. Is it any wonder mine is called the "boomerang generation"?
While I hate discussing the economy, the job market's general suckitude certainly plays a role in the post-college uncertainty so many of my peers seem to face. Of my friends, those who have steady jobs are mostly enrolled in programs designed as a "next step" for competitive résumé-builders (e.g. consulting, masters' degrees, and, yes, TFA). Are we trapped in the hamster wheel -- precluding ourselves from real self-discovery, risk-taking, and entrepreneurship -- or just savvier than those who came before?
Then again, am I committing the sin of claiming that certain phenomena are unique to my generation when they totally aren't (after all, isn't The Graduate about this same type of post-collegiate confusion? Doesn't this blog provide an example of someone finding himself within the structured confines of TFA?). Have I diagnosed the wrong cause entirely for my generation's ills? Hell, are there no ills at all?
Your thoughts, please.
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