Kids+These+Days

Kids lives are filled with television, internet, cell phones, music, and the world around them. With all that is around them and all they have access to, kids tend to try to grow up too fast. Even if a student doesn't have access to something, their peers may and thus they are still affected by it. As a teacher, it is important to keep up with the "kid" world in order to better relate and understand to what is going on with the children in our classrooms. Things that may be silly to most adults would be a big deal to students, like having the latest gadget or wearing the latest trends.