Generation Y

       In the articles, the authors stated that "the next great generation," may not be that great after all.  They claimed that all who were, "born between 1982 and 2002 are know as millennials and whiners who have been spoiled by parents who overstocked their self-esteem, teachers who granted undeserved A's and sports coaches who bestowed trophies on any player who showed up.
       This raised a couple of questions for me.  First, what are those who were born before 1982 or after 2002 classified as?  Second, how and by whom is the cutoff for age groups determined?  I feel as though anybody could come up with a certain name or title for any age group just based on what most of the population thinks of them.
       One of the hot spots which caught my attention in the text was when it talked about how the labor market is the worst since the Great Depression, and yet many young students who recently graduated think that they will receive the "perfect job" which they desire.  This Generation Y needs to open their eyes, stop being a "nation of wimps," and realize that they will have to work much harder than past generations in order to achieve the same goals and defeat unexpected obstacles.
       I both agreed and disagreed with the articles on the topic of how sport coaches would give trophies to any player who showed up.  When I lived in Fresno, I was on a soccer team which was very competitive, and our coach would give whoever scored a goal a candy bar.  However, when I moved to Chico, I played CARD soccer which was basically a complete joke, and coaches here would give kids high-fives and say good job for being able to complete the most basic tasks.  I did notice a decrease in the competitiveness of the games, but I believe the level of babying the players depended all on the style of coach.