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to 2020, is the one that will a ect schools the most, Tickell “If you’re a young person, you
said.
Millennials don’t know how to mail a letter at the post surround yourself with other
o ce, and there is friction at the workplace where barriers and
prejudices against them are created, Tickell said. young people – safety in numbers.
“ ere is a vast generation gap we’re looking at today,” Tickell But, why is this generation unable
said. “ ey represent a certain place in history. ey travel with
a certain group of people. ey’re ckle. ey don’t stay in jobs to put down their phone and talk
long. ey are the most racially diverse generation.”
Tickell predicted that in the not too distant future, the to me? They’re wrapped up in their
average skin color in the United States will be light brown. social network. Many young people
On job-hopping, Tickell said most workers today don’t stay
in their jobs as long as they did 10 or 20 years. “ e majority of call Facebook the largest nation on
companies that we know and trust will be gone,” he said. “ e
economy that we know will be gone.” Earth – a nation without borders.”
He recalled a time when a Xerox was the most important
machine in an o ce. Now, it’s your smart phone. — Josh Tickell, an award-winning fi lm director
e economy has changed in two ways. One is personal
data, which has gone up tremendously for young people, but

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