We recently blogged about how recessions might affect the mentality of people growing up in them. American Public Media’s Marketplace recently hosted a “Small Town Hall,” where kids were asked questions like “Should kids be allowed to have credit cards?” and “Has the recession changed your dreams?” One boy answered that he used to want to be a racecar driver, then he wanted to own a body shop, but now he wants to design energy-efficient cars. Why? He just thinks “it’s a really good idea.” [%comments]
Recession Kids
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well i’m not sure if it changes the mentality of kids that much…. though on the other hand college students who graduate in a recession tend to have a very different outlook towards their career than those who graduate when the economy is booming…..
AngelPenaCMS wrote:
“A classic example is the little kid that wanted to be a racecar driver, but the recession made him think of being something more productive, a designer of energy-efficient cars. ”
I’m glad you define a designer of energy-efficient cars as being more productive. However, do you really mean that?
Society seems to value racecar drivers more than engineers who work on energy-efficient cars (or any engineers really) judging by say, the amount of money they make. Oh, and the nerd factor associated with them. Come high school, this kid may think twice..engineering is not really a sexy profession…many of my classmates at MIT report being teased in high school for being interested in science and engineering and hence, being nerdy…