You had me at the "rudest"

I was listening to a podcast recently and the speaker digressed for a quick moment that took me way off track. He said that this generation of kids, 12-22 is the "rudest" of all generations. I was shocked when I heard this. Not surprised as I had been yelled at my some students recently, questioned by some kids as I officiated a volleyball game, and watched a kid completely shut a door on an old lady at a store. I mean, I have seen it around, but to be called the rudest generation in history? Man...that's kinda harsh. So, I decided to do some research on my own. In a recent article on MSNBC I read this, "...their kids are, well, rude. It may be that today’s parents are so fixated on their children's emotional well-being that they’re teaching them that the well-being of others is comparatively unimportant...”

Is this true? I asked some kids recently if that surprised them and they mainly said "no". They also said that they didn't like it. But I think students now-a-day's just are too afraid to make a difference.

I can remember sitting down by our little pond on the farm throwing anything I could in that oversized puddle. I can remember just tossing things in an watching the ripple. I am sure I was secretly trying to knock a duck over or something, but what I remember is the smallest of objects could cause a ripple all the way across the pond. That's what kids should wanna be remembered for...not being the rudest kids EVER!!!