The problem I find with younger generation is not that they are lacking any brain cells, oh no, in many ways, like use of technology, the younger generation is much more smarter (or coming up with new and ingenious excuses of not doing their work and missing deadlines!) - the problem lies in younger generation having no sense of personal responsibility. They are self-appeasing. They only want to do things they like to do, and if learning Maths or researching History is not one of them, then good luck to the teacher who tries to burden them with any stuff related to that. They will do the bare minimum they can to scrape through and sometimes not even that.
Don't get me wrong, as a teacher and educator, I do believe you do well in things you enjoy and you should definitely do more of what you like - after all wasn't that Albert Einstein's advice to his own son, but sometimes, in fact, many times in adult life you have to do things that you don't particularly enjoy but that form part of the job you do enjoy. Speaking of myself, I love the teaching aspect of my job, put the paperwork and reports are not something I look forward to, but do I have to do them, yes, and I feel a responsibility to do those just as well as any other aspect of my job. Young people just don't get that. I often have these discussions with my students who say being responsible is shackling, it takes away your freedom and the will and time to do other things you want to do - and I always say to them - on the contrary, being responsible is actually having more freedom- because when you feel responsible, you are taking matters in your own hands, you become the master of your time, learning and you carve your own paths, just as you like them - it gives you more autonomy than you can imagine. It is such a beautiful, powerful feeling, and you have to practice being responsible to know it. I have yet to find a student who has taken up on my offer!
And talking of being responsible in interior design, I have always liked the idea of using materials in design that are environmentally friendly, but have also always secretly thought eco friendly designs lacked ---- well, a whole lot. They are mostly poorly designed, look uncomfortable, bare and raw - poor cousins of their better designed and more upmarket furniture. But recently, I have seen environmentally friendly designs, that have forced me to change my views - some of these are at par if not better than other furniture. Here are some of the "responsible furniture" that would look amazing in any home.
