Generation of Alpha: ‘Famous, but in a different way’ – BBC News in Serbian
« Prenkic, » he hips the seven-year milica as he put a rubber toy that looks like a real locust on the chair.
« It’s when you’re kidding with someone, when you’re fooling him, like Prenk (joke) « , explains elated.
In his spare time, exercise gymnastics, and sets up videos of her cat in a suit on tiktok that accompanies fast music from video games and cartoon movies.
It belongs to the generation of Alpha, as all born from 2010. until 2024. years.
While the coloring coloring film, or looking at the cartoon, Milica does not let the scientists wonder what her generation will be when he grows up.
The business world will face the most demanding history employees who will hardly contain motivation and desire for competition, assume Researchers from Kranfield University in England.
Still being more capable from previous generations when it comes to complex tasks.
They are the first to grow up in the era artificial intelligence.
And while their predecessors, Millennials and generation z, Remember and time without the Internet, children belonging to the generation of Alpha, never met the world without him.
They were born At the time of recovery from the world economic crisis and followed online teaching during the Covid Pandemia 19.
« Generation Alpha is quite active, these are children who quickly think and easily remember new information and somehow criticized with technology, » explains psychological measure Stojković for the BBC in Serbian.
Imaginative but in a different way
Although he spends a lot of time with the phone or tablet, Milica loves and reads.
Mostly stories about Jerome’s Stilton, mouse journalist and philosopher, and his younger sister Tei Stilton.
« Despite the general belief that they are constantly on phones, they are also interested in books, but are rarely decided for reading, » says Vuk Zikic, teacher and librarian in the Elementary School « Svetozar Miletić » in Zemun.
Exactly because « a fairly lively generation », teaching must be interactive and adapted to their attention, he adds.
« They are often bored of them, so it is better to give them tasks that drive their imagination. »
It was surprised by the results when sixth grade students were given the task of designing their own mythology.
« One group told me about Mice, small beings that react to energy and who got a name of two words – micro and tiny.
« They drew themselves on the board, they were trying to present themselves nicely and there was no group who did not want to introduce what she came up, they were imaginative, but it was necessary to dedicate themselves and activate their imagination, » explains.
‘Online Baby’
The photos of the baby next to which the number of months that have filled out of leaves, flowers and fruits depending on the season, often met at every corner of the Internet.
« Because the children from the generation Alpha had parents who grew up in the digital era, often their photos were on social networks immediately after birth, so I call them online babies, » says Psychological Stojković.
Life in virtual reality for children once can also have good sides, believes teacher Roman Jovanović.
« Since they are used to spend time on the internet, they know it use it and do not react violently into insults or disagreements that they face on social networks, » she says.
Students of the elderly generations often « discussed in the Vajer Group, insulted each other and called each other on Instagram ».
« Now that there are much less, and it seems to me and that the Internet is a little bored, so I find them more and more often as they play at the playground or in the school yard, » he adds.
And research shows that these generations are far more reserved according to what is published on networks.
Number of children ages 12-15 who say they post all they do on social networks dropped is 15 percent from 2021. years.
However, hours spent with phones can affect children’s attention, but also imagination, trusts psychologist Stojković.
« To calm them, parents often gave them phones, during meals, before bed and therefore can be encountered with some psychological difficulties, » explains.
Grow up under a glass bell and in front of the screen
Is believed That generation of Alpha will study longer, start working later and living with parents longer than the generations preceded.
« It can be due to growing up in a terrified environment in which parents try to preserve them from all inconveniences from the real world, » says Psychological Stojković.
Exactly, adolescents have problems with anxiety, which can be a consequence of « emotional immaterial immaterial and inability to face uncomfortable feelings, » she points out.
Children in primary school often go to numerous extracurricular activities such as drawing classes, pianos and various sports, says Jovanovic.
« My parents’ parents are quite committed and strive to organize their free time in the best possible way.
« Sometimes they exaggerate, although these children provide greater opportunities to socialize with peers, they are quite controlled, » he adds.
More immediate in communication
As she passes through the hallway, the teacher Vuk Zikic often hears students greeting him.
« Where are you, teachers, let’s go the strongest ».
« Hello for you ».
They are quite expressive and freer in communication, but therefore, it is harder to commit authority and keep their attention during the lecture, Zikic says.
Although because of that sometime « I can look negligent, most of them are empathical. »
« They often try to explain some words that I don’t know, and they have a strong sense of justice, in class will not be fair or will clearly explain how they feel, » he adds.
They also have a specific humor, he notes.
« Since adults with the Internet from each school or out-of-school situation they like to make mims, » he says.
Mims are internet jokes that mostly have the form of photos, videos or culture information adapted to the appropriate text.
Small consumers and videos unpacking toys
Milica likes to film and Vlogova, short video content in which she talked and what toys there is and what she bought, modeled on the influensors looking at social networks.
On many shots of unpacking toys on the internet in close-ups, hands and fingers are attracted to the youngest, because adults are often in their visual field.
They are often heard and sounds attractive to children, such as the crackling of the plastic in which the toy is packed, it is stated in the paper VEDIME OPENING SOCKETS: A child as an observer in cyber worldJackie March Researchers from University of Sheffield.
Video unpacking records can positively affect children’s desire to play, experts say.
« Playing is a vital part of early development, teaching us by linguistic skills and emotional regulation, how to share.
« Interaction is the experience of connecting, so everything that encourages the game, in essence, good, » Dave Nile, a researcher who deals with the early development of children from the University of Cambridge, said For the BBC.
However, he believes that shots of toys unpacking can influence the development of children and their socialization.
« When children play toys, they solve problems, develop creativity, understand how the toy works.
« Watching these shots is more superficial engagement, » he points out.
The beginning of something quite new
Alfe will be the most numerous generation ever and, globally – the richest so far.
They received this name because scientists believe that the beginning of something is completely new.
They are mostly children of Millennium, which means that care of mental health More important than school obligations.
And while sitting next to the open working notebook from math and waiting for the time to play, Milica pleases:
« Let’s do this home for a little, you know I know these tasks. »
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