Will "Generation Next" step up to the plate?

The Pew Research Center's A Portrait of "Generation Next": How Young People View Their Lives, Futures and Politics effort will likely be an interesting read. I'm saving and will try to follow up on as able. I missed the PBS series on "Generation Next" as well from which I borrowed our image and will need to try to view as able. So many tasks and so little time. I worry that these kids will be consumed by the market and other distractions rather than getting engaged or even merely marginally informed. P/W