PROFILE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNER in the 21st century

Don Tapscott describes netgeneration in his book Grown up digital (2009, pp. 3-6) and summarises the most frequently sounded concerns and criticisms about them, namely, e.g.:

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They are dumber than we were at their age.
They’re screenagers, net addicted, losing their social skills, and they have no time for sports or healthy activities.
They have no shame (they post a lot of personal information (and not about themselves unaware of the possible consequences).
Because their parents have coddled them, they are adrift in the world and afraid to choose a path.
They steal (violate intellectual property right, downloading books, music, video).
They’re bullying friends online.
They have no work ethic and will be bad employees

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statements. Suggest, what you, as a teacher, can do about it.