application/pdf article en-US TWO Academicus Academicus 2079-3715 2309-1088 © Copyright 2010, Academicus, All rights reserved. MMXXV 32 Generational Cohorts and Educational Trends: A Century of Change from the Lost Generation to Gen Beta Algirdas Makarevicius Philip Harttrup Panthayil Babu Rajan 10.7336/academicus.2025.32.08 102 119 2025-07-07T06:30Z 6769 296527 Generational cohorts Critical thinking Digital natives Technology integration AI-powered learning Lost Generation This paper examines the basic characteristics and educational trends of generational cohorts from the Lost Generation to today’s Alpha Generation. After providing a review of the literature on previous social generations, we examine what motivates Alpha students in and out of the classroom and suggest pedagogical approaches and recommendations on how to keep this generation motivated to learn. Finally, we conclude by looking at the upcoming so-called Beta generation and what we can expect next.