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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Back To School

It's time for the annual Beloit College Mindset List For The Class of 2010. Reminding the rest of us of the perspective that the incoming Freshman have of the world we live in, and pretty much guaranteed to make most people feel pretty darned old. A few items from the list:
  • The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union.
  • They have known only two presidents.
  • For most of their lives, major U.S. airlines have been bankrupt.
  • They have grown up getting lost in "big boxes."
  • There has always been only one Germany.
  • They have never heard anyone actually "ring it up" on a cash register.
  • They are wireless, yet always connected.
  • A stained blue dress is as famous to their generation as a third-rate burglary was to their parents'.
  • They have never had to distinguish between the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football teams.
  • They grew up with and have outgrown faxing as a means of communication.
  • "Google" has always been a verb.
  • Text messaging is their email.
  • Bar codes have always been on everything, from library cards and snail mail to retail items.
  • Madden has always been a game, not a Superbowl-winning coach.
  • Phantom of the Opera has always been on Broadway.
  • Reality shows have always been on television.
  • They have no idea why we needed to ask "...can we all get along?"
  • They have always known that "In the criminal justice system the people have been represented by two separate yet equally important groups."
  • Television stations have never concluded the broadcast day with the national anthem.
  • Disposable contact lenses have always been available.
    • And of course, if you want to turn back the clock just a bit, McSweeney's brings us an older version prepared for the class of 1918.
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    || JM, 7:54 PM

    1 Comments:

    Wow, that was just a punch in the gut. I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I graduated college in the first place. I keep thinking I just got outta high school.
    Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:29 PM  

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