Beloit College Mindset List

[Standard]

I tried to explain one time to my Cub Scout den that John Wayne wouldn't do that, and got a room full of blank stares. These lists are always interesting to read adn remember what many of us take for granted in knowing. I know there are others on this list older than my 42 who could write a similar list about me.

[auld argonian]

Your John Wayne incident strikes a familiar chord...you should make them sit and watch Rio Bravo.

I got my daughter to sit and watch It Happened One Night (thanx Netflix!) and she was blown away by what a great movie it was and how fantastic Clark Gable was. One of the only compensations is the seeing the rush that the kids get when they discover something that's "old" and that they were totally unaware of...you can just see their minds expanding to take it in. And I don't want to make it seem like this is limited to movies...books and art work too.

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[Rob Wright]

between my fellow students at school way younger than myself (I'm 32) and the teens I supervise at work, I can say that this generation is very big on instant gratification, I have one employee who after 2 hours of not using her cell phone she freaks out. She showed me her last bill, she averages over 3000 texts a month

I've also noticed that because of all the video game and computer usage the kids have difficulty focusing for extended periods of time, they need constant feedback. Funny enough, reading helps students work on their concentration, to bad what a lot of schools make the students read is crap

Rob