Class of 2014 - their reality

Beloit College Mindset List.

This always make me stop and think.

Video is here. Authors expound on the list.

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  1. Confessions of a Self Proclaimed MegalomaniacAugust 17, 2010 at 1:14 AM

    This is a great post!
    I honestly wouldn't have even thought of half those things and I'm only 5 years older... man, do I feel old now haha

    - Calhoun

    http://selfproclaimedmegalomaniac.wordpress.com/

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  2. Bitsy GriffinAugust 17, 2010 at 2:40 AM

    Thanks for stopping by Calhoun!

    Imagine how it is to rethink all this every year - I'm a little past 50 - and I try to keep up with the latest. It's mind boggling to wrap your mind around how to relate. There have been times I've grasped for a reference point only to be met by deer-in-the-headlight gazes.

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  3. Nathan StittAugust 17, 2010 at 12:06 PM

    When I see the number 2014, I think of the fact that the state of Missouri expects all of our students to be 100% proficient. This would bother me, except that when I see the number 2012, I know that we won't be here to lose our jobs in 2014...

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  4. Bitsy GriffinAugust 19, 2010 at 2:41 AM

    100% No pressure there . . .

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