aka_tom_w Posted February 21, 2001 Share Posted February 21, 2001 Context Frames is a term used in edcation to help the educator understand that when attempting to educate adult learners that they should expect a WIDE range of backgrounds and experiences and to consider this during preparation for teaching and while designing lesson plans. With this in mind and because there is such a wide audience here I thought I would post this and see what the 15-20 year old folks on this board have to say about it. If you are between 15 to 20 (+/- 2 years) old what do you think of these observations.... Do You Feel Old Yet???? Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of that years' incoming freshmen. Here is this year's list: The people who are starting college this Fall across the nation were born in 1982. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. Black Monday, 1987 is as insignificant to them as the Great Depression. There has been only one Pope. They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. They have never feared a nuclear war. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Tianamen Square means nothing to them. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums. The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. They have never owned a record player. They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. They may have never heard of an 8 track. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 33 cents. They have always had an answering machine. Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. They have always had cable. There has always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA is. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. They were born the year that the Walkman was introduced by Sony. Roller skating has always meant inline for them. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They have never seen Larry Bird play. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII and the Civil War. They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. They never heard: Where's the beef?, I'd walk a mile for a Camel, or de plane, de plane. They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. is. The Titanicwas found? They thought we always knew where it was. Michael Jackson has always looked white. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not rock groups. McDonalds never came in styrofoam containers. There has always been MTV. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies. [This message has been edited by aka_tom_w (edited 02-21-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted February 21, 2001 Share Posted February 21, 2001 Most significantly, they probably never played an Atari 2600 Come to think of it, they were lucky in that they've had video and computer games their whole lives ------------------ New to Combat Mission? Visit CM Boot Camp at Combat Missions for tips. "90% of the crucial decisions in this business are made by idiots who don't even play games." Cliff Bleszinski [This message has been edited by Gremlin (edited 02-21-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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