In the Mindset List for the Class of 2014, number one reading. "Few in the class know how to write in cursive," made sense to me. I have realized that since our generation and at my elementary school personally, we were able to decide whether we wanted to write in cursive or print in 5th grade. The majority of us chose to print instead of bother with the cursive writing because writing in print was much "cooler." But, after getting into high school and with random assignments or surveys where we needed to write in cursive most of us had completely forgotten how to even write that way.
I also agree with number four, "Al Gore has always been animated." To me this relates and shows that in our generation Al Gore has only run for many positions in office and has never been selected. He shows up animated shows such as Family Guy and South Park being made fun of most of the time instead of being taken seriously as a political figure. So, to the class of 2014, Al Gore is a "joke" instead of a serious political leader.
I disagree with number 47 on the list stating, "Children have always been trying to divorce their parents." I believe that in many cases the children are not trying to divorce their parents but I honestly feel that the children aren't as crushed and upset about their parents divorce as they may have been years before. Some children are actually excited when their parents are getting divorced because they then think that they may get more attention from each parent. I think that this is a sad case because the divorce rates in our generation have sky-rocketed drastically from previous generations.
Number 12, "Clint Eastwood is better known as a sensitive director than as Dirty Harry," I agree with this one because ever since our generation, Eastwood has been the director for many films. Many students may not have ever seen Dirty Harry so they may not be familiar with his acting at all. I do disagree with number 46 reading, "Nirvana is on the classic oldies station." This is stating that Nirvana is not listened to anymore and that it is only found on the oldies station. Personally, I have a lot of friends that still love Nirvana and I have heard their music on many stations recently.
In conclusion, this list is stating many things that our generation has grown up with and states things that our generation has forgotten about. Many are really confusing and many are humorous and make sense. Our generation has gone through many things that are completely different when being compared to earlier generations. Also, I honestly feel like our generation is unaware of our surroundings in the world and events that happen each and every day. We are also not as aware of our past and significant things that have happened.
Kelley Jamison
This seems to really be something that is equally true and untrue. You did a very good job explaining how each is either true or untrue.
ReplyDeleteI concur with many of your points here and I too felt that many of these items on the list were comical because I was able to understand the majority of them as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot that you said. You did a great job of telling what you agreed with or what you disagreed with and why.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with your point on cursive writing. Once we didn't have to write in cursive, many of us forgot how to. I think the opinions on many of these topics changes from person to person. I personally think that our generation knows plenty about history, but I also see where you are coming from.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the fact that we as children didn't try to divorce our parents. I also agree with the fact that divorce doesn't have the same effect on kids as it used to. My parents divorced a while ago and it didn't really effect me much. I sure don't listen to Nirvana, but I know many people who do.
ReplyDeleteI thought a bunch of the stuff on the list didnt apply but alot did I personally use cursive when I write but one ever made us use it growing up so many forgot but other things on the list were just ridiculous
ReplyDeleteI think that a kid that would want to try and divorce their parents is one messed up child that needs help. I also listen to Nirvana and it is time for Al Gore to give up all together.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I agree that Al Gore has become more of an animated joke than an actual political figure. This is unfortunate because, whether I agree or disagree with his ideas, he still deserves respect for his work in politics and global warming research. I agree that the idea of children trying to get their parents divorced is wrong. No child would want their parents divorced unless for safety reasons. However, I do think that divorce has become such a culture norm that the shock factor is very low and children have almost learned that if a problem can't be solved easily then divorce is the best solution. Again I say unfortunate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything you had to say. Especially the divorce one. I thought it was kind of insulting to us when they said that one.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the one about cursive. We got to choose whether to write in it or not. Al Gore isn't really taken seriously anymore. Also, I agree that most of us know Clint Eastwood because of his directing and not his acting.
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