2010 Mindset List

The new "mindset list" is out. This is the list that tries to reflect the frame of reference for this year's college freshman. This year's highlights, IMHO:

* The Soviet Union has never existed...
* They have known only two presidents.
* Bar codes have always been on everything, from library cards and snail mail to retail items.
* Public school officials have always had the right to censor school newspapers.
* The U.S. has always been studying global warming to confirm its existence.
* Richard M. Daley has always been the Mayor of Chicago.
* Non-denominational mega-churches have always been the fastest growing religious organizations in the U.S.

And my personal favorite:

* They have never had to distinguish between the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football teams.

I remember when I was in high school, some teacher told us that we shouldn't take drugs like Paul McCartney. I had heard Paul McCartney's stuff - mostly the solo stuff with Wings - but I don't think the guy realized that the Beatles broke up the year I was born.