2006 Beloit College Mindset

[JNA]

Every year, Beloit College in Wisconsin releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of the world view of the incoming freshmen class. The list for the Class of 2010:

very interesting list - 75 items on it.

Highlights:

1. The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union.
5. They have grown up getting lost in "big boxes."
15. They have never had to distinguish between the St. Louis Cardinals baseball and football teams.
52. They never played the game of state license plates in the car.

http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/

[Zoning Goddess]

This list always make me feel ancient. Not that I am, it just makes me feel that way....

[dandy_warhol]

hee hee. both my parents went to Beloit. so i have added interest in the list.

[nerudite]

Why would they not play the state license plate game? We do that on road trips, but with provinces of course. I don't see how that's changed... unless they just mean that most people fly on vacation. That's not totally true though.

[mgk920]

Why would they not play the state license plate game? We do that on road trips, but with provinces of course. I don't see how that's changed... unless they just mean that most people fly on vacation. That's not totally true though.

I think that it is because of gizmos like GameBoys and the 'in flight' movies that are now shown to the passengers of the family sooves.

Mike

[Jen]

yup, many families dont dare take a car trip unless they can plug in thekids. And coming soon to a grocery store near you are shopping carts in the shape of minicars with a video screen inside for the lil tantrum thrower. Ive heard parents call this a "godsend".

[mgk920]

yup, many families dont dare take a car trip unless they can plug in thekids. And coming soon to a grocery store near you are shopping carts in the shape of minicars with a video screen inside for the lil tantrum thrower. Ive heard parents call this a "godsend".

I cringe at the thought of these kids in a few years whining that "I won't buy that car if I can't drive it without a video screen!". (Think cell phones are bad now....)

Mike

[Downtown]

yup, many families dont dare take a car trip unless they can plug in thekids. And coming soon to a grocery store near you are shopping carts in the shape of minicars with a video screen inside for the lil tantrum thrower. Ive heard parents call this a "godsend".

Jack (2.5 yrs) always insists on the race car grocery cart (without video screen), but spends approximately .075% of the time in it. And honestly, we have a lot of fun talking about all the different things we see in the grocery store. It amazes me the lengths people go to so that they won't have to interact with their children.

[zman]

Ive heard parents call this a "godsend".

It amazes me the lengths people go to so that they won't have to interact with their children.

I don't have kids or anything, but I have always looked at this issue with the same eye as those quoted above.

On roadtrips, my parents got quiz books geared to whatever grade I was in at the time and took turns quizzing me from the passenger seat. Or, we'd stop at historical sites to stretch and get a feel for the area we're travelling in.

Now, I had a nighbor once come by to use a power saw of mine, so they could mount their son's playstation in the trunk on their car for a trip.

But I suppose this could be another thread, sorry for hijacking it.

ON TOPIC: Is there a link to the whole list?

[jordanb]

A lot of these are pretty dubious. Any 18 year old is going to remember life before text messaging and reality TV. Those things have only been around for a few years.

[Richmond Jake]

ON TOPIC: Is there a link to the whole list?

http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/