The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: More On The Beloit Mindset List For The Class Of 2016

August 23, 2012

More On The Beloit Mindset List For The Class Of 2016

Remember when suitcases had to be carried instead of rolled? Or when an airline ticket was a booklet of pages separated by carbon paper? Maybe you remember when Lou Gehrig held the Major League record for consecutive baseball games played. This year's college freshmen don't. These are among the 75 references on this year's Beloit College Mindset List, a nonscientific compilation is meant to remind teachers that college freshmen, born mostly in 1994, see the world in a much different way. Read more at:
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/243352/

Aug 23, 2012 9:46:00 PM | Campus Life, Students

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