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My wife showed this to me a few weeks ago.  In that version it was described
as a "primer" for college profs, so that they might better understand their
new students' frame of reference. Frightening nonetheless. (It's all too
recent to be "history".)

Bruce Popkin

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> Managing design professionals in a rapidly changing world
> March 15, 2000 - David Weisberg, AEC Automation Newsletter
>
> What Will the Next Generation of Architects and Engineers Be Like?
>
> The following is a slightly edited version of an item that was circulating
> on
> the Internet earlier this year. It provides some significant food for
> thought
> regarding the design professionals who will be graduating from college
> four
> years from now. The original author is unknown, but should be complemented
> on
> his/her insight.
>
> The people who started college this past fall were mostly born after
> 1980...
>
> 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 about as significant to them as the Great Depression.
> They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the
> Cold
> 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.
> Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a
> black-and-white TV.
> There has always been VCR's, but they have no idea what BETA is.
> They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
> Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
> The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII and the Civil
> War.
> They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. is.
> There has always been MTV.
> They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
> Changing the Design Process