Re: Thoughts On Recruiting The Next Generation
Posted by Guscha On 2011/12/29 16:54:07
John (JW) and Todd (tfee), I like both photos, thanks for sharing.
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Al, don't know if really of no interest because when I start to talk about bygone times then the kids listen carefully. But I endorse you that the gaps in knowledge are simply astonishing. Once a magazine lay on the kitchen table with pictures of the top ten or top twenty of historical figures and people in power during the 20th century (Einstein, Hitler, Stalin, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, JFK, Mao, ...). Okay, such selections are always subjective. I asked my daughter (at that moment at the age of 18) to name their names. She pointed a finger at Hitler and said "He is ... whatshisface ... I know him but I don't know his name yet." That was the complete answer a few weeks after graduating the high school with honors.
I think that every generation has the right of an own history. Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan) is long gone.
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...what's a Tarzan????? Things historical are of no interest to kids today...
Al, don't know if really of no interest because when I start to talk about bygone times then the kids listen carefully. But I endorse you that the gaps in knowledge are simply astonishing. Once a magazine lay on the kitchen table with pictures of the top ten or top twenty of historical figures and people in power during the 20th century (Einstein, Hitler, Stalin, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, JFK, Mao, ...). Okay, such selections are always subjective. I asked my daughter (at that moment at the age of 18) to name their names. She pointed a finger at Hitler and said "He is ... whatshisface ... I know him but I don't know his name yet." That was the complete answer a few weeks after graduating the high school with honors.
I think that every generation has the right of an own history. Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan) is long gone.
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