Chart+1+–+What+about+the+world+and+society+has+changed+since+you+(if+you’re+over+30)+or+your+parents+went+to+school?

Chart 1 – What about the world and society has changed since you (if you’re over 30) or your parents went to school?

- No computers, no Internet. - Family dynamics have changed – school larger role. - No couch potatoes…out to play and interact. - Cowboys and Indians. - Didn’t know all the bad. - Less obesity. - Big deal to go to Bangor…not Europe…exposure. - No fast food…didn’t eat out…home for lunch. - One car per family. - Tenement housing. - Everyone pitched in – girl chores/guy chores. - Gardens – more self-sufficient. - Candy was a treat – penny candy. - Less support at home now, more then. - Play clothes, school clothes, church clothes. - Different jobs. - Gender roles. - Were more sheltered, yet interconnected. - Discipline has changed. - Bus stops. - Less diversity. - Dick and Jane have gone by the wayside. - Transportation. - Addiction to video games. - Safer 30 years ago. - Holidays celebrated in school. - Called it teasing not bullying. - Everything more “built up.” - Health “kick.” - No oleo. - Specialized didn’t exist (self-contained). - Less communication/public knowledge. - Change in job market. - Kids are better behaved. - Information at your fingertips. - Society is more accepting. - Less paper more electronic. - 90% of relationships not face-to-face. - Difference in parent involvement. - Lower drop out rate. - Special ed service. - Single income versus two-family income. - High stake testing. Higher post secondary expected. - Graduation requirement changes. - Family structure has changed, less privacy, etc. - Resources are multimedia, kids boundaries (appropriateness) has changed. Large disparity between rich and poor. - Obesity rate has risen. More emphasis on fixing rather than early prevention. - Need college degree to be considered successful. - Fewer jobs available and kids getting placed there. - Fewer entry level jobs/people stay in job market longer. - Smaller family size (overall). - More powerful drugs. - World feels smaller. People are more culturally diverse. - Family structures and job markets have changed; yet the support for higher education is not necessarily as flexible. - Single parent families/ divorced/diverse family structure. - More isolation now/less community. - Video games/cell phones/computers. - Less physical activity. - Less values. - More parents working/less family time. - Less family meal time. - Less discipline/respect/responsibility of self. - More materialism. - Sense of entitlement. - Language/spelling used today – very tech related. - More of a generation gap. - World awareness. - Global economy. - Instant/contact communication (Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, IM). - Exposure to more information – not always appropriate/accurate/useful. - More questioning of authority by adults and children. - More people going on to higher ed. - Kids overscheduled. - World doesn’t seem as safe. - Language changes (what was “not acceptable” before, more common place today). - More formality in the past (protocol). - Computers in classroom. - Manufacturing to service industry outsourcing. - More educational mandates. - Less parental control. - Internet in classroom – access to good and bad. - No smoking in school. - Fall of communism. - Socialism rose in the U.S. - Question authority, less reverence. - Debit cards/cell phones/DVD/CD. - Expanded educational opportunity. - Constant communication. - Family units. - Less reliance on textbooks – more resources to choose from. - Increased terrorism awareness/global and national issues more “in our lives.” - More TV/kids play less outside (more sedentary). - More permissive/cultural expectations changed (for better and for worse). - Geographical changes. - Media proliferation – access to info faster. - Multi-tasking, faster pace. - Diversification/acceptance/tolerance. - Less manufacturing – careers/jobs changed. - Money/pay/convenience.