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I think that there are various ways to interpret the topic for this week. So, I decided to list down 5 things that changed about going to school since I’ve been in school and then the final 5 things will be a list for the world in general. Ok?

Here I go…

1. All kids (and I mean even those in grade school) have cellphones.

2. Reports are no longer typewritten. (Now you know it has really been a while since I’ve gone to school).

3. Metal detectors in school have become SOP.

4. Teachers can no longer make you do what you need to (and don’t want to) do.

5. You can now get a degree online.

6. Whereas my parents used to give me an allowance, now as an adult I have to work hard for the money.

7. Most students then preferred to major in Accounting and Finance or Business Management because these were the careers that made the most money (aside from Law and Medicine, of course). Now, people are more into the allied medical professions (nursing, physical, speech, and occupational therapy) and computer technology.

8. And because teaching isn’t as lucrative as the careers mentioned above, there has been a shortage of educators and they now need to be imported, too. Sharing resources?

9. Spanish and/or French used to be the only foreign languages taught in schools, now there’s Chinese, Japanese, and a host of other European and Asian languages, too. I guess it signifies how global we are truly becoming.

10. Google.

What has changed for you since you’ve been in school (the good ole days of acne treatment desperation for some of us, as it were)?

MrsWorkingGirl :: Jun.03.2008 :: Ten on Tuesday ::

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