They say that some things never change. That may be true of a few things, but of others, there has been much change. As my chosen career of teaching comes to an end in 2022, I think back to the days when I first began.
People may not even recognize some of the popular movies and TV shows of 1995, for example. Can you believe Casper was the number 8 movie and the box office flop, Waterworld, was number 9? Who remembers the number 6 television show, The Single Guy?
Star Wars still consisted of just three installments. Marvel movies were yet to be sensations. There was no Big Bang Theory, and the History Channel (now simply History) just debuted.
People may not even recognize some of the popular movies and TV shows of 1995, for example. Can you believe Casper was the number 8 movie and the box office flop, Waterworld, was number 9? Who remembers the number 6 television show, The Single Guy?
Star Wars still consisted of just three installments. Marvel movies were yet to be sensations. There was no Big Bang Theory, and the History Channel (now simply History) just debuted.
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Music has undergone some changes in the last three decades. Eighties music is now nostalgia, sometimes even considered to be oldies. Country music was actually country music. Snoop Doggie Dogg was hitting his stride.
I can't say that those were the good ol' days, but I can affirm that things do indeed change.
Outside of popular culture, the Dow Jones Index was around 5,000 (now five times higher), but the cost of living is up, along with bouts of high inflation.
Education has gone through changes, as well. We've gone through Multiple Intelligences, Student Team Learning, Whole Language, Multiculturalism, Four Square, DIBELS, Six Traits, D'nealian, Handwriting without Tears, and many other movements and magic bullets. The pendulum has swung in every direction and in every extreme. Some things have been heralded, cancelled, castigated, and readopted.
No, "some things never change" doesn't always apply. Even as we continue our lives in 2022, changes continue, not always for the betterment of our lives, but often just for the sake of change.
I can't say that those were the good ol' days, but I can affirm that things do indeed change.
Outside of popular culture, the Dow Jones Index was around 5,000 (now five times higher), but the cost of living is up, along with bouts of high inflation.
Education has gone through changes, as well. We've gone through Multiple Intelligences, Student Team Learning, Whole Language, Multiculturalism, Four Square, DIBELS, Six Traits, D'nealian, Handwriting without Tears, and many other movements and magic bullets. The pendulum has swung in every direction and in every extreme. Some things have been heralded, cancelled, castigated, and readopted.
No, "some things never change" doesn't always apply. Even as we continue our lives in 2022, changes continue, not always for the betterment of our lives, but often just for the sake of change.
