Student describes the ‘90s as 'the late 1900s' and now we all feel old

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Student describes the ‘90s as 'the late 1900s' and now we all feel old

I know children are the future but, damn, they didn't have to do us like this.

Please read this tweet, but steel yourself if you — like me — remember the '90s because you're about to catch a stray jab to the heart. 

One of my students really wrote a sentence that begins, "In the late 1900s.” I had to re-read it three times to realize what the heck was going on. My feelings are hurt.

— Sarah J. Jackson (@sjjphd) May 14, 2020

That kid has no idea just how devastating a blow they landed on Sarah J. Jackson, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Assuming you're an old like me who remembers Y2K, that's how old we've gotten: College kids think we lived in the olden days. Read more...

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