It has become somewhat of an annual tradition now. Every year, Beloit College does a Mindset List for the incoming freshman class. This year’s class will be the Class of 2011. And for this freshman class, the following are just some of the items on the Mindset List:

* “Rap music has always been mainstream.”

* “They never “rolled down” a car window.”

* “They have grown up with bottled water.”

link: Class of 2011 Mindset List

By extension, there is a class of grade one students who are starting their school experience. These kids are generally six years old - or close to being age six. These children have grown up with war. That has been a constant for them. And that is very sad…

Catherine Forsythe

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