Reply #21: love your list, class of '84!

[gauguin57]

Class of '75 here. I especially agree with the Social Studies comment. My God, my textbooks in the '60s and '70s were written by people with their heads completely up their butts. Total Eurocentric imperialist dead-white-guys spin on everything!! And we ate it up like good little bricks in the wall.

I went to an open house at my old elementary school recently (located in a very good school district), and I swear to GOD there was a history book in the library that I had studied from in the mid0'60s -- copyright 1964! What in the HELL is that book doing there? I should have put it in the trash and anonymously sent them something from this century, something that acknowledges some people don't think Christopher Columbus was the coolest guy on earth.

And I know what you mean about the music ... BOY did I listen to crap. I listened to so much John Denver, I'm surprised I can carry on a conversation without saying "faaaaar out!"

But awwwww, Rick Springfield! I still have my "Working Class Dog" album ... VINYL!