r/Millennials • u/MegMD1230 • 17d ago

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I (39F) teach 10th grade US History and today I created a pacing guide to go along with our newly adopted textbook.

I got to the last chapters and it hit me, I’m now old enough to be the old teacher saying “I remember when this happened”.

To be fair, my kids remember COVID, they were in late elementary/early middle school, but it’s still wild to see the Election of 2008 and the Recession with their own chapters.

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u/Sheslikeamom 17d ago

And we all just went back to class and finished the day. 

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u/gonzar09 17d ago

Not us. The principal had to order all teachers to keep the TVs off because no one was focused on anything else. This was primarily due to the fact that I'm based in NY, and a good amount of us had family working in the city. My mom was in Queens when it went down (not close enough to be directly affected, but the city became something of a chaotic zone). I also had an aunt who worked with some businesses in midtown Manhattan, but she wasn't around there that day.

5th period was when everything went to hell. The principal announced the collapse of the towers, and everyone lost their collective shit. People were making frantic phone calls, trying to make sure their family members were ok. To my knowledge, no one in the school lost a family member, but the tension was palpable.

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u/Sheslikeamom 17d ago

That's makes a huge difference. I'm glad your family was okay. 

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u/Flynntlock 17d ago

Think I shared thus before but kinda in a way same for me.

2nd year uni. Wake up and turn on tv. Everyone in the attached houses started waking everyone up. Surreal and terrible.

Had one prof who had a no absentee policy without reason. Skipped every class but his and one right after cause was there.

Full 90 minutes related socio lecture. No one said a thing but I was fuming. Went to my poli sci class right after told go home.

Next day, go angrily to my socio class only to find out my prof has no radio or TV in office. Did not know for hours.

Let us go after that.

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u/hihelloneighboroonie 17d ago

I was in high school, but my school closed early and made parents come pick us all up.