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Working with college students is fascinating; their culture is so different from mine. They say things to me like "Don't you agree that it's absolutely impossible to be successful in college if you don't own a computer?"

There's one thing I've noticed consistently, and I think it's an odd gap in knowledge: Many (too many) of these current college students don't know the numbers of the months. As they're looking at the blank 'next check date' space on a payroll deduction form, I say helpfully, "You'll get your next payroll check on October 5th." And they look at me, confused. There’s a long pause, and I can see the gears turning in their brains. Then they say, "So... is that, like, 8... 5... 07?" It's intriguing. It's intriguing to find it so prevalent. And kinda disturbing.