What 1958 HS Students Felt Their Futures Would Be Like
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- I have been a collector of old films like this one since I was a kid. I used clips from many old films in my television series on the 1960s and in my feature documentary, Sputnik Mania, which presented what happened in America in 1958, the year after the Russians launched Sputnik. It is fascinating to hear what High school students who were from the early part of the 60s generation, early baby boomers, felt their future was going to be like. To me, many of them sound like their parents.
#1950s #50s #teenagers #1958 #futurist #1950students #1950school
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These kids are 80 years old now. Everybody has regrets in life of some sort. I wonder what theirs were. Wouldn't it be something if they could see this video today?
I would love to hear the choices they essentially made and how it shaped their lives.
Please do the math.
@@sammymillerman High school graduates are generally 17-18, so the class of 1958 would have been born in 1958-18=1940 to 1958-17=1941. 2020-1940=80 so I would say that's right on the money.
I think it would definitely be interesting to have a reunion of all 10 students, find out what they did with their lives, and show them the video and get their reactions. But the truth is, most likely at least 3 would no longer be alive, and there is some chance that one of them died young.
You make it seem like it is impossible not to have regrets in life
@@michaelsmith4904 Thank you.
Interviewer: You can even be a teacher
1950s teens: *Laugh*
2019 teens: *Still laughing*
Jade Moreno teachings still underpaiddddd fkkkk
This is one of the funniest comments I've read and I've been here for a long ass time 😂
@@BrotherMalMusic omg thank you
Teachers are not unpaid.
They make 35K first year with a Bachelors and can work their way up to middle income.
My Math Money teacher was making somewhere around $83,000 per year. But he had a doctorate and back then a teacher with a bachelors started at $25,000 per year.
Versʌ tile my school has like 1/4 of the teachers making $100k+ a year
David is my grandfather. He opened a farm called Uncle Al’s Farm. It still is open till today.
Ben Somes He smiled, but he’s too old to look at the whole video. He sends his regards when I told him about your comment.
David has more common sense than any of them!
why isnt this a top comment ♡
Where was this filmed?
Whi
Nobody is talking about how this guy is literally named Mac Donald.
Holden Kesler I was about to comment that lmaoo
Better than Ronald McDonald
...is that the old one with the farm? 🎶
Fr I been looking for this comment
do u think he grew up and created it?
1950’s students: Why is college so expensive
2019’s students: Why is college so expensive
Back the it was alot cheaper your could go to college with a summer job
beast I don’t think you understand that back then you make like $2 an hour at a shitty job
@@nalsra0 Yeah the dude doesn't understand inflation.
@@SmokeyGames420 still a lot a cheaper bro
2019 students "college should be free."
Colleges take advantage of student loans and charge what ever they want because government will pay it if students don't.
Need to hold colleges more accountable and it will be cheaper.
No reason a family or person should be still paying loans 20 yrs. Later.
"why is college so expensive"
Oh man, you don't know how great you had it
RogueSquadronWeapons well really it would have been of equal expense because of inflation I think
Gabriel Codina nope
Gabriel Codina no because wage rates have not risen to match the rate of inflation so even taking inflation into consideration, it is still wayyy more expensive now
Gabriel Codina minimum wage would have to be like 28 dollars to be relatively as high as it was back then
Wage rates have risen with inflation in jobs with marketable skills. The unskilled labor market has stagnated due to the flood of illegal immigration and people who have no drive to get a marketable skill. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard, “Do you know anyone who is hiring that doesn’t drug test?”
it's crazy to think that they're in their 70s or 80s now
They’re older than the dirt Dave farms on
Life is very short
100s
@@allamenglish4191 very sad but true
Todd Stamos damn I didn’t even think like that
fact: you did not search for this video
#facts
Fact: I did
i did
It's relative from things I have searched before
who the fuck is gonna search "What 1958 HS Students Felt Their Futures Would Be Like"
These types of videos should be made once a decade to see how far out mentalities have come.
Metrix Cube yes, I agree.. kind want to see just to see where we’ve gone but at the same time it’s like we kind of know what’s gonna be said..
It would be a fast decrease in all honesty
Bryson Heydt true but I’m curious to see
i wish
Jeremy Camacho yeah sad thing is they think they can be anything they want to be. Which is not true at all in all honesty..
Imagine if back in 1958 somebody told them that over 60 years from then, kids their age would be using technology to watch this through the internet. These where real people with dreams and are now either gone or old. One day we’ll be just like that and maybe kids in 2078 will watch videos of people like us and wonder what we where like. I find that super crazy...
I'm thinking about this too, it's just crazy
Yep thats crazy. Omg im thinking about it💀
Crazy
They will be watching it on their 14 inch iPhones
Patrice B crazy init?
Oh jeez. The look on that one girl's face when they started to tell her that getting married and having kids is basically what she's meant for. That poor girl just wanted to explore the world and herself. I wonder where she ended up.
Obama
Right? I wanted so badly to back her up in that moment I hope she didn’t listen to them and followed her heart
In the kitchen
Married and having kids.
Hate to say it but yeah, probably ended up married with kids. Thats what happened back in those days when women were oppressed. Sad but true.
These high schoolers look like they’re in their 20s already and nowadays we got high schoolers that look 12
Yeah it was fucking confusing
cap there's 6'8 kids wit beards running around in middle school
Excluding the 6 feet bearded 12 years old I see everyday
Yeah better genetics in those days
14 year olds looking like their 20
people in the comments acting like 1958 was 1758
lol!
It was still a loooooong time ago .
Yeah it was 60 years ago and the Dodgers just barely moved to Los Angeles during that time...
Eh, I’d say it’s similar enough, you got young people who never actually earned anything in life bitching that they’re not being given free college. You try to figure out whether I’m talking about today or the 1958 shown in this video.
@@feartheghus stfu
Nowadays if you say you don't want to go to college you're automatically portrayed as a failure.
Thats total nonsense. If you say you're going to college you need someone else to give your life structure. Maybe that's just in your country
Pumpkin Guts The smart kids are becoming plumbers, mechanics and electricians. They’re making good salaries at age 22, while the college grad who majored in gender studies is 200K in debt.
Shut up you delinquent
@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew not all 😏this boy right here is debt free so far.
😂
"Material things can be taken away from a person, but knowledge they can't take that"
On point bro
No, in just 10 years they will of forgotten almost everything that they didnt continue to use. Our brain is not good at remembering things for long times that we dont use. It's something that kids dont understand
@@seane4955 welp, thankfully it takes wisdom to survive, not intelligence
@@seane4955I'm sure you are fun at parties
I need a “Where are they now?” segment about them
(Or I guess since they’d be in their 70s now, a “What they accomplished in life” segment would be better)
Lets do it. I got some money set aside, lets find them.
david’s grandson/ granddaughter has commented here
@@G3NK5T42 skepticsm, especially on the internet, is a good trait. "why would he lie", for the mere reason of getting likes maybe?
Such a beautiful example of how healthy debate should be.
This was more of just an intelligent discussion than a debate. But I agree. Now people just sort of shout their opinion at each other till it ends
I was thinking the same thing. I saw a lot of calmness there.
Trumpism destroyed this kind of healthy and rigorous debate --- I miss the old America and how it worked
Well... bring it back, be proactive, MAKE America great again. Its not going to do it on its own, takes effort.
Right? Instead of getting so angry trying to control others beliefs....
People nowa days don't like someone just because they have one different opinion
Love the guy who wants to make his living from the soil. He seems passionate and sure of it. Hope he became a successful farmer!
Me too :)
Hope he didn’t get sucked into vietnam. :(
Smartest of the bunch
@Madematician na chat shit
He did, he’s my son
Barbara raises a good point: at 18 or 19, you aren't properly emotionally equipped to handle the real world.
so true!
Given that college is essentially real life with training wheels maybe that's what she should've done instead.
People would probably be a lot more emotionally prepared if everyone around them weren't lying through their teeth about it for their entire lives.
4:35 he answered his own question, college is a ripoff they can't afford it . Community College should be free like high school but university or private would still cost same. At least Give kids a choice.
This is a weak argument because truthfully, Community College is VERY affordable for those that need the help.
BOG Fee Waivers and Financial Aid end up putting students at every Community College I've been to in the positive... we all have actually gained more money than it costs each semester. This was the case at Antelope Valley College, Santa Monica College, and Compton College. All of us. I don't know a single student that complained about losing money because even the ones that came out of pocket (like me) got the money from the school.
Furthermore, it's not uncommon at all for people to finish their undergraduate programs at real Universities with 0 debt because there are so many programs for people from low-income areas or if they're a first generation college student. AND if you couple this with doing your first 2 years at Community College, then you really have to put forth an effort to rack up some debt.
At this point the whole "college is too expensive" thing is almost a cliche, tired argument that's been addressed for those that actually need to/want to attend. If we're talking undergraduate degrees then it's a good hypothetical but falls apart when put against reality.
Community college is pretty cheap though. Like a thousand a semester if you're full time. The only problem with community college is that a lot of them don't offer 4 year degrees, they just cap off at 2 years. That's why people just opt to go to university.
The reason college/university fees are high is because the education system is designed for the rich and wealthy. Whereas, the poor is expected to do the manual labour jobs. That's part of our social economic system in the free world. When you think about it, we can't all be lawyers, doctors and scientists. Someone has to do the everyday jobs.
@Joel Surrett That's not the cause of inflation, debt based money, i.e. fiat, and debaement of the currency is.
@@Aerojet01 I think that the increase in availability of loans and grants to students has affected the cost of education because the schools know that students will have said loans/grants. It's not the only or even main factor, but I do think it has contributed.
Is it just me or does it seem like people in the 50s had more confidence and less anxiety than people do now?
Doosta because they didn’t have cell phones
yes!!! agreed
How would you know? From this one video?
Exactly!
Yes this is very true, there was a study shown that high school students now have the same anxiety levels as a mental patient in the 1950s. So yes, you are correct. Also, they did not have technology like we have now where we feel safer talking to ppl over the internet, there’s barely any human connection anymore. Everyone’s on their phone, not enjoying life.
I love how they were taken seriously. Nowadays everyone is looking to find a mistake in you and laugh at you, if they did this everyone would be laughing at everyone. Even if it's done jokingly it still has an impact on a person.
Strange that I came across this video and your comment. I'm 45 and was recently recalling memories of adults laughing when I answered their questions seriously and thoughtfully. It was embarrassing and kept me from speaking my mind. Now I understand it caught them off guard and their reaction was involuntary. So now, as a grown man, I don't ever belittle someone for having less experience in life or assuming their youth is a detriment. Everyone should be heard and respected until they become disrespectful of others.
I don't think this one video with the intention of obtaining the thoughts of teenagers will give us insight into how adults back then treated teenagers with an opinion. After all, the 1950's and 60's had rampant sexism and you don't really see that in this video.
You can find videos of people today having these kinds of discussions together. There's a whole youtube series doing that
is that why im trying to mentally portray everything in my life as a joke
@serendipidus1 What are "men" clothes. Last time I checked, they were simply clothes that were either dignified or undignified.
cuz they're jokes themselves they're too insecure to care
The great thing about having only 1/3 of kids going to college is that college remains valuable in the eyes of employers. Nowadays the value of college has been heavily reduced while the cost of it increases.
Can you imagine being so confident in getting a job despite only finishing high school. Not even that confident that I will with a college degree. I wish
What fascinates me? Hearing 1950s people talk with "normal" voices (not actors) as opposed to the mid-atlantic accent used in many movies during the time by actors.
I totally agree!!! Often times we hear that weird Hollywood style voice that was acquired in the time of these videos, but in here it sounds roughly like modern day speaking.
Nyargh, see? Dis posta is a smart cookie.
It's the grandpa accent
idk
When people have kids, they are copying their parents.
Patrick Conroy
It sounds normal to me.
Who is this girl who said learning of any kind is never useless? I wonder who she became, her view is so bright and encouraging!
Gabriel Codina I was thinking the same thing!
She became a socialist who helped pioneer Gender Studies coursework.
pastor babatundeh gender studies are important- eye-
She grew up to be Albert Einstein
@@ij5355lmao "gender studies are important"
David, a rube, 1958: What good is knowing Shakespeare if you can't make money with it?
David, a University President, 2020: What good is knowing Shakespeare if you can't make money with it?
David was pointing out an uncomfortable truth...
I really agree with a lot of what the short haired girl said. She seemed very smart and level headed. So curious to know where she ended up now!
Miles is my grandpa he ended up opening up a small successful bar that we still run in Baltimore by our family
That's awesome! How did he feel seeing this video after so many years
Really that's so cool....!! If it's true
I was literally thinking where is this man now and I come to the comments to find this
Wow that’s so cool!!
Are you well spoken like your grandfather?
Kids: *speculate about their futures*
Vietnam: "Allow me to introduce myself."
I was waiting for this comment lol.
Jacen Roger lmaoooo 🤣😭🤣
THEYRE IN THE TREES
Favorite comment so far 💀
Best comment on here Hahahaha
Interesting segment. A good argument for free public college. No one should have to be in debt to improve themselves to be able to benefit themselves and our society.
In France university is free but govt rations it but putting students in tracts. Academic v trade. I remember older siblings saying it was this way when they grew up. If you were on an academic track but couldn’t afford college then you went into military or found unskilled job.
“If you learn anything, is that a waste?”
Preach Sis
what good have it done for me to learn about flowers on 5th grade? NOTHING.
Ha.
If you die unhappy, then yes. Anything that promises the things that college does, was definitely a waste.
@@orppranator5230 ok lol
@atombrain111 hell yeah it was... I couldn't even finish it.
not every knowledge is useful
"People here just get married after highschool and stick around"
"Why is college just so expensive these days?
"If someone takes a bunch of liberal arts it's not gonna help them be an engineer"
"What are you gonna do playing baseball if you break a leg?"
man some of these issues haven't changed much
jpsplat in America tho
It actually has gotten a lot worse with more people ironically going to universities.
Except college is actually very expensive these days. The uni I'm going to is 70,000 per year without any financial aid (38k for me and that's after aid and opting out of college dorming). That's ridiculous. Most people don't even make that much per year before taxes and the cost of essentials.
Invalid Name. Please, Try Again. I’m going to a 25k college and I can’t afford it
Gay Gayman Depends on the college you're going to. I could have went to a less prestigious school and paid like 10k per year, but my parents wanted me to go to an Ivy League so I can live their dream of going to college...
Atleast they all listened to each others points and opinions and had a proper discussion/debate.
there was plenty of interruptions.
Aiysha people are so biased these days
@@kodakboppin7679 then you should be willing to admit that you are also biased.
That still happens asshole
Do we not still do that now? I don't know what beliefs you have or what you are trying to insinuate here, but we still have civil discussions in my humanities classes despite being in an engineering school, so I can only assume what the discussion is like in liberal arts colleges.
I’m going to say this once
COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE 🥱
It does if you study the right things and get good grades without going to far into debt
@@quigglesb9381 eh I'm going to college for less than 12,000 a year including groceries and rent. I study accounting and will never make less than 60,000 per year. In my case it makes sense to go into a bit of debt it will pay for itself.
True
Nenethegreat W Someone had to say it lol
@@locoben400 accounting is one of the worst degrees and jobs, good luck
Imagine getting all these people in the same room together again to talk about how their lives and dreams ended up, and how their views and ideas have changed over the years.
Weird, to think those kids in that video are now 78 years old....
+John Smith That's true, but I'd like to think positively and assume they're all still alive and well.
I came looking for a comment about their age now after watching this video. Was wondering if anyone brought it up.
norton done They looked old as shit in this video as well.
Satan's Panties Well, back then in the 50s, teens looked considerably older than teens nowadays. Must be something in the water.
My father was a high school senior when this was filmed. He was born in 1940. These individuals are all members of the 'silent generation'. My father's attitude was basically to keep your head down and work, and just be happy you have a job. He really didn't have the idealism the baby boomers had. I feel this generation was more about post-war realities.
That teacher has that generic early 1900’s voice you hear narrate every video ever lol
He sounds like the Looney Tunes narrator.
Fax
@@lil_weasel219 1900-1960
Fantastic voice tbh more people should try and learn that dialect. Keep it alive.
It's called a Mid Atlantic accent. It was taught rather than evolved (like a southern or new york accent would have). Used mainly for public speaking and broadcasting.
the disrespect when they laughed when he said “you can even be a teacher” 😂 i’m lowkey offended for being in debt, finishing at a uni 62 years later for striving to be a teacher 💀😂
That young lady made such an excellent point that whatever you learn does not go to waste you never know what might happen as your life goes on where u might need to fall back on those skills
1958: “You always use what you learn”
2019: “The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”
Bryan Priebe 😂😂😂😂EXACTLY
So true. Why not teach practical skills first and then get into all this obscure stuff?
General knowledge is also important, it gives you awareness about the world.
It is very important to learn also things you will never practically use in your life. It makes you powerful.
😂😭
Says the moron that only remembered this obscure fact over the skills taught such as doing taxes and paying for a car. People need to stop blaming their arrogant memory on a "poor" education and actually learn.
Sixty years later...I would like to hear about their life experiences including achievements
and regrets.
Kristen Hassell they’re probably all dead by now
Xwx boosted Me 78, so some of them are probably still alive
passerell
Not really. They would probably be in their late 70s or 80s. Easily still be alive.
Four of them were killed in a motel shootout.
Xwx boosted Me it’s only 1958 if these are highschool they’re probably alive probably born late 1930s and early 1940s
Really interesting. I am very curious to learn what became of the young lady who advocated for a liberal arts education. She was an excellent debater, speaker, critical thinker. They all were!!
Her arguments were arrogant and terribly flawed -- the assumption that learning anything takes college. Even worse, the implied idea that raising your kids at home isn't contributing to society. My guess is she's been a cat lady for decades.
@@comicus6769 😂
@@comicus6769she lived in a time where if you suggested to a man that he stay home and raise children, he would have laughed at her. She means doing Great Things which people cared about. Women just raised kids and everyone assumed they always would while men got to fill the history books with their efforts. I can see her perspective. She wanted to contribute more than just pumping out more babies.
That girl was completely right in saying that knowledge is never waisted. But when I say that it doesn’t mean necessarily formal knowledge. But everything you learn, can’t be taken away from you. College is a great space to learn because you have great teachers who will make you question the way you see things now, and also a lot of other students with whom you can share your views and learn from theirs as well. But it surely isn’t necessary if you feel like that isn’t your path. Just keep studying whatever it is, keep learning. It will be handy at some point.
Generally speaking, knowledge is never wasted. This is, unless you go to a school where they shove an ideology down your throat while paying for it as student loans for years while flipping burgers since your diploma doesn't help you get any real job. In other words, you should prioritize what you need to learn over what you want to study.
No she is wrong, in a decade she would forget most of what she did not use, if not the near entirety. It is is a complete waste.
I just love the way people during this era spoke
The well spoken students here have an IQ of 120 or higher according to that teacher in this film. That puts them in the top 10% when it comes to intelligence. So no this is not how typical teenagers spoke in 1958.
The ones that fit the narrative were cherry picked for this historic piece of propaganda. If you can’t see that then I don’t know what to tell you.
Aaron Bear explain more in curious
Solidboyz Production as in the “proper” way. They just spoke differently. Like an older accent almost
Solidboyz Production it’s like if you interviewed a rapper today and assumed everyone from this generation spoke like that.
"If they want us to go to college so much then why is it so expensive" how little has changed
John Jadkowski People who have money will go and people who don’t will not go. It’s simple as that.
Nowadays though, you have some financial “help” and that’s a difference from then and now.
I’d say it has changed. My parents and myself had no money but the government gave me some free money and lent the rest for me to have an education
Jack Napier Not at all. It hasn't changed.
Dwight Lives Matter I just told you how I went to college without money. So that’s how it’s always been?
If everyone can go to college, the value of a college degree would drop. That's the sad truth.
That girl is really wise beyond her years.
I really like that the boy said that raising children is the best thing in the world. I doubt you'd hear that from a kid his age nowadays.
Many people in the developed west and parts of east Asia value money, status, and personal freedom more than children. Their choices say so. And world population is set to plateau at a manageable level in the foreseeable future. So if you want to have kids and love and provide for them, I say don't feel pressure to refrain.
1958: I’m not going to college because I cannot afford it
2019: I’m not going to college because I cannot afford it
2019: I went to college but I couldn't afford it. (Spends the rest of his life paying a loan that he took out when he was 18 years old).
[Insert U.S National Anthem]
Something isn’t right here 🤔
And they had over 60 years to fix something ....
SetTrender no the price range is fine we don’t want the USA to go in more debt
@@rickythehumanoid the system was broken and to fix it would piss off the libs
We are watching these people from the future. Crazy to think about it like that.
Agreed, imagine that a century from now people are observing the videos of our modern day, talking about how unique and primitive we all were
Any one watching this would be watching in the future...
Dyllan Floyd not if it was live.
You can't watch shit from anywhere other than the future. Smoke less weed dude.
I like the way you think because I've thought this exact thing.
Listen to how people talked back then. Crazy
The entire channel is fake I don't get why the conservatives believe this channel.
1:39 I agree with the girl so much...."Get married at our age?" I'm 18....and I'm not thinking about getting married, I'm thinking about getting an education. Forget marriage, kids, and a husband. I don't need one.😉 Am I right my ladies out there?
I'm personally surprised that she said that because women back in the day had to shut up, and let men talk. I'm happy that there were still women back in the day that had a brain.
@Christopher Bowler this coming from a guy. You're not a women. How would you know? Just asking.
@Christopher Bowler yeah, I know that! But women killed themseves, and suffered depression back in the day too. And I was just saying! I don't care about having a husband, kids, and other useless things. I'm going to get my education. That's all. Are YOU triggered my comment?😂
@Christopher Bowler hmm yeah? So you're trying to put words into my mouth? You think your slick? When I clearly said that I could care less if I have kids or not. Like seriously?
Btw...I'm getting an education in being a veterinarian or psychologist. So I could care less if I have a stupid guy, or kids...I just want an education that I can support myself.
지성이Babe자기야 men have a higher suicide rate now
@@vmedic1832 hmmmm are you sure about that? Because I think Men and women both have a higher suicide rate NOW. It's equal now than back then. Women committed suicide back then more than men, but both men and women both commit suicide. Well I mean I would know...I was going to commit suicide like a week ago. So Men and women are EQUAL!
I am a member of this very group. I would have graduated from high school in 1958, except for the fact that I quit school after grade 10 so I can work on the farm. This went well for a few years, but I had an intense interest in electronics that eventually led me away from the farm. I first did a home study course in radio and TV repair, then worked for a while in that trade as an apprentice and picking up more skill in that field. Wanted to do higher level work, so I went back (part time) to pick up a few high school courses to allow me to enter into an electronics technology course. Got real lucky and was hired by Honeywell in 1965 to work as a mainframe computer technician installing and maintaining their equipment. That led to a 25 year career in the mainframe computer field. I moved on from the technician role to programming and software development in my new role in customer support. The mainframe business died off in the 1990s and when I was laid off from that, worked for a dozen years as an independent computer consultant until I retired. My education continued all these years with a mix of self learning, on-the-job training, and taking night classes. This worked for me but probably is not a good plan for today's generation.
Me at age 18: flic.kr/p/d3e3v
Later: flic.kr/p/7zr2et
OldDogNewTrick which one were you in this group Bernie?
Start early. Get a part time job and get some experience in the work world. At the same time, start to look at future career options and what it takes to get there. You can do it right here. Just type in "machine learning" on the search bar above, and you will see a range of selections giving additional information in that field. If that is not your thing try "brain surgery" or "cardiac care" or whatever it is in life that interests you. Then prepare yourself by getting the education needed to succeed in your chosen field. Have a 'Plan B' in case your first choice does not work out. As we go down the road of life we sometimes change directions voluntarily or because of outside factors. Be ready and adaptive to change. And finally, good luck. Sometimes you just get lucky.
Shawn: The guy on the left in white sweater - who speaks of being a plain old dirt farmer. I still like to think of myself as a farmer at heart. It was a great start in life.
OldDogNewTrick hahah so amazing. What an absolutely amazing update! The kid who wanted to be a farmer of the land became a computer mainframe specialist and consultant right into the new century!! Thanks SO much for sharing! Fascinating things you can find on these little corners of the internet!
olddognewtrick: I think you were wise beyond your years in this video. I graduated hs at 16 and went to college for over a decade- went 65,000 into debt changing from "liberal art" to "social science" and in the end, i dropped completely out because it turns out I want to farm...now im 30, in debt, and working farm jobs until I can afford a place of my own to farm. I should have started earlier but at least I eventually found what I enjoy.
Men and women in the 1950s *all have the same voice*
Freshboy 😂
Except the black dude. He sounds like radio host .. 😂😂
You didn’t need the meme format at all for this comment, you could have removed the colon and it would have read the same
You might say that about any decade-20 years.
Botchu this really bothered me as well. Like why didn’t he just make the comment ?
1:39 That guy who said it was “what you’ve been brought up for” upset me. I interpret that as him saying women’s only purpose in life is to have children however in a very condescending way. It’s so uplifting to see people like her fighting against stereotypes, especially in a time as oppressive as then. She’s very soft and well spoken- she make’s me proud.
*Everyone is so wise and understanding of each other it’s so satisfying* 🤍
English in the US had such a pleasant tonal quality back then, almost melodic.
Vincent Aurelius as opposed to now where it’s all slang, slur mouths, disrespect and bullshit lol
Captain Buzzkill wtf????
Captain Buzzkill you really are the captain of buzzkill.
Melodic? More like hypnotic
Thorne Europoors unironically making fun of america, lol
I love the woman speaking at 1:02. Her viewpoint is still relevant today - that *most* people aren't ready to commit themselves to a lifetime of debt and a career by the age of 18. Back then, there was significantly more pressure to stay home, have kids, and just do what you were told, but it sounds like she has different goals. Great video.
She was ahead of her time
ViolentJay100 Nerd
It's only because we've rewritten history to define women as being oppressed, helpless and passive when they've always been domineering in much the same as they are now.
I just turned 18 and graduate in 2 months. I have absolutely no clue what I wanna do with my life. I'm taking a year off to figure it out but I feel so pressured by my family to come up with some sort of idea as soon as possible. And when I tell adults I'm taking a gap year they think I'm just lazy.
Julia travel America the cheapest way possible you will learn so much.
The girl @6:40 is very wise. That is exactly why I decided to go to school. TO LEARN. People think education is just positioning yourself in the marketplace but it is so much more than that.
These teens sound like someone in their 30's now.. They had plans premeditated their whole lives, I hope they all had their dreams come true ..Thank you esp for this one David !
High school kids? They all look like they are in their mid-20’s.
Marc Archibald you’re weird
Anthony Domingo all high school seniors look like they’re in their 20s. Puberty is a strange thing
It might be because of how they're all dressed and were raised to speak.
Youth fashion wasn't a thing until around the 50s/60s and really didn't entrench until the 60s
Remember before the 50s children were just the stage before adult - adults dominated culture not the youth like tlday
@Marc Archibald we aren't like weird behavior we acted like normally
Also they all look like 30 above
Remember, at that time, WW2 was only as far away as 2005 is for us...
Alexander Björklund that’s actually crazy
wow
Ohh
Yes, it really puts perspective on things
Very interesting.
WOW! This is the first time I have ever gotten to see what people were really like back then. You could never get the correct sense from any of the movies that were made about that time or watching any movies from that time. A very big thank you to David for posting this.
I love how the teacher lets them tak and find their voice. He supports the group so well.
Even in 1958 they were complaining bout Shakespeare lmfao
Woe is me! Lol
@@ArcticZombie as a lit student I'd disagree, but in all honesty a high school student cannot fully appreciate Shakespeare
Shakespeare has always been gay
@@littlesometin knowing Shakespeare is useless in the real world. it wont do your taxes, it wont go grocery shopping and it wont pay your medical bills.
it doesn't do anything for you. Name one thing knowing Shakespeare have done for you to benefit your life.
DarkShadowsX5 What’s watching a movie or playing a game or being around friends worth? Doing taxes and making money’s important, but to say that’s all there is to life is pretty silly.
They should re-interview this group now (2018).
Mugen they’re only in their 60’s. So if they’re dead it’s not cuz they’re too old and I don’t think people usually in 60’s are in diapers lmao. That’s gotta be like 80-90
@@gwoptalk1268 they are not in their 60's. They were in their 20's in the year 1958
persian girl I’ve seen 2 comments claiming to be related to 2 of the people and that they’re dead 😥
persian girl the life span of a is citizen is 76 yrs old as of right now and all of these people are close to that age. Trust when they say some are dead of age that is true. For the sake of argument let’s say they are 18 at the moment of the video. This is in 1958. So at the youngest they are 78 and more likely in their early 80s. I’m sure some are alive but let’s not act like late 70s you are on borrowed time. The US mortality rate has gone down recently after all...
Jeffrey KRUPA if they aren’t dead
That girl next to the teacher is super smart, I hope she did well for herself
I enjoyed this video very much. There are so many noticeable differences in young adults of 1958 as opposed to today. I’ve always been impressed with the level of intelligent dialogue between students of the older generation kids today can hardly speak coherently without uh’s ah’s and “like” between every other word.
1958: won’t go to college
2019: must get Masters degree or will starve
False af
I wanna link a sub reddit but I’ll post it instead bc I don’t wanna be put on a different sub. AND DONT CALL ME OUT IN THE COMMENTS FOR MENTIONING REDDIT PLEASE. Or do. You probably should.
Masters? Tf you studying
fable assology my dude
@@Wouldntuliketoknowweatherboy then you won't have to starve just eat the booty ☺️
For everyone saying teens back then seemed so well spoken and mature, consider this: Back then, people weren't used to being recorded, and, when asked to participate in something being recorded, the expectation was that you wanted to pull out the best and brightest and you wanted everyone to look polished and make a good impression. Today, since we record ourselves all the time, there's no longer a feeling of wow this is being recorded so I want to sound good. I don't think the people back then were necessarily so different, I just think the expectation of appropriate behavior in public recordings was different!
Thats worth considering.
Brooke On Film when you try to make our generation have excuses and fail!!
@@dkdkxoskssskdowiaksso358 *succeed
Wtf, do you even know what you're talking about. Video tape kids back then and do the same for kids now. You'll see a lot of immature kids now then ever. They have no respect for teachers, elders or their education. Not all but more than ever have become toxic. That's why Americans have an even worst educational system in 2018.
@@CALLMESENPAI23 I had to read this multiple times due to the subject in a sentence not being well presented.
This was awesome, an an educator I would love to see all senior or Juniors go though a class or conferences like this once a month. It teaches effective communication, real world thinking, and so much more.
I think that the youth today are still capable of having discussions like these, in fact, I know that we do. It’s just that there will be the occasional joke thrown in here and there, because it will most often be a discussion between friends first and foremost, and the topic just so happened to evolve into that of our futures.
If you take the time to listen to what we have to say, you’ll find that many of us are quite opinionated and informed about the topic of colleges and universities, and you’d be able to find kids in elementary schools who share these sorts of conversations with each other, myself included. Just because some of us make silly videos on an app, or use strange slang doesn’t mean we can’t have well thought-out conversations too. It’s just most of the time, people aren’t willing to see that side and only listen to what the media has to say about us.
This is a pretty deep sociological discussion for 1958, at least on record. High school kids those days must really have felt the pressure of the government wanting them to pursue a higher education in the wake of sputnik.
idk if its cause im high but this video seems like bullshit.
Dave you just got trash weed
I love the video. So cool to see such an open convo with teenagers of that time. Wow.
Bear in mind in the video all these students have an IQ of 120 or above. If you got students today with an IQ of 120, you'd have similar depth.
Antonio Lewis I wonder if you're right about that. These students seem real articulate.
They should form a reunion and interview them again
Yeah!!
Andrew Acevedo they should but I highly doubt the teacher is still alive. He looks like he’s in his 50 so he probably was born in the early 1900’s and the students would be in their late 70s if they made it that long.
Only like 3 pf them show up. The rest dies already
If any of them is alive today, would be between 79 years old or 81 which I doubt they are still alive. When this video was taken their average age was 18 or 20 years old.
@@Kabaselefh It's worth a shot. Some are probably alive still.
Crazy, here we have two polar opposites: the farmer and the liberal arts lady. But what's even crazier is the fact that public school has failed them both. The farmer has lost his appetite for learning, and the girl has been wired to love sitting in a classroom absorbing knowledge but not applying it to anything.
She clearly said she could use what she learned in every day life.
All your affirmations are assumptions.
The young woman's skill at articulating her thoughts itself proves out the value of a education steeped in the liberal arts. The only failing here is yours at understanding such a base concept.
I have a liberal arts degree and two master's degrees. I learned nothing in the liberal arts program that I could have not learned for $2 in late fees at the local library. Waste of money.
What I like about this - and I'm English - is how articulate and confident the students are, even those who say they aren't academic.
A college degree today is what a high school diploma was then.
I'll trust you on that because of your profile picture
@@grampton 🤣🤣
What they learned I. High school just 30 years ago is what we learned in 8-9th grade. So I doubt that
Glad I got my PhD because this is true.
I've dropped out of college 4 times. I'm 26 now. I make more money then most of my friends who have their bachelor'and I only have my HS diploma . I'm currently in community college for the 4th time right now and I'm convinced college really isn't for everyone.
These young ppl are very articulate . Very respectful
These were all students with a minimum of 120 IQ or higher
These old ass people
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@@mrzisme foreal 😂😂😂
The lady that starts speaking at 4:56 took my breath away. Love her words. ❤
EVERYONES voices from before the 2000’s voices are so whole done and sweet sounding
"You can even be teachers."
*laughter ensues*
Why is that though?
Cause the interviewer is their teacher too
I love the diversity of opinions in this discussion.
Mostly propaganda for liberal arts... AKA brainwashing to become a NPC.
And how no one is shaming someone for their opinion
My 14 year old granddaughter is already stressed about going to college because my daughter and her other grandparents are pushing her so hard. I have tried to encourage her that THEY can't MAKE her go to college if she doesn't want to, which she doesn't. I also told her that in a few years she may change her mind about it, but if she doesn't have a "specific" field that absolutely requires a degree, then her best option is to apprentice somewhere.... depending on her field she wants to work in.
I say this because like some comments below, people seem to "judge" those who are not interested in college as some kind of loser and they are NOT. -- I will never forget the season of Trump's TV show "The Apprentice" when he had two groups of persons on the roof of the Trump Towers to begin the next season. One of the groups he introduced as having extensive college degrees, and the other group never had any college education! He asked the question, that of the two groups... which group did they all feel was making the most money.... and it was by FAR the group which had NO college education!
Our youngest son is basically the only one in his class of 11 who did not go to college. His classmates are just getting out of college and beginning their careers.... but our son has two vehicles which are PAID for completely, his house has brand new appliances which he owns, and he has about $14,000 in savings at any given time! I told him that I didn't have brand new washer/dryer, fridge, freezer, and stove until I was in my 30's and had been married for over 12-20 years!
His classmates are now $20,000 plus in debt from college and now beginning to pay off those student loans while they begin their careers. That will be find for them, should they remain single until the loans are paid off... but should they marry and their spouse also have loans to pay, those debts will put them so far behind, it will take years for them to really be able to set aside money for a future home, or retirement.-- Which one is better off in the end.
I am all for the David who states that it is worse to go to college just for the sake of going, without really knowing what field you want to be in. To me, college is for those students who are certain sure... they want to be lawyers, doctors, or in a field where they cannot do their dream job without it.
Preach!!
That one girl with the white collar is probably the smartest one there and has solid life facts!
lmao we've been having the same arguments about college for 60 years and nothings changed
The difference now is everyone follows the advice of that one girl and goes whether or not they know what they want to do in life. And then proceed to go in debt and have their lives ruined because going was useless for them.
I like how they show both sides of this situation. If you can go you should go but until the colleges lower prices to something kids can afford without going into debt it is too much of a risk. Too many people are stuck working off student loans at mcdonalds.
@@superfluffyshmoopy299 There was no Federal Financial Aid in 1958. That one girl who doesn't know what to do with her life comes from a family that has money. When the man spoke of 1/3 of smart students go to college he felt that more kids should go. Far fewer students went to college compared with now in the year 2019. Money played a big part in the decision as you can see by those that raised their hands.
@@superfluffyshmoopy299 Blames wanting to learn thangz, and not price gouging and predatory lending
@Bob Treyton knowledge bad
Incorrect, in 1958 only 1/3 went to college, it's much higher now.
Smart kids. I was pleasantly surprised to see a black kid there at this time period.
And I'm sure they all got along with him just fine. Perhaps they all went and grabbed some hamburgers together after they did this film.
In the deep south...yes. In Los Angeles, chances are no one would have said anything.
I was surprised too!!! I thought schools weren’t integrated by this time?? I would think that the white kids would have been acting funny or awkward around him but they were all comfortable with each other.
@@matthatter2849 this was 1958. The black guy probably wouldn't be allowed to eat any where worth a damn.
Ok Escuchar.....let's detach our minds from all the propaganda we've been fed through programming and our schools. Things like that mainly happened in the deep south. Not in Los Angeles.
I feel like the education system throws college in your head fast. I was in 1st grade when they did it to me. I feel if I don't go to college then my peers will think I am a failure.
Yeap they do, and you can make so much more money if you just learned a trade. It's a scam that a peals to people obsessed with social standing
Them: “Why is college so expensive?”
The price of college at that point was $200...
@Sandier Ramirez > That was expensive, back then
Not as expensive as today, without grants. Few students get a full ride, though.
OTOH, it wasn’t too expensive for my parents, just after WWII, or their fathers, around WWI. Just get your parents to quit wasting their money on hookers and blow and multiple marriages and divorces, and you might be able to afford it, also.
There's not 1958 students, there's only 9 🤔
@@numberone1573 whoosh
lmaoof
juneali6 😂😂😂👏👏👏
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@@j.franklin21 nice joke
I always assumed in these times that women were never really heard especially young women but that girl with the short hair was running this interview 👏🏼
True even though I disagree with her.
Ikr! She was brilliant, so inquisitive and articulate!
That's because the media likes to portray the times in extreme stereotypes. I was born in 1958, and I constantly hear younger generations give false ideas about what it was like growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.
It's crazy how we have the same problems now but the price tags are astronomically higher
It's crazy how relatable this felt.. I could have been at that table as an 18 year old and fit right in.
I hope Dave became a farmer
Tom Street he will still be complaining
Joe John he said out west, so probably in the San Joaquin valley growing something
He did, but he moved to the electronics field
omg he commented above! its the real old man and it is unlikely a fake comment.
That man became Steve Jobs’ dad
1958: I want to have my own farm
2019: has farm in Minecraft
Ruby Ventura You mean 2013
Rxspzct have you not seen all the Minecraft comeback videos
Ruby Ventura 😂😂😂😭
Ruby Ventura lmfaoooo
SVEN! EAT!
Ive been seeing these videos of interviews with college students being asked basic knowledge questions and failing in spectacular fashion.
These teenagers from 1958 are a hundred times more cognizant with their thoughts, are well spoken, and have an admirable amount of self awareness.
Kids back then sounded and talked so much more intelligent than kids today.
It’s so strange to see kids my age speak without problems with self consciousness and traces of anxiety. Tbh
chavezax14 they were hand picked.
SwaggerSon GD That’s true, but a LOT less people had it
Jerzíe cote A lot less people were diagnosed with it atleast
@Rohan Danday that's not what anxiety is moron, I don't want to be spoon fed. I earn everything I get from hard work. But I still have social anxiety and just anxiety in general. You are not wrong that many kids nowadays are spoiled but you totally don't understand what real anxiety is at all. And honestly I envy that in some regard.
You’re just not good at reading people these kids have those issues
I like how they debate. I tried to have a “debate” with someone and it began an argument
Everytime in middle school when my teacher wanted to do a debate people just end up talking over each other. They never shut up and let the person speak.
They argued....
@@potatopilot1699 that wasn't an argument.
I think times have changed. Even the comments on this video discussing how they're debating politely, everyone just resorts to insults and name calling. "Rus Lemus" for example lol.
They all listened and tried to understand and respect each other’s opinions while maintaining debate.
1951college: 100 bucks that’s insane you should lower the prices!
2020 be like: 12k dollars jeez I’m lucky I have a phone with a bank plan!
I've graduated 3 colleges with honors and it was all a waste of time.
I've always thought that. Can I ask perhaps why?
Because its not what you know its who you know. I have no problem at all starting from the bottom but I cant even get in at the bottom
@@donarmsdealerone669 How the hell do you attend _three_ colleges?
You go to 1 College then graduate then to another and graduate and then another and graduate. That is how you go to 3 colleges and to be more specific.
It was 2 colleges and 2 trade schools.
I have my associates degree in criminal justice (useless) I have welding certs and every certification in heavy equipment operations except for Crain.
My "major" was logistics.