Ouch.

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Yes, it is important to get the dates correct. But in these economic times, one year makes no difference especially if an event brings much needed cash and YES Matt, this is the WHATEVER age and there is nothing we can do to stop it unless it makes money.

The majority of students that I ecounter consider the subjects that are required as useless crap and they ask me why they cannot take just what they need. Then they ask why is Organic chemistry so difficult and why I cannot make it easy so they can pass and get into medical school, dental school....etc.

Then they go and complain to the department chair that the class is difficult which results in my "altering" the course.

Students grade shop for their money and they expect to get a good product to make more money. That's it. The fact remains that outside the few on this forum who like history, the rest DO NOT GIVE A CRAP ABOUT HISTORY let alone if an event is one year earlier or later.

This is true for many adults as well who I have personally heard saying: I do not have enough time or energy thinking about today and tomorrow let alone what was done in the past by a past generation that no longer exists and my pondering on it does not put food on the table.

Gentlemen, this is the sad state that the planet is currently facing. Its all about profit NOT quality, innovation, long lastingness, loyalty, appreciation, individualism, tradition, values, culture...etc

At least here in NY for the most part of the people I have encountered think this way. So how much of a stretch is it to believe this is not universal given the current climate we live under.