Fake Ivy: Teachers Hyping Worksheets from 1997

Across high schools, some teachers are clinging to photocopied worksheets older than their students, dressing them up as �classics� to maintain authority. Students joke that these crumbling handouts, yellowed at the edges, are treated like sacred Ivy League texts despite covering outdated topics like floppy disks and dial-up internet. Administrators defend the practice as �resourceful recycling,� but critics argue it�s symptomatic of underfunded classrooms. One student quipped, �We�re learning history from documents that are literally historical artifacts.� While the content may be obsolete, the lesson it teaches�about the stubbornness of educational systems�remains relevant. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com