Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll

I had a nasty shock earlier this year when I discovered that some of my sutdents were born a year after a graduated high school. I have a strong constitiution, though, and I got over it pretty quickly, but today I suffered a blow that I may never recover from.

I'm in first period, my Drama 1 class. I'm talking to 42 - count 'em, 42! - Drama 1 students: the alternative kids, the outcasts. I was passing out transcripts - you know, the permanent record - and I said,

I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record

and not one kid could come up with the next line. Not one. 42 Drama kids ...

I think I've lost my faith in the future of America.