(July 12, 2016 at 2:21 pm)Bella Morte Wrote:Today's kids are in the age of instant gratification. They don't know what it's like to actually have to get up and go find something to do. While technology is great, it's also a downfall for anyone in their twenties or younger.(July 11, 2016 at 11:21 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: On a side note, my nine year old has Tech-Free Thursdays. No tablet, no TV, no laptop and no phone apps. We both do activities that don't involve tech (or Pokémon Go), like reading analog books and doing little science experiments.
That's great. Wish more parents would do that these days.
They will never know the joy of slamming down the phone on someone nor will they know what it's like to have to go to a library to do actual research through periodicals. They have it way too easy.
I see the difference between the way I learned in school and the way some of my much younger fellow classmates learned. Folks in my generation are more visual learners. Young folks today, not so much.
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