August 01, 2003
Lookin' so crazy, got me lookin' so crazy
What is it with technology? How did we become dependent on so many machines? What do the Amish folks and less fortunate folks of the world do without technology?
We've got to have our technology, too. And if we don't, some of us grown adults will whine and cry and pitch a fit. How do you act when your email goes down? Don't even front, you know you want to put your fist through a wall if you come into work and can't check it. And personal email is even worse. If you can't get to it, who knows what you may have missed hearing about in everyone's lives.
Monday marks the beginning of a new career for my friend and your's, Ms. Holli. She will be starring in the role of 8th grade reading teacher/ 9th grade English teacher. So, she's saying how it's going to kill her to not be able to check her email. And I feel her pain, I couldn't stand it either. Watch people, the world is probably coming to everyone carrying their PDA or tablet around with their wireless Internet access and therefore email.
So this bears the question of, are kids that are growing up in this world now at a disadvantage becuase they are learning to communicate electronically and not the good old fashioned way? Seriously, how many of you would rather IM someone than talk on the phone? Not that there is anything wrong with that, I'm just saying that the more I look around, the more cold and steely the world looks to me. And don't get me wrong, I love, love, LOVE email and couldn't live without it, but I worry about what happens to kiddies that never learn interpersonal skills because they learn to e-communicate instead. (did I just coin a new e-word??)
So, have a nice weekend and talk to someone in person. =)
Amy
We've got to have our technology, too. And if we don't, some of us grown adults will whine and cry and pitch a fit. How do you act when your email goes down? Don't even front, you know you want to put your fist through a wall if you come into work and can't check it. And personal email is even worse. If you can't get to it, who knows what you may have missed hearing about in everyone's lives.
Monday marks the beginning of a new career for my friend and your's, Ms. Holli. She will be starring in the role of 8th grade reading teacher/ 9th grade English teacher. So, she's saying how it's going to kill her to not be able to check her email. And I feel her pain, I couldn't stand it either. Watch people, the world is probably coming to everyone carrying their PDA or tablet around with their wireless Internet access and therefore email.
So this bears the question of, are kids that are growing up in this world now at a disadvantage becuase they are learning to communicate electronically and not the good old fashioned way? Seriously, how many of you would rather IM someone than talk on the phone? Not that there is anything wrong with that, I'm just saying that the more I look around, the more cold and steely the world looks to me. And don't get me wrong, I love, love, LOVE email and couldn't live without it, but I worry about what happens to kiddies that never learn interpersonal skills because they learn to e-communicate instead. (did I just coin a new e-word??)
So, have a nice weekend and talk to someone in person. =)
Amy
Posted by Amy at 14:12:46 |
Chrispian wrote:
I'm hooked. I'm not just hooked, I'm wired in and if I'm removed, I'll die. I hope the next generation doesn't know what it even feels like not to have access to it, and that one day I'm telling kids about a time when it didn't exist and watching their jaw hit the floor. ;)