tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post3320282895649350488..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: going from mindless to mindfulDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-76959540660909219382010-04-03T08:20:35.048-05:002010-04-03T08:20:35.048-05:00The whole thrust of modern technology is to make t...The whole thrust of modern technology is to make things easy. The new iPad is designed to make things easier than ever, and that will be the reason to buy it. But facing challenges is the essence of human growth.<br /><br />No doubt, many unforeseen challenges will arise for today's kids, just as they have for every generation. Making things easy is not the proper job for a parent or teacher as we should be preparing them to face difficult challenges.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-7267470372843123842010-04-03T07:52:09.631-05:002010-04-03T07:52:09.631-05:00I agree that students are more difficult to reach ...I agree that students are more difficult to reach (and teach). Many of the projects that I had for my 8th graders 30 years ago are now too difficult for my seniors to accomplish. The main reason, I believe, is because they want adults (and all of society)to do it for them. Why clean your room when Mom does it for you? Why make the measurements on your project if you can get the teacher to do it for you? Why get a summer job when your parents give you a car and a gas card for free? And how about that free cell phone that mom pays the bill for?<br /> We are killing our kids with kindness. I am afraid we are on the path to having major problems with how our government deals with its citizens........For every hard working individual we will have one worker staying at home collecting unemployment, doing nothing to be productive because they feel that society owes them a living.cbolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03678815070130416727noreply@blogger.com