Here I go again, in my thoughts about listening to the master teachers in my life - the children. As we continue to experience rapid changes in technology, I realize every day it is my grandchildren who will be teaching me the changes in this computer world we now live in. And so I listened to the comments collected from computer children, ages 10 to 15. These are students who spend an average of 10 hours a week working in their computer labs at school and home.
Why do you like learning from a computer?
John: Computers are patient. They never yell at you.
Josh: You can work at your own pace. don't have to wait for the rest of the class to catch up.
Joy: If you get sick of it, you can turn it off.
How does working on the computer make you feel?
Jared: I feel like I'm in charge of everything. Matthew: I feel like I'm the boss. I can control it.
What do you like most about computers?
John: You can use your imagination to program games.
Stephen: I like the technology. I've always been interested in electronics and I like to be on the cutting edge of what's new.
Do you think computers will ever replace school?
John: No, teachers have feelings. You can't have a conversation with a computer.
Aaron: If you worked with a computer all day, you wouldn't know how to get along with people.
Do you like being able to learn things without anyone helping you?
Michelle: It builds your confidence to be able to learn something by yourself.
Joy: I feel smart when I configure things out myself.
How do you feel about knowing more things about a computer than your parents?
Alan: It's nice to have your parents ask you questions instead of you always asking them. Joy: We get to teach them for a change.
How can a computer help your parents? Jamie: It can help them with business and taxes.
Kara: Maybe make them less cranky because they would have more free time.
Josh: They could do things quicker and have more time for other things.
Joey told his father that he needed a computer for his homework. His father said, “You don't need a computer. When Abraham Lincoln was your age, he studied by candlelight in a log cabin.” “Yes, I know, dad.” And he thought for a moment…”And when he was your age, he was the president of the United States.” We parents and grandparents learn each day from the children.
Warm thought: Our computer broke down and we had to think. Have many warm thoughts on these warm spring days!
Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea, written by Dr. Luetta G. Werner
Published in the Marion Record, April 16, 1998.
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Till next time,
Trina