What Are Our Children Learning - And I don't mean ... - Page 3

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

I think it is just every where, people are rude,and it has become so bad in the past year and half, every one is fighting,calling names , i am so tired of hearing it all the time.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

excpa · ‎09-12-2015

From "Into the Woods"

Careful the things you say
Children will listen
Careful the things you do
Children will see
And learn
Children may not obey
But children will listen
Children will look to you
For which way to turn
To learn what to be
Careful before you say
"Listen to me"
Children will listen

spiderw · ‎06-14-2010

There is so much to say about this topic and I often have this conversation with family and friends. We could point out so much and all the posters have made good points. I'm sure when we were younger, or I was, these discussions went on then. Wisdom does come with age and you do tend to learn from your mistakes. Hopefully by that time no damage has been done.

The one point I would like to make is friendship. I have been blessed with the greatest friends, many long term and going strong. I grew up without the technology the kids have today and I had to go out and make friends. We are all aware of the dependence on phones, tablets and other devices that the kids have. I see these devices taking over socialization. Instead of going out with friends or even making friends, the devices substitute. I know it is a different world but the comfort of having friendships is a blessing to me. It always has been. I see many of these kids without friends or if they have them they communicate by the devices instead of face to face. Discussions are few, getting together and going out not often, and being on the phone constantly becomes their world.

I am not saying this happens to all kids and it is up to the parents to try to curtail the time spent on the technology if only at home. There is something to be said about being with people, talking, laughing and being there for them when in need. I have always done this face to face and believe me I wouldn't trade it for anything. I am not speaking as a person of an older generation who is out of touch with the present, I know the benefits and downsides. However, I stress forging friendships in person and finding people in your life who you count on in good and bad times aside from family. The phone communication is understandable but being with people is far more rewarding.

GrailSeeker · ‎12-01-2012

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The problem today is some parents don't have any time for the children which is really sad. You bring them into the world and then expect them to fend for themselves. Children need to learn the difference between right and wrong, respect, not to bully other kids and call them names. Some of these youngsters today and even the ones 18 thru early 20's are so disrespectful and could care less about anything. None of them know how to count change back in the retail store. It's good to use your mind before you end up losing it later in life.

@Katcat1

Do you actually believe no one 18 through 20 knows how to count change? Or count change in a retail store?

I, for one, believe that.

My first job at 16 was in a grocery store, before cash registers figured change for you. It was one of the first things the store owner showed me - how to count back change. I can't tell you the number of girls as far back as 35 years ago that I've shown how to count back change. I have never met even one clerk in the last 20 years who can count back change without the aid of the cash register telling them how much was due back to the customer..

Example: $17.38 out of $20 = 2 cents to equal $17.40, one dime to $17.50, two quarters to $18.00 plus 2 one dollar bills =$20.

Making change is a long lost skill. You do not need a calculator if you know how to do it, or a pad of paper and pencil to figure the correct amount ($2.62). Literally no one knows how to do it.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@spiderw

My daughter has quite a few friends, she is outgoing and fun, people like her. And I mean good friends, close friends. That includes people she has never met, several young women who have been close friends for years. They send each other presents for birthdays and Christmas and know each others secrets.

Friendship doesn’t always have to be in person. In the old days, women friends wrote letters to each other, Eleanor Roosevelt did that. Not much different than sending emails or texting.

Susan in California · ‎06-02-2014

As a grandmother myself, what troubles me also is the bullying behavior and adjectives attached to people's names coming from the top.

That reminds me of the worst school-yard bullying.

I also think reality tv is encouraging mean behavior. I have watched a good many shows at least a few times, and I suppose

for ratings, they are encouraged to fight, backstab, and name call.

And another topic--the addiction to tech devices.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

I have grown to hate technology. The more "advanced" technology we get, the less humanity we will have.

In the not so distant future, robots will take care of our homes and gardens, they already drive our cars (I will never trust that). Everything will be automated and people will live in a state of virtual reality with nothing to do but push buttons.

I recently saw a program on TV where robotic surgery controlled by doctors thousands of miles away is already being tested. That's pretty scary.

I'm glad my life was lived in a real world . . . with all its inconveniences. I shudder to think what the world will be like for my grandchildren and their children.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

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I have grown to hate technology. The more "advanced" technology we get, the less humanity we will have.

In the not so distant future, robots will take care of our homes and gardens, they already drive our cars (I will never trust that). Everything will be automated and people will live in a state of virtual reality with nothing to do but push buttons.

I recently saw a program on TV where robotic surgery controlled by doctors thousands of miles away are already being tested. That's pretty scary.

I love technology. Millions of people are helped everyday by new medical devices that were only a dream years ago. We now have blood glucose machines that you can tell in seconds what your numbers are. Years ago it was just a guessing game. Heart disease is an area of medicine where new life saving technology will prolong lives only years ago would have been lost..

@LilacTree...remember the 1964 World's Fair? Everyone thought by now we would be living like the Jetson's.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

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I have grown to hate technology. The more "advanced" technology we get, the less humanity we will have.

In the not so distant future, robots will take care of our homes and gardens, they already drive our cars (I will never trust that). Everything will be automated and people will live in a state of virtual reality with nothing to do but push buttons.

I recently saw a program on TV where robotic surgery controlled by doctors thousands of miles away are already being tested. That's pretty scary.
I love technology. Millions of people are helped everyday by new medical devices that were only a dream years ago. We now have blood glucose machines that you can tell in seconds what your numbers are. Years ago it was just a guessing game. Heart disease is an area of medicine where new life saving technology will prolong lives only years ago would have been lost..

@LilacTree...remember the 1964 World's Fair? Everyone thought by now we would be living like the Jetson's.

@Trinity11

I'm glad for medical advances, Trin. But the robotic nature and artificial intelligence of the future will eventually take our humanity away. It will be possible to communicate with each other with our brains . . . we won't even need a device. In fact, they will be able to create robots with implanted human brains. That used to be science fiction . . . no longer.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

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As a grandmother myself, what troubles me also is the bullying behavior and adjectives attached to people's names coming from the top.
That reminds me of the worst school-yard bullying.

@Susan in California

I get on Twitter every morning & wonder who will be picked on

today...and what was said. It’s just gives validation for the Public

to verbalize something when someone else does it...

and possibly take it a step further.