tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post5825523637684592823..comments2023-10-29T03:43:34.300-07:00Comments on Bread and Roses: Stop Press! British Academic Talks Sense...and other sundry mattersDulce Domumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-41504887274808243582012-06-27T13:03:55.980-07:002012-06-27T13:03:55.980-07:00I do sympathise with parents who use the DS (or si...I do sympathise with parents who use the DS (or similar) as easy entertainment, if you're sat in the doctor surgery for hours on end they can be a God send (Squidge loves her DS). In church I think it's a bit icky, and as you say it's so that the children can opt out of the adult world. I think children are missing out on important lessons, that boredom is better (more British??) than being rude LOL. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097784379722861203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-74824706038654253502012-06-25T07:05:00.424-07:002012-06-25T07:05:00.424-07:00Hi Jo
you make some really great points - I read a...Hi Jo<br />you make some really great points - I read a lot of history (and plenty of historial novels) and I think the sense of community we have lost (replaced by commercialism) is a bit of a modern tragedy.<br /><br />Hi Sunshine<br />DSs in our church are a really common occurance (especially in Christening/Baptism services). It gives children the opportunity to opt out of the adult world - surely detrimental to them in terms of their development.Dulce Domumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-59833043865209354962012-06-24T13:36:45.865-07:002012-06-24T13:36:45.865-07:00"how could these be absences if they were not..."how could these be absences if they were not felt as such at the time, and were in any case amply compensated for by family security, neighbourliness and a still surviving oral and folk creativity?" (from the article)<br /><br />I think we are actually more bereft than in the pre-technological era. Of course I love my computer and t-interwebs, and I love my indoor loo, washing machine, etc. But there is an increasing problem, that is tje use of hand-held game devices and mobile phones that are practically computers. No-one seems to be able to spend more than five minutes away from their electronic device. Children when visiting relatives take their Nintendo DS's, and even to church! Why would you take your children to visit a relative and then allow the to spend the whole time playing a game and ignoring them? So rude.<br /><br />My two have Nintendo Ds's, I am not against technology. But I think we are raising a generation of children who have no idea how to have a conversation and are overly bored by having to spend time just enjoying the company of others.<br /><br />Being bored sometimes DOES increase creativity and imagination. It makes us seek out community and friendship. There's nothing wrong with being bored once in a while. All this technology was supposed to give us more time, but instead it's given us more 'things to do'.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097784379722861203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-81768446894209155752012-06-24T13:30:24.395-07:002012-06-24T13:30:24.395-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097784379722861203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-38394359826608739592012-06-23T19:53:43.561-07:002012-06-23T19:53:43.561-07:00As a lifelong student of history and avid reader o...As a lifelong student of history and avid reader of historical novels, I have to agree with this article absolutely. And the truth is, there are people all over the world who still live pretty pre-industrial lives, and somehow manage to enjoy life, and thrive..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.com