Justin and all - of course the problem (for all of us) is that it is for us to say...who else is going to decide? That's scary, guess it's always been.
Mike Wafkowski ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: Re: Old Farts (was Re: The Clink-Klank sound) > I know what you mean, and I agree. It's just that kids now'a'days are so > lazy (I would know, I'm 18). They're so used to everything being layed out > for them. But that's the way the world is going. As time goes by machines > are going to be doing more and more of the work that we used to do. Soon we > won't even be bathing ourselves...we'll have machines that do that for us. > :oP Whether it's good or not is not really for me to say... On one hand I > think it gives me more time to focus on other things; like my dancing, my > writing, or the films I'm working on. But that's just me :oP > > Justin > > In a message dated 10/5/01 3:02:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > When I was a teacher (K-3 grades), I made my students memorize facts. > Calculators can lose power, batteries, get misplaced or forgotten. > Must know what you're doing. My mother likes taking me shopping with > her so I can let her know quickly what she'll pay when they list what > percent off. It seems like most teachers now don't care if kids know > the facts, as long as they have their calculators handy. I'm all for > understanding the concept, but calculations in head are important > too. I must be showing my age. >> > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
