Technology, People, a Suspect Future:
David Pogue's weekly email message came yesterday, addressing an issue that isn't being discussed nearly enough—etiquette. As the chief voice of techy-dom at The New York Times, Pogue's message addressed online etiquette and the abusive language that so many messages now employ, but he arrives at a point that is pervasive:
David Pogue's weekly email message came yesterday, addressing an issue that isn't being discussed nearly enough—etiquette. As the chief voice of techy-dom at The New York Times, Pogue's message addressed online etiquette and the abusive language that so many messages now employ, but he arrives at a point that is pervasive:
It should be noted that children learn less from being told and far more from observation.* Young people who spend lots of time online are, in essence, replacing in-person social interactions with these online exchanges. With so much less experience conversing in the real world, they haven't picked up on the value of treating people civilly. That is, they haven't yet hit the stage of life when getting things like friends, a spouse and a job depend on what kind of person you are.
* Many parents haven't been teaching social skills (or haven't been around to teach them) for years, but Web 2.0 is suddenly making it apparent for the first time.
posted by Jim | 10:02 AM
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But not a helluva lot from tee vee, I would argue. How about direct observation of natural processes, something Hazleton Area High School kids will never get from walking across the turf surrounding their school? Of course, they could, in fact, walk downhill a piece from the baseball field (with the chainlink fence) and look over a genuine wetland, complete with wild cranberry. But then they would probably have to dodge around ATVs using the same path.
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