The Kids Are Not Alright

07Dec08

(apologies to The Who)….I wonder about the effects of extensive time we spend web surfing, video gaming, and other online behaviour. Two incidents around me touched off more questions than provided answers. I bumped into  mother of a 14 year old who said she worried about her son’s generation, and what growing up digital means. […]

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Lifelong learning

11Oct08

My auntie Jane worked all her life in Canada in low skilled jobs. I don’t know if she even had an elementary school education. She had no need to speak English working in a factory with other Chinese speaking workers. Her children or husband took care of household tasks needing English literacy. Then she had […]

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