This is a blog for 'baby boomers'. If you are younger than say, 44, you won't fully appreciate what I am about to say. In fact, you might even think it was written by a cave woman!
Only those of you who watched the original moon landing (on black and white television no less) back in '69 will likely be able to relate...
When I was in the first grade (I had to walk 15 miles thru the snow... Just kidding) the standard literacy textbook was "See Spot Run". Twelve years later, freshman college Computer 101 was a blur of 1's and 0's. PC's didn't exist, much less laptops, I-pods or the www. Today, kindergarden children are taught QWERT at the same time they are learning their ABC's! We learned QWERT in high-school typing class. If we were lucky, we got electric typewriters!
I suppose this is good progress, unless we reach the point where we actually try to replace real live human teachers with 'online tutorials'.
Personally, I am thankful for the Dick, Jane and Spot series and those early edition Golden Books that I first learned to read by myself. By a real live, in the flesh teacher. Those folks who took the time and made the effort to introduce us to the skills of reading. Who made the words on a page come to life!
And it is a skill. A taught skill. Not a naturally acquired skill. And once we mastered it, the world was opened up to us, yes, even before the world wide web was 'invented'!
So, at least for the time being, if you are reading this, take the time to thank a teacher this week! They may one day be a lost breed...
Happy reading and blessings to all!
D Americanhorse
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Funny, but true!
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