tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775935927973266814.post2719265444148411547..comments2023-10-23T07:18:55.355-07:00Comments on Sanny's writing: The big differenceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15594693316107489208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775935927973266814.post-35801090439075628862012-09-08T13:14:51.026-07:002012-09-08T13:14:51.026-07:00I also prefer writing letters the old fashioned wa...I also prefer writing letters the old fashioned way :) <br /> <br />I hate to admit it but I have completely fallen into all this new technology & at times it can be hard to pull back. <br /><br />I miss the days of writing in a journal- now I write on my phone or computer- I type faster than I write & with all the thoughts going through my head it is easier to capture what I am feeling this way. <br /><br />I also miss good ol' phone calls! I hardly ever talk on the phone now! Sadly, I prefer email or texting. <br /><br />I am pretty good at keeping my daughter away from this type of stuff (for the most part) for now anyways & I try to keep my time on the computer etc limited to certain times of the day, but I still sometimes miss the slowness of the way it was when I was growing up! <br /><br />Great post! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775935927973266814.post-6141751501033812022012-08-01T07:47:20.867-07:002012-08-01T07:47:20.867-07:00I love the fact that you write letters and are ...I love the fact that you write letters and are 'old-fashioned'. I do the same and am actually quite proud of such. Not many people write now-a-days, and I feel it is an art. I always imagine the letters that were sent between people and how elegant sounding they were. I know mine aren't full of that type of language, but writing helps me stay literate and it'll be a good transition once school starts up again. I don't have many essays in school because I'm majoring in Engineering, so when I do, they're a tad difficult. <br /><br />As far as phones go, I don't have a smart phone. To be honest, I'm one of those people who doesn't care much for change, and I understand improvement on things, yes, however I worry so much that the human race is going to deteriorate when we forget how to do things on our own and are constantly in 'need' of technology for everything. I didn't have a phone until I was 13 or so. I think waiting until they are a 'teen' and they are involved in things where they'd need to call and get picked up from practice or something like that is okay. <br /><br />I am mostly worried for kids being consumed by technology and losing the opportunities for becoming something great. I want to encourage my kids (when I have them.. which will be a looonnngg time as I'm not married yet) to color, play instruments, to write their own stories, have an imagination, etc. I don't want them to lose those chances to have crazy dreams and to strive after them. Plus, I think I sometimes missed out on these because I played videogames growing up. Not too excessively, but enough. (Though videogames are good to bond over in real life as well) <br /><br />Anyways, I could talk on this subject for a long time. A great thought to ponder Sanny. :)Mary Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439932737274901128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775935927973266814.post-35224330386318417282012-07-31T12:29:43.525-07:002012-07-31T12:29:43.525-07:00Lots of good questions here! I definitely think th...Lots of good questions here! I definitely think the writing of the youth will suffer from the type of writing that they do on Twitter and Facebook. Even when I was teaching college kids years ago, they were starting to spell things like they saw in ads on TV instead of the correct way.<br /><br />I use my smartphone mostly for email and phone calls with my husband when I'm at work. I like having it in case of emergency, but I could live without it. I know, because I've lived most of my life without one!<br /><br />It would be harder for me to do without my laptop, because I do all my writing on it.<br /><br />I don't like to see kids buried in their electronic devices. I don't know what age is the best age--I guess that depends on the child--but I think 8 years old is too young for a cell phone.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.com