R-T-W and R-T-R¡..similar product formats, both of which are reducing our collective skill sets and cost less the buy than building the items from scratch. ?
There¡¯s been a number of studies concerning smart phones indicating they affect the development of children ?brains and through social media are causing real harm to their social development.? Some scientists and behaviorists are promoting the idea that these devices should not be given to kids until they are in high school.
My wife read an article, years ago, that included a survey of those working in high tech and the majority of the workers said they would not give their elementary age children unsupervised access to computers or smartphones.? They recommended we all give them blocks, tinker toys and baseballs.
I would of course add model trains to that list.
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On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 12:38 PM, Ted Zanders wrote:
When was the last time someone you knew, <snip> who sewed a dress or shirt from a pattern.
My wife, a now-retired home economics teacher from Palo Alto High School, knows the answer to this not-so-hypothetical question.? The cost of buttons, zipper, thread, pattern and plain fabric far exceed the cost of completed and nice-looking clothing made in India and other nearby places.? Which explains why the school district had 24 home economics teachers when she started working there but had only two when she retired.? Most all of them were replaced with computer or software instructors as they retired over the years.? Even high schools gotta change with the times.? Sort-of like S scale.? Ed L.
Ed Loizeaux
Los Altos, CA
