Computers were not in every household. Teachers did not give homework with instructions to "search it online" and kids did not have to have things PRINTED OUT, they had to do this thing called WRITE the paper. Apparently that was so long ago, and I am old.
Promise had homework, she had to write the definitions of a bunch of words for Science. She had been online and was only on facebook and doing other things that were not homework. So after 2 hours of online time, when I told her she was done, her reason for needing back on was that she had to look up those words.... Use a dictionary... A whaaaaaaaaaaaaa? That won't work. It won't have all the words in it!!! Uh, yeah it will! What do you think they used "way back in the old days" before internet? YEP! DICTIONARIES!
So we looked through the dictionary and although it did indeed take a bit longer, we were able to find and define each word on her list. Maybe next time she will use her internet time for homework as well as fun, if not, we have a back up plan!
Promise had homework, she had to write the definitions of a bunch of words for Science. She had been online and was only on facebook and doing other things that were not homework. So after 2 hours of online time, when I told her she was done, her reason for needing back on was that she had to look up those words.... Use a dictionary... A whaaaaaaaaaaaaa? That won't work. It won't have all the words in it!!! Uh, yeah it will! What do you think they used "way back in the old days" before internet? YEP! DICTIONARIES!So we looked through the dictionary and although it did indeed take a bit longer, we were able to find and define each word on her list. Maybe next time she will use her internet time for homework as well as fun, if not, we have a back up plan!
They are gonna stop teaching cursive writing and stuff now too. I'm gonna make my kids learn it.
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