Jon’s mom weighs in with some parental wisdom for the ages
A few weeks ago I posted a story about Jon, an 11 year old who has taken on the job of network administrator at his school.
This is what I love about blogging. A few days ago, Jon’s mom added a comment to that post!
She says:
Thank you, GenYes! Finally someone gets the point of this whole story. There is so much talent in the next generation, and if we give them chances to use it in ways that make the world better, they will. If we do not, they will find ways to use it that are destructive. The hi-tech frontier may be relatively new, but raising children has always been like that, right?
So often we hear about parents who are fearful of the digital world and who focus completely on the negative affect they think it will have on their children. So it’s nice to hear from a parent who sees her son’s talents as a normal expression of childhood, not some newly invented form of abnormal behavior.
Childhood has always been a time to reach for the stars with guidance from adults who can point the way without being in the way.
Thanks, Jon’s mom - you are an inspiration!
Sylvia
May 3rd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I am one of the students working on techYES at my school righ mow with my awesome GT and computer teachers and right now I am desperately looking for ontributers for my English blog. It is an online community where students can post thier original literary works (short stories, excerpts fom long stories, poems lyrics..etc.) and get feedback on them. For more info check it out at callingallauthorz.edublogs.org and please spread the word around!