On 8/30/12 2:44 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Bill wrote:
zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:41 -0400, Bill wrote:

OK, but I don't see the correlation between Rolex and Apple. That you
do, says as much about you than it does those who you
talk about.

I'm not sure. I heard about a 7 year-old today who asked his mom
to buy him an iPad. Do you think he saw *bling*?

Maybe but that just makes my point. *YOU* care about what some
unknown little boy wants.

No, I just happen to be in the coffee room when the said story was
told. You'll have to find someone else to argue with though.

Yes. If it didn't bother you (and it clearly does) that a little
boy wanted an iPad, you wouldn't have brought it up here. You
really need to pay more attention to yourself and your family and
less to what others want.

I think it is noteworthy comment about our society that a 7-year old
asked his mom for an Ipad. I guess it's a sign that there is a lot of
marketing going on.

Perhaps, but I think it is more a reflection of what parents are giving
their kids these days. My own thoughts on that were - why in the hell does
a 7 year old need and iPad? But - that's what parents do for and buy for
their kids these days.


Not to start another whole debate.... well, that *is* what we do, so
here goes.....

Kids, especially very young ones, are doing extremely well with learning
on tablets. The touch interface has opened up whole new realms of early
developmental learning that were never before thought possible.

They have been especially revolutionary in helping autistic kids learn
and *communicate* with others. There are videos out there showing before
and after of kids with autism and it brings tears to your eyes to see
the difference it makes in their lives. Turns out these kids are just as
intelligent as "normal" kids and these tablets have been they only
really effective conduit to learning and communication for them.

I have friends with preschooler who are learning to read and write with
things, much faster than old-school flash cards, etc. Best part... they
seem to take to it themselves with very little supervision. The touch
screen interface seems to be the magic part of the equation in the case
of the autistic kids.

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