BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: people with autism
De:       poindexter FORTRAN
Data:     Tue, 5 May 2026 12:25:05 -0700
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-=> Mike Powell wrote to fusion <=-

 MP> Some schools are moving away from "screen time" learning and back
 MP> towards more traditional classrooms as a result.  I think that is a
 MP> good thing. ;)

I was trying to tutor my sophomore daughter on geometry -- drawing a
figure on paper and measuring angles was so much easier than what she
was trying to do on a screen.

I've always loved pen and paper - still use notebooks at work for taking
notes during meetings. Back then, I loved buying school supplies in
September - especially the little geometry kits with pencils,
protractors, stencils, and a little ruler.








 MP> Those of us who are old enough that we grew up in houses without such
 MP> things really notice the difference.

 fu> then again we had video games and tons of junk TV and movies (including
 fu> subliminal messaging! ever want a dr pepper after watching spiderman
 fu> with tobey maguire? lol) and somehow we managed to put a line between
 fu> that and education.

 MP> IIRC, the Tobey Maguire Spiderman came out when I was around 30.  :D
 MP> Some kids I knew had video game equipment at home, but most of us
 MP> didn't.  TV does come with some gotchas but it does require you to pay
 MP> attention so you don't miss something... especially back in the day
 MP> when most of us couldn't record it and there was no streaming.  ;)

 MP> On the internet, it has got to where sites like Youtube prioritize
 MP> short content (< 2 minutes) over longer form videos.  A lot of creators
 MP> of long form content have been complaining about that because they are
 MP> loosing views and money to the short form content.  Best as I can tell,
 MP> everything on sites like Instagram and Tik Tok are aimed at short
 MP> attention spans.



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