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Ret10Echo · 12-03-2008, 05:59

I'm sure those who stood by and watched the first person hunt with a bow-and-arrow thought they were going soft.

We do joke around at home about the idea that we would also be doing advanced math in High School if we could use a programmable, graphing calculator to take tests.

I don't think this is specific to the younger kids. Try holding the attention of a 50-year-old whose Blackberry starts to vibrate.....

12-03-2008, 05:59	#6
Ret10Echo Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Occupied America.... Posts: 4,740	I'm sure those who stood by and watched the first person hunt with a bow-and-arrow thought they were going soft. We do joke around at home about the idea that we would also be doing advanced math in High School if we could use a programmable, graphing calculator to take tests. I don't think this is specific to the younger kids. Try holding the attention of a 50-year-old whose Blackberry starts to vibrate..... __________________ "There are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations" James Madison
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