Mulling over George Pope to STEVE ASHER 26 Jan 2005

Hi George...

SA> They didn't need flak vests in my day. Teachers were well-armed with
SA> the yard-stick & the cane, and occasionally used them on me. :)
SA> (A yard-stick was a heavy three foot long ruler, used for ruling lines
SA> on the blackboard, and for thumping the occasional backside)

 GP> Of course I know what a yardstick is!  How old(young) do you think
 GP> I am, anyway?

I wasn't sure if it was a term used in North America or not, but obviously
it is :)

SA> Teachers probably don't use chalk & blackboards now.

 GP> The big thing last I heard, is whiteboard and eraseable markers! 

I'm sure the children learn that they can cause havoc by switching
the whiteboard marker for a permanent one ... we used to put chalk
in the dusters, among other things.

 GP> I'd prefer a PC terminal on every desk, on a LAN where I can
 GP> control all and/or individually, if I were teaching in a classroom
 GP> (currently I'm just doing one-on-one computer training)

The PC terminal on every desk will be all well & good, & handy for many
things, but for some things a book, pen and paper are fine. I never had
a blue screen of death pop up while I was reading "Dick and Dora"!

Cheers, Steve..

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