Let’s go… Slaho!

You know, I find it extremely interesting how we as humans work.  We are siocial creatures by nature, but we seem to have such a difficult time socializing, and sometimes we don’t even realize it.

Take for instance my latest observation of life.  The use of technology like the iPod, or the cell phone, or text messaging will be my focus.  I am currently in the midst of another wonderful year teaching summer school.  the boys seem social enough in class.  They’ll do anything to not have to do any work (hence the reason they are in summer school), including, GOD FORBID, speak with each other!  Then the bell rings for their break and they go outside and go straight for their iPods.  They will sit in a group of five or six and they will be staring at each other while each is sitting there just listening to their iPods.  These guys must all be a bunch of bores.  You’d figure they’d be talking to each other otherwise, right?  I mean, that would make sense under normal circumstances, at least in my opinion, if that matters to anybody. 

Well, it does not matter to them, because the mere mention of them talking to each other results in blank stares as if I am speaking to them about the physics of air travel.  Their stare to me translates to, “Speak to each other?  Is that like allowed?  People actually do that?”  WOW!

Then, if they decide to actually say something to another person, they can’t remove the earpieces and ask the other to do the same.  No, they do the totally logical thing.  they yell in the direction of the other person, and if the latter doen’t understand, they’ll do hand signals to clarify their message.  Makes lots of sense right?  I was thinking that maybe we should just start teaching sign language in schools.  No really, hear me out.  then when these guys need to communicate they won’t have to worry about yelling or random hand movements… they could simply sign to each other and they’d be able to relay their messages.  in fact, this would teach our young boys to multitask!  Listen to musci and communicate at the same time!!  What a concept.  I’m sure they’d go for it.  Hey how about, we just let the boys bring the iPods to class, then we can teach them in sign language while they can eacgh listen to their own favorite music!  Maybe then they’ll be excited about coming to school right?

Another thing that copnfounds me uis the whole text messaging thing.  A kid can’t type a paper for himself, but man can they text.  They can send upwards of 100 texts a day!  Hey wouldn’t it just be easier for them to pick up the phone and call the other person and tell them whatever they’d like to tell them.  I mean it would save time over texting the same person 6 times to make sure they understood them properly, wouldn’t it?

OH YEAH, I forgot, they can’t call their friends.  Their iPod headphones are already there! And there is no way they can think clearly and relay a proper message if they are not listening to the proper music, right?  So text messaging is the only way, I guess.  Well, I’m glad that this has all been clari…

Oops, hold on, batteries are low. I gotta recahrge my iPod battery.

OK reconnected!  Now i can finish this entry.  Where was I?  Oh yeah.  I’m glad that this has all been clarified for me so that I can understand the intelligence that my summer school boys obviously have that I never noticed.  I only wish I can multitask like they obviously can.  How stupid of me to think they were actually lazy!  SHEEESH!

Now, as soon as my iPod is recharged i can start thinking again so that i can come up with another LO.  So where did I put that thing, anyway?

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