I recently laughed when the father of a first grader remarked that it would be wonderful to be a kid today.  We were at his son's bouncy house birthday party.  The kids were running from room to room and had all of the energy in the world.  Plus, there were a couple of screens hooked up to Wii games.  Most of the kids (and ...

I once had my hand slapped during a computer inservice.  The instructor was clearly irritated that I wasn't catching on fast enough and stopped me from pushing any more keys.  I was so embarrassed.  It always seemed strange to me that teachers are expected to be patient, loving creatures, but they aren't always treated that ...