tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015589183103314236.post5980990787615301985..comments2024-02-27T00:31:04.627-07:00Comments on Adventures in Pencil Integration: In Response to a Ted TalkAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015589183103314236.post-17960731808373236192010-01-23T14:55:46.093-07:002010-01-23T14:55:46.093-07:00Dear John:
In terms of your question: I think I ...Dear John:<br /><br />In terms of your question: I think I must point out to you that collaboration is not a good thing. And - if that is where your obsession with pencils is leading you, then - I again advise you to proceed with caution. You are already on record for promoting dangerous tools. Promoting dangerous ideas is even more reprehensible. <br /><br />Our children deserve better than that.<br /><br />Putting the weapons of communication into the hands of the untutored is irresponsible at best and potentially criminal. To then share the ideas of another pencilholic merely compounds the error.<br /><br />And think of the trees! As Wordswoth said lo these many years ago:"The world is too much with us." A more powerful argument against the permissive distribution of pencils I have yet to hear. I am sure you agree.<br /><br />Please respnd at your earliest convenience to reassure me that you do not mean what you say. Recant, reform, turn back while you still have the time. It may soon be too late.Josiehttp://www.pdscompasspoint.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015589183103314236.post-10454382934335168062010-01-23T14:33:45.533-07:002010-01-23T14:33:45.533-07:00And another thing about pencils: Children are not ...And another thing about pencils: Children are not developmentally ready to use a pencil. Their hands are not built for them. They don't have the fine motor skills for them. Making them use pencils disadvantages the child who is not pencil ready - which - in the normal human being is not until around age 14.Josiehttp://www.pdscompasspoint.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015589183103314236.post-13827262622201485632010-01-23T07:16:00.963-07:002010-01-23T07:16:00.963-07:00I love it! Can I use this idea in my next blog pos...I love it! Can I use this idea in my next blog post? (I promise I'll give you credit for the idea)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015589183103314236.post-3922057229185384212010-01-23T06:58:54.581-07:002010-01-23T06:58:54.581-07:00I don't think children should be trusted with ...I don't think children should be trusted with pencils. They might write man things about you and pass notes in class. Also- what if they used the pencil to poke each others eyes out? It's happened. I advise moving with caution. Do you have a district wide Acceptable Pencil Use Policy and have you made sure that all teachers understand the consequences should they fail to make sure it it is fully implemeneted?Josiehttp://www.pdscompasspoint.com/noreply@blogger.com