You'll have to forgive me, but I disagree with everything you say.
I can't claim that I know of a better system, but the whole "play outside and then you can play on the computer" is in my eyes just as flawed as "do the dishes and then you can watch TV". What that is teaching is that computers and TV are a _reward_ to strive for which I believe to be a great error (I'm not saying the brats shouldn't do the darn dishes though).
All you should really strive to teach them is moderation in everything, and trying to provide a varied area of both entertainment and learning.
And as for the whole "consoles are counter-productive". I've grown up with Nintendo since I was 6 and because of games (both PC and consoles) I've managed to a great amount of English, and most importantly: I had fun. Kids learn through games and play, and who's to say that a console is inferior of entertainment than a PC?
I can only imagine the groans and curses that will follow after discovering that your carefully backed up data (a moderatly sized mp3-collection) is on a disc that's struck with crc errors. I get really flustered finding dvd-r:s in my binders that doesn't work anymore, and that's only 1/20 of what one would lose on a blueray disc.
Whenever I want to pay my bills via my "internet bank" I have to reboot to windows, since it only "works" with IE _and_ Netscape 4(!), though support for N7 is to be integrated soon. If you try to load the site with any other browser, you're left with a complete blank.
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You'll have to forgive me, but I disagree with everything you say. I can't claim that I know of a better system, but the whole "play outside and then you can play on the computer" is in my eyes just as flawed as "do the dishes and then you can watch TV". What that is teaching is that computers and TV are a _reward_ to strive for which I believe to be a great error (I'm not saying the brats shouldn't do the darn dishes though). All you should really strive to teach them is moderation in everything, and trying to provide a varied area of both entertainment and learning. And as for the whole "consoles are counter-productive". I've grown up with Nintendo since I was 6 and because of games (both PC and consoles) I've managed to a great amount of English, and most importantly: I had fun. Kids learn through games and play, and who's to say that a console is inferior of entertainment than a PC?
I can only imagine the groans and curses that will follow after discovering that your carefully backed up data (a moderatly sized mp3-collection) is on a disc that's struck with crc errors. I get really flustered finding dvd-r:s in my binders that doesn't work anymore, and that's only 1/20 of what one would lose on a blueray disc.
Pish posh! I still contest nothing beats the african swallow. Snails? Now that's just crazy talk...
I noticed that my "stalking girl" is still online, better not touch that account again for a couple of months..
I'ts clear we need a new moderation, "horrifying" is missing.
Oh good, only light to mild ones then? ;)
Whenever I want to pay my bills via my "internet bank" I have to reboot to windows, since it only "works" with IE _and_ Netscape 4(!), though support for N7 is to be integrated soon. If you try to load the site with any other browser, you're left with a complete blank.