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Musings of a relaxed, identity-directed homeschooling mum in New Zealand.
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A Whole Other World
Imagine a world where there are only one or two TV channels, when if there is a programme you want to watch and you happen to be out - tough, you missed it!! Whats more, TV is only on for a few hours a day, certainly not in the morning or overnight. Imagine the only movies you can watch are at the theatre, and then there is a choice of only one.
Imagine a teenager going out, or away, and the parents having no way of contacting him. And if he wants to contact his parents he needs to find a phone booth and have the correct change. For that matter, imagine a teenager going away with his family and still not having daily contact with his friends.
Imagine actually having to go to a bank to get some money if you need to buy something. If you don't have the money in your wallet - you don't buy the goods. If you spot something in an overseas magazine you need to get a money order and post it off, and wait for its arrival weeks or months later.
Imagine being only able to shop on weekdays with a late night Friday. No Saturday or Sunday trading.
Imagine having a question you want to research. You have to wait until you get to the library, then you have to flick through a pile of file cards to find the number or title of book that may possibly have the information in it.
Imagine having a foreign penpal, actually writing a letter with pen and paper, posting it then having to wait weeks for a reply.
Imagine your friends and confidants, your support network, being only people that you have actually physically met and talked to.
Just imagine .......
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Posted: 4:39 PM, Apr. 29, 2008 |
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