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In a message dated 4/18/2002 7:35:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


> I do not tell them what to do but I feel it is my responsibility as
> their parent to help them understand that too much of anything is not
> good. I imagine what you are saying is that this is probably short
> lived and what harm could that be. I agree.

Define short <BEG>.

It could last a long time - the SIMS is very creative and is the equivalent
of "playing dollhouse" only with INCREDIBLE possibilities.

Would you feel the same way if they spent hour after hour with dolls, making
up personalities and creating pretend lives for them?

Do you really think that too much of ANYTHING is not good?

---pamS


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homeschoolmd

Allison liked how you described the SIMS as an electronic dollhouse.

I have been thinking about how I would feel if they were playing with
dolls instead of SIMS. I think the problem would be the same even if
it were dollhouse. The problem is we are not doing many of the
things I have spent a lot of time and energy planning, researching,
going to the library and checking out. I know they would enjoy what
I have gotten but the time just goes by. The days just go by.

I've asked them if they would set some time aside to do things with
me. When I say "tomorrow would you like to plant the lamb's ear we
started from seed" and they say "yes" I will ask them when they think
they might like to do that. I hope this helps.


Pat

--- In AlwaysLearning@y..., PSoroosh@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 4/18/2002 7:35:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> AlwaysLearning@y... writes:
>
>
> > I do not tell them what to do but I feel it is my responsibility
as
> > their parent to help them understand that too much of anything is
not
> > good. I imagine what you are saying is that this is probably
short
> > lived and what harm could that be. I agree.
>
> Define short <BEG>.
>
> It could last a long time - the SIMS is very creative and is the
equivalent
> of "playing dollhouse" only with INCREDIBLE possibilities.
>
> Would you feel the same way if they spent hour after hour with
dolls, making
> up personalities and creating pretend lives for them?
>
> Do you really think that too much of ANYTHING is not good?
>
> ---pamS
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dan Vilter

Pat,
Why do you think the stuff you have been planning is more valid a thing to
do than playing the SIMS or anything *they* have chosen to do? It sounds to
me that the time is being utilized in a pursuit of their choosing and hasn't
just "gone by." Or am I missing something?

-Dan Vilter

On 4/19/02 3:17 PM, "homeschoolmd" <homeschoolmd@...> wrote:

> The problem is we are not doing many of the
> things I have spent a lot of time and energy planning, researching,
> going to the library and checking out. I know they would enjoy what
> I have gotten but the time just goes by. The days just go by.

homeschoolmd

--- In AlwaysLearning@y..., Dan Vilter <dvilter@m...> wrote:
> Pat,
> Why do you think the stuff you have been planning is more valid a
thing to
> do than playing the SIMS or anything *they* have chosen to do?

The other day Virginia asked me if she was preprogrammed to like
soccer. I told her yes, she was just born that way. She then asked
me if her friend Sammy was preprogrammed to show her how to play
soccer. I told her no, that was opportunity.

They have so so much time in a day. Why can't we try to fit in a
little time for me to show them what I've found? Why is that so
harmful to their own pursuits?

I agree that I have *not* been taking the right approach to introduce
them to what I've found and I will make changes here but I'm not
telling them they can't do anything they want to do. In fact, they
do what ever they want when ever they want. I sure would like a life
like that!

Pat