Sandi Chelan

John, Have you seen this site?
http://www.1stheadlines.com/index.htm
There are headlines from many news sources. If you scroll down, you will
see on the left index bar links to many US and international sources. It is
very convenient when you have a "need" for news.<BG>
Sandi Chelan-Jackson
-----Original Message-----
From: John O. Andersen <andersen@...>
To: Undisclosed-Recipient <Undisclosed-Recipient>
Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 7:07 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Books and the Internet


>From: "John O. Andersen" <andersen@...>
>
>I'm beginning to revise my thinking on reading books. One year a few years
>back I set a personal record by reading 122 books. That was a lot of fun,
>but after awhile, the tallying took on a life of its own, overshadowing
>perhaps some of the other more important reasons for reading such as mind
>broadening or relaxation.
>
>Yes, I'm still a book lover. I go to the library at least twice a week.
>Non-fiction is my preference by far. I pick out all sorts of books which
>interest me: travel, hiking, history, poetry, social issues, books on
>photography, etc.
>
>These days, however, I rarely read a book from cover to cover. I simply
>read the bits which interest me. This is because my time for reading is
>limited, and once I've gleaned what I want to from one book, I'm usually
>anxious to move on to the next. Practically the only books I read cover to
>cover are the ones I read to my children at night before they go to bed.
>
>It's more and more apparent to me that while books are still excellent
>sources of information, the Internet is quickly becoming a worthy rival.
>The Internet enables easy access to a mind-boggling array of news and
>information sources.
>
>Personally, I get my news from several respected American sites as well as
>a few foreign websites. Often when a story hits which piques my curiosity,
>I go directly to the news website of the city where the event is happening.
>It's great fun to get foreign perspectives on news happening in the United
>States. I love the availability of demographic and geographic information
>as well. My growing network of Internet friends/acquaintances is also
>invaluable in that we send each other links, articles and other discoveries
>we find interesting.
>
>In the long run, electronic information sources will diminish the relative
>importance of printed books, but won't eliminate them entirely. I'm just
>happy to live in an age when the number of easily accesssible information
>sources has exploded. Surely there has never been a better time in the
>history of the world to undertake the task of self-education.
>
>John
>http://members.xoom.com/joandersen
>Usually it's easier to be a "success" than to be a human.
>
>>Check it out!
>http://www.unschooling.com
>

John O. Andersen

Sandi,

Thanks, I hadn't seen it. See, Internet acquaintances can be very
helpful!!!

John


----- Original Message -----
From: Sandi Chelan <SChelan@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Internet news link


> From: "Sandi Chelan" <SChelan@...>
>
> John, Have you seen this site?
> http://www.1stheadlines.com/index.htm
> There are headlines from many news sources. If you scroll down, you will
> see on the left index bar links to many US and international sources. It
is
> very convenient when you have a "need" for news.<BG>
> Sandi Chelan-Jackson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John O. Andersen <andersen@...>
> To: Undisclosed-Recipient <Undisclosed-Recipient>
> Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 7:07 PM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Books and the Internet
>
>
> >From: "John O. Andersen" <andersen@...>
> >
> >I'm beginning to revise my thinking on reading books. One year a few
years
> >back I set a personal record by reading 122 books. That was a lot of
fun,
> >but after awhile, the tallying took on a life of its own, overshadowing
> >perhaps some of the other more important reasons for reading such as mind
> >broadening or relaxation.
> >
> >Yes, I'm still a book lover. I go to the library at least twice a week.
> >Non-fiction is my preference by far. I pick out all sorts of books which
> >interest me: travel, hiking, history, poetry, social issues, books on
> >photography, etc.
> >
> >These days, however, I rarely read a book from cover to cover. I simply
> >read the bits which interest me. This is because my time for reading is
> >limited, and once I've gleaned what I want to from one book, I'm usually
> >anxious to move on to the next. Practically the only books I read cover
to
> >cover are the ones I read to my children at night before they go to bed.
> >
> >It's more and more apparent to me that while books are still excellent
> >sources of information, the Internet is quickly becoming a worthy rival.
> >The Internet enables easy access to a mind-boggling array of news and
> >information sources.
> >
> >Personally, I get my news from several respected American sites as well
as
> >a few foreign websites. Often when a story hits which piques my
curiosity,
> >I go directly to the news website of the city where the event is
happening.
> >It's great fun to get foreign perspectives on news happening in the
United
> >States. I love the availability of demographic and geographic
information
> >as well. My growing network of Internet friends/acquaintances is also
> >invaluable in that we send each other links, articles and other
discoveries
> >we find interesting.
> >
> >In the long run, electronic information sources will diminish the
relative
> >importance of printed books, but won't eliminate them entirely. I'm just
> >happy to live in an age when the number of easily accesssible information
> >sources has exploded. Surely there has never been a better time in the
> >history of the world to undertake the task of self-education.
> >
> >John
> >http://members.xoom.com/joandersen
> >Usually it's easier to be a "success" than to be a human.
> >
> >>Check it out!
> >http://www.unschooling.com
> >
>
> > Check it out!
> http://www.unschooling.com
>