Hello, yesterday i took the dog through Priestley clough and Bullough park and got nostalgiac as i grew up in that area and have wonderful memories of playing out etc, as do other accywebbers as iv read all the threads in the nostalgia section. It struck me how quiet it was to say its the school holidays. I also noticed the disappearance of old footpaths (short cuts) i used to take in the area, you know the type- a line of bare soil across a sea of green. We used to make dens on the 'pens' at the top of hopwood street. What im getting at is that kids dont play out like that any more. All socialising is done online. I think this is a shame and will also breed a generation of obese people due to lack of exercise. Its hard to believe that 15 years ago people didnt possess mobile fones like they do now. When i have a girlfriend, all the flirting etc is done by text or online etc, it makes you wonder how folk managed before. I myself love the internet but can also see the downsides to it. Technology has moved on at a ferocious rate this last decade.
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At the age of 10 (like Groove and Neil's child) I was also out all day with friends, we played in Farmer Jacksons fields (top of Dill Hall Lane) and down on the canal in the old WW2 bunkers and on the swing bridge. A real adventure playground and we didn't have mobiles to keep in touch with home! Don't know if I'd have been different if we'd had the internet then - I do know that I wouldn't want to swap and be a 10 yr old nowadays though. I had a carefree childhood, was very naive compared to todays youngsters and didn't have anywhere near as many gadgets and toys but was very happy all the same.
Glad we have the internet now though, it's a fantastic tool with almost never-ending possibilities. If I'd had it as a kid i'd have probably been an even bigger swat than i already was...
Glad we have the internet now though, it's a fantastic tool with almost never-ending possibilities. If I'd had it as a kid i'd have probably been an even bigger swat than i already was...
the internet has been a lifeline fer many folk imho, as been said good n bad wi it,but then there always has been wi anything, we used to be out all day unsupervised n had a ball, never did us much harm, whilst i love the net,i can accept things move on, don't always like it, but thats life, i can agree much is being missed by kids today, but don't think thats soley to do with fact we got internet, going backwards aint n option,so accept n move on.
the internet is good if used correctly, im now in contact with 3 of my 1st cousins who live abroad & just found a "second cousin" who lives in montreol, all proven of course am busy with one of my "over here cousins doing the family tree, its damm fasanting(sp) plus ive met a load of nice people on accyweb. mez
Well from my prospective the Internet is a lifeline, I have met lots of people on line who I haven't seen for years and contacted people all over the globe, in fact just prior to logging on Accy Web, I received a few photos from my daughter in China, of my two grandsons on there first day of the new school term they only went home last week. There are drawbacks too, but if used correctly the Internet is a very useful tool
I do the same walk with my dog several times a week .
The park I played on as a child , which used to be full of kids , is regularly pretty well deserted , even on sunny , warm days .
Most of present-day children are inside on their computers , play-stations , electronic games , or watching the many children's TV channels .
There is concern now for children's health because of being in a sedentary position for long periods . And that does not include the mental , emotional , and spiritual damage brought about by their overuse of high-tech entertainment .
I think there is another reason why kids don't "play out" like we did as youngsters JCB is the fact that kids are no longer safe and parents, quite rightly don't like there kids moving far away from there own homes. When I was on school holidays the only time I was seen at home was lunch and tea time and sometimes not even then, if we decided to go on adventures and take sandwiches with us, can remember catching the bus to Cock Bridge then following the River right though the countryside to Whalley or a trek over Pendle Hill, don't think that kind of think happens today
Some great replys there...i agree the internet is a wonderful thing and opens up lots of avenues that were'nt possible before. I suppose its a sign of the times but im glad we didnt have it when i was a youngster as i would have missed out on loads of experiences like playing out etc. During the summer we would play football till 9 pm or whenever it got dark, now kids play on playstations etc.
When I was 13 you had to go out to look for smut.
Strangely, hedgerows, and derelict houses were favoured spots, where things like that were stashed.
I'd never have left the house if they'd have had the internet thirty years ago.
What sort of "Smut" are you talking about?
I think kids shouldn't use the internet till they start secondary school. The idea that you learn more using it I think is a total myth!
Well during the school holidays on the fine days, himself has been taking the tinlids down to Mercer Park...which has been a hive of activity and juvenile energy......with the swings and the other recreational equipment being fully used.
Even on the damp days they have usually walked along the Canal banks and fed the ducks.
They have made a den out of a huge cardboard box that our new fridge came in.
This box has been a house, a submarine, a fort, and is now in the process of being transformed into a space ship,with a panel of instruments and buttons(all coverein in shiny foil).
We have briefly looked at some interesting things on the internet......Spindles is interested in Weather.....hurricanes, tornadoesand that kind of thing.....so it has been fun but also educational.
The internet is a tool......it can be used for good or evil depending on the person using it.......a bad person will use it for evil intent, but most of us use it to enlighten ourselves.
Even on the damp days they have usually walked along the Canal banks and fed the ducks.
They have made a den out of a huge cardboard box that our new fridge came in.
This box has been a house, a submarine, a fort, and is now in the process of being transformed into a space ship,with a panel of instruments and buttons(all coverein in shiny foil).
We have briefly looked at some interesting things on the internet......Spindles is interested in Weather.....hurricanes, tornadoesand that kind of thing.....so it has been fun but also educational.
The internet is a tool......it can be used for good or evil depending on the person using it.......a bad person will use it for evil intent, but most of us use it to enlighten ourselves.
I must agree with you here on the second count. My experience with the teenagers I teach over here is that they don't think they need to study anything in depth any more because they already know everything and can just click on the internet and look it up. This is possibly a negative to be considered -we may risk losing experts in many specializations, or at least progress being made in certain fields because of this sort of inverse logic!
It would be practically impossible to keep kids off the internet till the age of 11 though - they probably use it in Primary school these days anyway..
I would struggle to survive without internet shopping.
I buy everything on line. Yes - I mean everything!
Being sensitive to petrochemicals is a bind -
...exhaust fumes, air fresheners, perfumes/deodorants etc.
Shops, people, transport - all of them use them and/or generate them.
I didn't choose to be a recluse but have grown to like it - hassle free!
with the help of 'ignore list' here
I buy everything on line. Yes - I mean everything!
Being sensitive to petrochemicals is a bind -
...exhaust fumes, air fresheners, perfumes/deodorants etc.
Shops, people, transport - all of them use them and/or generate them.
I didn't choose to be a recluse but have grown to like it - hassle free!
with the help of 'ignore list' here
I must agree with you here on the second count. My experience with the teenagers I teach over here is that they don't think they need to study anything in depth any more because they already know everything and can just click on the internet and look it up. This is possibly a negative to be considered -we may risk losing experts in many specializations, or at least progress being made in certain fields because of this sort of inverse logic!
It would be practically impossible to keep kids off the internet till the age of 11 though - they probably use it in Primary school these days anyway..
Or perhaps you lack the imagination to use the internet to enhance Your teaching?
Surely now that so much knowledge is at the click of a button, the teaching could be so much more exciting if only you point them in the right direction?
I must agree with you here on the second count. My experience with the teenagers I teach over here is that they don't think they need to study anything in depth any more because they already know everything and can just click on the internet and look it up. This is possibly a negative to be considered -we may risk losing experts in many specializations, or at least progress being made in certain fields because of this sort of inverse logic!
It would be practically impossible to keep kids off the internet till the age of 11 though - they probably use it in Primary school these days anyway..
Yes well it's every where now so I think maybe it's beyond the point of no return. Also the level of communication though you can cover more subjects and have a wider range of people to communicate to how it is over all of lower standard and as it's not face to face you can behave in away that you would not do so if you were face to face!