I saw this a few months ago, but re-watching it made me think about a conversation I just had with my college-aged liberal sister, who hates that I’m a stay-at-home mom. (My kids are 5 and 3)
The world is a crazy place. I feel like I need to stay home with my kids to prepare them for it. To educate and nurture them. And in 10 years, I’ll go back to work at some job that doesn’t exist yet.
This video reminds me of how much life has changed for me personally. color TV, micorwaves, seatbelts, computers, corless phones, video games, CD’s, DVD’s, cell phones, web cams etc.
I finished my master’s degree just after my third child was born. I have worked part time here and there in my field, but because we have been blessed, I was able to stay at home and raise my three children. My “baby” is now 17, and in a year will be going to college. It is the best investment I could have ever made- to help three people become competent, happy, God fearing people, who can now contribute with great intellect and character to this changing world.
This video makes it sounds like kids better be learning the latest XML specs in third grade or they are doomed in 20 years. It misses the whole point that the greatest advances are made by great minds who think creatively and deeply, not whoever has the latest specs memorized. The best our third graders can do is be creative and learn to ask questions, explore, learn from the great minds of the past. No offense meant, but when I worked in software development a few years ago, one U.S. college computer science grad was worth three Indian college computer science grads. The latter could write programming code if the problem was already solved and precise instructions were given, while the former could solve the problem himself AND do the programming.
That is why I believe the U.S. in the global market leader. Not because we have the most college grads or the record number of people trained to do jobs in modern industries, but because we create the modern industries. Innovation is prized in America, and the free market has a lot to do with it.
March 16th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Test
March 16th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
crazy awesome…
March 16th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Sorry, Jason, I’m still not voting for Mitt……
j/k
Enjoyed that. It means being President is also exponentially more difficult in these times as well….
March 16th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I saw this a few months ago, but re-watching it made me think about a conversation I just had with my college-aged liberal sister, who hates that I’m a stay-at-home mom. (My kids are 5 and 3)
The world is a crazy place. I feel like I need to stay home with my kids to prepare them for it. To educate and nurture them. And in 10 years, I’ll go back to work at some job that doesn’t exist yet.
And Jason… I’ll vote for Romney.
March 16th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
This video reminds me of how much life has changed for me personally. color TV, micorwaves, seatbelts, computers, corless phones, video games, CD’s, DVD’s, cell phones, web cams etc.
It is not the same world.
me too Jason, I’ll vote for Romney!
March 16th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Jason, you know I will vote for Romney!
March 16th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Very nice post Jason, it’s good to get away from the political stuff every now and then. That youtube was very interesting.
March 16th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Thanks, Jason. You’ve been missed btw.
… and I’ll vote for Romney too!
March 17th, 2008 at 3:28 am
I feel so old. Well, not as old as “grandma T” but old nevertheless.
Thanks Jason. I forwarded that vid to a whole bunch of people.
March 17th, 2008 at 9:18 am
alaska ha ha I like being old especially the seven grandkids!!!
March 17th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Try 14 grandma!
March 17th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Lauren,
I finished my master’s degree just after my third child was born. I have worked part time here and there in my field, but because we have been blessed, I was able to stay at home and raise my three children. My “baby” is now 17, and in a year will be going to college. It is the best investment I could have ever made- to help three people become competent, happy, God fearing people, who can now contribute with great intellect and character to this changing world.
March 18th, 2008 at 9:27 am
This video makes it sounds like kids better be learning the latest XML specs in third grade or they are doomed in 20 years. It misses the whole point that the greatest advances are made by great minds who think creatively and deeply, not whoever has the latest specs memorized. The best our third graders can do is be creative and learn to ask questions, explore, learn from the great minds of the past. No offense meant, but when I worked in software development a few years ago, one U.S. college computer science grad was worth three Indian college computer science grads. The latter could write programming code if the problem was already solved and precise instructions were given, while the former could solve the problem himself AND do the programming.
March 18th, 2008 at 9:31 am
That is why I believe the U.S. in the global market leader. Not because we have the most college grads or the record number of people trained to do jobs in modern industries, but because we create the modern industries. Innovation is prized in America, and the free market has a lot to do with it.