Pathetic that I'm old enough to utter that horrid phrase.
Anyway, as Shari was standing by me as I typed on my computer, her hand poised midair, quivering in anticipation for when my attention would be diverted so she could press one of the "forbidden buttons" (that would be any of them since she's not allowed to touch my computer), I was reminded of when I was young and would DELIGHT in putting my hand against the typewriter carriage so that it wouldn't move. My mom would happily type away looking at whatever she was typing and it would take a line or two before she would realize what I had been doing. She never killed me, much to her credit. But I know she wasn't pleased with the big black dot where sixty or seventy letters had been typed. Ahh . . . the memories. That one still makes me laugh. (I did it several times, if you can believe it.)
The problem with today's technology is that yes, it is easier to correct some mistakes that the kids might make. BUT (and this one's bigger than an elephant's), also with one stroke of a key, an entire novel could be wiped out never to be retrieved again because kids have that kind of power! This is why when I was teaching I NEVER let the kids on my computer. I hated the "Miss Eberly, I don't know what's wrong."
"Well, what did you do?"
"I only pushed this button."
And that meant at least 30 minutes work for me in undoing their "button push."
So, while technology can be a friend, it can also ruin your life and cause you to go insane.
