So glad you and your family and your community are on the other side of that harrowing experience. Amazed that you are able to share through writing, but I can see where it would be essential.
Nothing is better than reading Berry to clarify the stakes of rushing into our machine future.
I'm thinking a lot about Joseph Weizenbaum's line that “there are limits to what computers ought to be put to do” and how to communicate that idea in ways that are not just about the limits of machines but also the possibilities for humans.
It is through the difficult events that we survive and the uncomfortable interactions we have with others that we are forced to grow as people. You (and your students) have the opportunity to do a lot of growing over the coming weeks and months. It sounds like you're living up to the challenge. Thank you for sharing your journey.
"And from what I’ve heard, the Trader Joe’s interaction is already pretty weird."
I marvel that I've been shopping forever (it seems) at the supermarket where I was startled, fifty-some years ago, to see Mrs. Adams filling her cart with groceries. One of my high school math teachers, she was among the first to have students use calculators in class -- distributed one by one from a box and, counted precisely, returned at the end, snug in their leatherette cases. I didn't realize it then, but maybe there was already a lesson in progress about the rightful place of people and of machines.
"In leading with vulnerability we provide a path for them to deepen their understanding of what it means to live as a creature."
Absolutely, and with all the brokenness and healing that comes with being human, how it's possible to persevere and not give up.
Uf! Don’t get me started on calculators! It seems that there are so few, children or adults who can do simple addition or subtraction anymore. I find that sad.
So glad you and your family and your community are on the other side of that harrowing experience. Amazed that you are able to share through writing, but I can see where it would be essential.
Nothing is better than reading Berry to clarify the stakes of rushing into our machine future.
I'm thinking a lot about Joseph Weizenbaum's line that “there are limits to what computers ought to be put to do” and how to communicate that idea in ways that are not just about the limits of machines but also the possibilities for humans.
Thanks for helping me do that this morning.
I’m on your side too.
It is through the difficult events that we survive and the uncomfortable interactions we have with others that we are forced to grow as people. You (and your students) have the opportunity to do a lot of growing over the coming weeks and months. It sounds like you're living up to the challenge. Thank you for sharing your journey.
"And from what I’ve heard, the Trader Joe’s interaction is already pretty weird."
I marvel that I've been shopping forever (it seems) at the supermarket where I was startled, fifty-some years ago, to see Mrs. Adams filling her cart with groceries. One of my high school math teachers, she was among the first to have students use calculators in class -- distributed one by one from a box and, counted precisely, returned at the end, snug in their leatherette cases. I didn't realize it then, but maybe there was already a lesson in progress about the rightful place of people and of machines.
"In leading with vulnerability we provide a path for them to deepen their understanding of what it means to live as a creature."
Absolutely, and with all the brokenness and healing that comes with being human, how it's possible to persevere and not give up.
Uf! Don’t get me started on calculators! It seems that there are so few, children or adults who can do simple addition or subtraction anymore. I find that sad.