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2010: A Space Odyssey

July 23rd, 2010 by Froma in culture, labor, technology

So you thought machines would liberate man from his life of hectic toil?  Ha, ha, ha.

That was a theme in Kubrick’s movie classic, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and a theme of my latest column. The work day in the early 21st Century  ain’t no graceful waltz to a Strauss tune.

2010: A SPACE ODYSSEY UPDATED

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Another parental job for the schools? I don’t think so.

July 6th, 2010 by Froma in education, families, technology

Kids write nasty things to schoolmates, or even worse, post them on Facebook or other social networking sites.  Not nice, but is a school’s job to discipline them?

HOW MUCH CYBER-PARENTING MUST SCHOOLS DO?

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Parents ignoring their kids

June 15th, 2010 by Froma in Froma Harrop, culture, families, technology

Parents are ignoring their children as they go off in their own techno-cloud of texting, cell-phoning and chatting with Facebook friends.  Such distractions may not be all bad, however, as I discuss in

IS IT OK TO BE HALF THERE?

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