tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8695859856648504722..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: No laptops, tablets. or smart phones here. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-25168771194041717682015-02-05T22:51:23.892-06:002015-02-05T22:51:23.892-06:00I've been told that there are school districts...I've been told that there are school districts that do not teach how to write cursive. If that is true, those students will not be able to take longhand notes. That's a shame.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186384126211612393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-90262066931345872942015-02-05T09:01:54.958-06:002015-02-05T09:01:54.958-06:00My hand written notes were illegible. To write fas...My hand written notes were illegible. To write fast enough to even summarize what the teacher was saying, my cursive was impossible to read. So I had neither a typed transcript nor legible handwritten summaries.Rev. Alan Kornacki, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07322307218829558622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-20193256372372456352015-02-05T08:22:20.773-06:002015-02-05T08:22:20.773-06:00I have a blind (legally) friend. One of the often...I have a blind (legally) friend. One of the often heard arguments for big screens is that the visually impaired are helped to sing the hymns. She has to hold anything she reads within 3 inches of her 'good' eye. Her complaint was never being unable to read (she couldn't read the big screen either). Her complaint was that the hymnal was in front of her mouth, and her singing (has a beautiful voice) just bounced back into her face.<br /><br />More importantly, she contends that hearing is much more important to learning than sight or reading. This was the case in the early church. Books were astronomically expensive, and many could not read. Even those who could had a memory trained to retain what was heard.<br /><br />On the subject of 'manual' note taking, I wonder if the eye-hand coordination required for writing connects with the learning centers of the brain differently than typing? Grant writers, get busy.<br /><br />Another thought: If we have things such as the Divine Service/Liturgy memorized, it frees our minds to concentrate upon the words in a way impossible as we must to read and process them.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.com