tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post259267186141716320..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: How long will we let the lie live. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-921551890050456862020-09-24T15:38:58.551-05:002020-09-24T15:38:58.551-05:00Oh, and I forgot to mention church... I am very, v...Oh, and I forgot to mention church... I am very, very thankful that we were able to view our pastor's sermons during the weeks where local restrictions made having an actual Divine Service for a large group of people on-site largely impractical. And, of course, there are fine tools (such as the Treasury of Daily Prayer, Brotherhood Prayer Book, or even services in LSB) that can be used by families.<br /><br />But we were back in church as soon as the doors were open! JC in TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-43766734521649929822020-09-24T15:33:34.938-05:002020-09-24T15:33:34.938-05:00My thought... a virtual connection is no substitut...My thought... a virtual connection is no substitute for a face-to-face interaction, ever. That being said, we've been using substitutes for that at least since folks were writing stuff down.<br /><br />Letters, phone calls, text messages [the form of communication that I abhor!], video calls...<br /><br />Some work can be done outside of an office. Not all, of course. But what I do (computer programming) works really well with that setup. Even before the COVID shutdowns, I didn't work face-to-face with the majority of our clients, even though I did go into the office daily. I've never even met the folks I work with daily at the largest client I work for (and they take up at least 3/4 of my time any given week).<br /><br />If my wife and son weren't here with me, though, the lack of face-to-face connection during the day would drive me nuts, though. In fact, during a period of my life when I lived alone and worked remotely, I used to go out to coffee shops in the evening just to have some other people around. And I'm an introvert!<br /><br />And learning... while I think some learning can be done remotely at the higher level (in my view, by the time a student gets to high school, they should be fairly self-directed), I don't see a good way to do elementary education virtually. And even at the higher levels, actually attending lectures, talking with other students... there is no subsitute for that.JC in TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-54880668654033260362020-09-24T15:33:15.573-05:002020-09-24T15:33:15.573-05:00My thought... a virtual connection is no substitut...My thought... a virtual connection is no substitute for a face-to-face interaction, ever. That being said, we've been using substitutes for that at least since folks were writing stuff down.<br /><br />Letters, phone calls, text messages [the form of communication that I abhor!], video calls...<br /><br />Some work can be done outside of an office. Not all, of course. But what I do (computer programming) works really well with that setup. Even before the COVID shutdowns, I didn't work face-to-face with the majority of our clients, even though I did go into the office daily. I've never even met the folks I work with daily at the largest client I work for (and they take up at least 3/4 of my time any given week).<br /><br />If my wife and son weren't here with me, though, the lack of face-to-face connection during the day would drive me nuts, though. In fact, during a period of my life when I lived alone and worked remotely, I used to go out to coffee shops in the evening just to have some other people around. And I'm an introvert!<br /><br />And learning... while I think some learning can be done remotely at the higher level (in my view, by the time a student gets to high school, they should be fairly self-directed), I don't see a good way to do elementary education virtually. And even at the higher levels, actually attending lectures, talking with other students... there is no subsitute for that.JC in TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-1256339735917050412020-09-18T06:28:11.238-05:002020-09-18T06:28:11.238-05:00I personally believe that education from high scho...I personally believe that education from high school on up can be hybridized — some courses on premise, some online. This can be said especially for elective courses in high school and college. The cost of campus living has gone up too high. Ted BadjeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com