Wednesday, January 28, 2004
The Case for Kids and PDAs: Facing the facts on PDAs
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 01:00 PM
"Now let's talk about my favorite subject, PDAs. Prepare yourselves, I'm going to make an outrageous statement: kids need PDAs. You have an objection? All right, hit me with it. Is that the best you've got? Trust me, I've been called worse! Here are some of the general arguments against kids having PDAs:
1) They're too dog-gone expensive, especially for kids. I'm not spending $500 for Bobby to drop it in the toilet.
2) Too fragile.
3) Let's just buy him another Gameboy. You know he ain't gonna get no work done with that PDA thing.
4) They have no educational value.
5) The other parents are going to think were awfully pretentious (not that we worry about that). Okay, you have to read in black and white now, because I'm going to do my best Perry Mason impression. Ladies and gentleman of the jury, my esteemed colleague wants you to believe that PDAs are just too expensive, fragile, and impractical to put in the hands of babes. I'd like to show you why his arguments don't hold water."
This article discusses an interesting topic - kids and PDAs. Not having kids yet, I don't have much of an opinion on this. What about those of you who are parents - do your kids have PDAs? I have a feeling that when I have kids, I'll have to strap a fuel cell to their lunch kits in order to power all the geek toys I'll give them. :worried:
1) They're too dog-gone expensive, especially for kids. I'm not spending $500 for Bobby to drop it in the toilet.
2) Too fragile.
3) Let's just buy him another Gameboy. You know he ain't gonna get no work done with that PDA thing.
4) They have no educational value.
5) The other parents are going to think were awfully pretentious (not that we worry about that). Okay, you have to read in black and white now, because I'm going to do my best Perry Mason impression. Ladies and gentleman of the jury, my esteemed colleague wants you to believe that PDAs are just too expensive, fragile, and impractical to put in the hands of babes. I'd like to show you why his arguments don't hold water."
This article discusses an interesting topic - kids and PDAs. Not having kids yet, I don't have much of an opinion on this. What about those of you who are parents - do your kids have PDAs? I have a feeling that when I have kids, I'll have to strap a fuel cell to their lunch kits in order to power all the geek toys I'll give them. :worried:
