tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post5135896842592099689..comments2023-05-12T12:10:32.794-04:00Comments on River Girls Soap & Bath Sometimes Blog ;-): Wanda Fleming of River Girls Soaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10004830816440770426noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-83881295792037854472011-06-30T00:07:12.461-04:002011-06-30T00:07:12.461-04:00LOL...well the Librarian in the picture is what --...LOL...well the Librarian in the picture is what --16??? lol First campus job I ever had was in a library. ;-)Wanda of River Girls 365http://www.rivergirlsstudio.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-29929446847692640582011-06-29T21:17:30.521-04:002011-06-29T21:17:30.521-04:00Timely article and good questions to ask. As a mi...Timely article and good questions to ask. As a middle/high school librarian, I'll step down from my soapbox since you handled that for me. I do appreciate that someone is thinking about these issues. By the way, I don't look like the librarian in the photo, but then I never did!Mary Marcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569619947909529203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-20624558719069152052011-06-29T19:18:18.302-04:002011-06-29T19:18:18.302-04:00I agree Linda. I think parents have to do a better...I agree Linda. I think parents have to do a better job around history, civics and even service to your community and neighbors. Children do not learn these things on their own.<br /><br />Wanda at River GirlsWanda Fleming of River Girls Soaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004830816440770426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-42503960274183834152011-06-29T16:35:31.698-04:002011-06-29T16:35:31.698-04:00I'm with you! Our kids don't get a great ...I'm with you! Our kids don't get a great education anymore! Much less do they WANT one, with all the digital stuff they own. Whose fault is it?! I think the parents should step up a little bit more and make sure their kids know about their history! My dad gave us the traditional "4th of July Liberty in USA" speech ever 4th before we ate the BBQ. It was from his heart and we learned to appreciate our country! (just thought I would say, since it is almost the independance day holiday.)Linda E. Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995663574788649805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-82067355808601369262011-06-28T18:54:00.107-04:002011-06-28T18:54:00.107-04:00Thanks for your comments ladies. I was actually ve...Thanks for your comments ladies. I was actually very disheartened. Some people stay up worrying about nuclear war and the economy. I worry about this kind of thing because it seems like a death of a thousands nails. I would not even mind the proliferation of technology among children and teens--being a huge fan--but if every kid ends up with a Mac but no one knows how to write a proper sentence or their own history, we are simply damaged goods. Not to mention the dearth of attention span..Thanks for contributing to the discussion here and elsewhere...Wanda Fleming of River Girls Soaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004830816440770426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-67672651215442872682011-06-28T17:13:11.401-04:002011-06-28T17:13:11.401-04:00Enjoyed your blog. As a former teacher and admini...Enjoyed your blog. As a former teacher and administrator, and one who checked out the maximum allowed number of books at the library every two weeks, I am alarmed by what may be happening to our libraries. In cities suffering from budget shortfalls and cuts, it seems that the library falls to the bottom of the list of priorities. I suppose that e-books are replacing many of our hardcovers, and I admit to having a full library of them on my iPad, but it still isn't the same as holding that book in your hand. Are we destined to become a nation of techo-freaks who are unable to read or communicate without a smart phone or iPad at hand?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232759207365253260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425336.post-69835854204042414482011-06-28T11:49:40.676-04:002011-06-28T11:49:40.676-04:00I so agree with you about libraries these days and...I so agree with you about libraries these days and was also shocked the students couldn't id Lincoln! If they only knew how much he "rocks"---really!Page Clothier/A Velvet Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079763493816385936noreply@blogger.com