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Getting Through is the Issue...
To tell you the truth, talking as someone young helping people in his family, the problem also has to do with how receptive people are to your help and learning. It may be just me, but computers seem simple enough, but getting that across sometimes is like ramming into a brick wall.

The problem is finding the medium between spoon feeding and throwing them on the side of the street with a map and telling them to find their way home.

It's all about them wanting to learn, and if you can't get them to want it, spoon feeding is the only way they'll take their poison.
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Getting Through is the Issue...  clindhartsen | 01/05/09
I'm in a similar position...  DevJonny | 01/06/09
some people just don't get it, even if they really want to  Ron_007 | 01/06/09
Your tech has the right idea  hickum | 01/06/09
And you only drive your car I bet.  Mabrick | 01/06/09
Theres definately an element of lazyness to it all  bladeoz | 01/06/09
RE: Are we spoon-feeding our users too much?  deaf_e_kate | 01/06/09
It goes both ways  k12IT | 01/06/09
Georgia mandates tech competence...  MrDage | 01/06/09
Basic competency is only a small part of the equation  Andrew Houghton | 01/06/09
Their job is to teach not technology.  bjbrock | 01/06/09
What are they teaching then?  storm14k | 01/06/09
Yes, like reading, writing, and arithmetic!  Bob.Kerns | 01/06/09
There is a life philosophy...  Mabrick | 01/06/09
What near sighted statements  k12IT | 01/06/09
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach...  ye | 01/06/09
Build A Man A Fire  andycher | 01/06/09
10!  John L. Ries | 01/06/09
Fishing  LadyGray | 01/06/09
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach...  tgstambaugh@... | 01/06/09
LOL! I enjoyed that. (nt)  ye | 01/06/09
maybe he's just hungry.....  waytoobusyforthisnonsense | 01/06/09
It's called job security  DeeDee1024 | 01/06/09
I wouldn't call that evil at all  mreilly19 | 01/07/09
Older teachers  LadyGray | 01/06/09
RE: Are we spoon-feeding our users too much?  linkx | 01/06/09
RE: Are we spoon-feeding our users too much?  guruofchem@... | 01/06/09
Most technophobic group I've seen:  John L. Ries | 01/06/09
hmm...  obliquewordsmith | 01/06/09
The bottom line  John L. Ries | 01/06/09
heh, teachers  frylock | 01/06/09
RE: Are we spoon-feeding our users too much?  eharra@... | 01/06/09
RE: Are we spoon-feeding our users too much?  Mabrick | 01/06/09
RE: Are we spoon-feeding our users too much?  cbolton@... | 01/06/09
RE: Are we spoon-feeding our users too much?  cbolton@... | 01/06/09
Are we demanding too little of our teachers?  Bob.Kerns | 01/06/09
"older teachers?"  erikswanson | 04/20/09

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