Comment by j7ake
1 year ago
I think one approach is to complement tech with its analog/mechanical equivalent.
Have people play on a real piano but also complement with garage band. Use mechanical type writers alongside Microsoft word.
Get kids to understand the origins of many of our digital tools.
There's no point. Kids don't want to.
If you want to get kids on board:
Don't bring back the old things; make new things that are more tactile. Advance them in new ways. For example, instead of using iPads - invest in advanced e-ink tech to bring better digital books to schools.
The piano example is an exception because, you can't really replace musical instruments.
But mechanical type-writers? Why not just invest in better mechanical keyboards, rather than the cheap membrane ones you see in schools so much?
We should stop indoctrinating school children into proprietary software.