Does anyone else love this book? I read it again and again.
Speaking of 1984...I read an article a couple of days back that addressed the issue of replacing history books with only online materials in our schools.
Anyone else think this is a bad idea?
Yes bad idea...big brother is watching you.
Interesting - thats actually something Schaeffer was concerned about but in a different way, not a theocracy as such but a monolithic culture in another direction, an elite. Rushdooney I admit scared me a bit but I don't really know much of what he said, or actually thought.One of Heinlein's stories If This Goes On actually has instructions for surviving in a Big Brother society. Good adventure story in a dystopian society. More or less a happy ending, at least for the setting. And a bit of rather horrible but appropriate vengeance.
Some here will hate it as the dystopian society is a Christian Theocracy. Catholics can read without fear on that point, it is very clear that they are on the persecuted end of things. Fundamentalist Evangelicals should approach with caution.
Does anyone else love this book? I read it again and again.
Speaking of 1984...I read an article a couple of days back that addressed the issue of replacing history books with only online materials in our schools.
Anyone else think this is a bad idea?
I agree with your husband. But if you want to watch the film I recommend the 1984 version starring Richard burton (in his last film appearance before his death) and john hurt. It's as true to the book. They actually filmed it on the dates mentioned in the book itself. There is some nudity and short sex scenes though.I've never read the book but my husband keeps telling me I should read it. It's supposedly some type of American required reading that I missed out on.. lol.
As far as digital textbooks instead of paper, I think it's a fine idea, and far less expensive for school districts.
I spent 30 dollars on a 16 gb tablet (black Friday sale) and 10 dollars on a tablet case (eBay) and I'm perfectly set with a Kindle app to read all the books I want..
There are times I'll hit up the library for the paper, sometimes curling up with a book is just nice, other times, I really like the tablet. I can read with minimal lighting which means I can read in the middle of the night, and it's not heavy like some of the large hardcover volumes can get..
So yeah, for kids? awesome idea.. the majority have tablets anyway, and lower income families could get assistance with school supplies of this nature if communities got together on it..
Just has to work..no need for fancy.