tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post3659764374910812628..comments2023-04-03T00:40:11.369+10:00Comments on TakeawaySoulfood: Where's Bigggles when you need him?Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-83054765865318136352011-05-20T22:06:06.266+10:002011-05-20T22:06:06.266+10:00Sannah: I would think that those values that you ...Sannah: I would think that those values that you are teaching them are your own values, so you need to consider whether or not you think that they held you back.<br />And, I think that among the parents I am talking of, there is an emphasis on making children "tough" whereas I would rather that they were strong.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-56107580283825865922011-05-20T19:48:57.040+10:002011-05-20T19:48:57.040+10:00I think you are totally right about the two tier s...I think you are totally right about the two tier society, and it concerns me greatly. I try to teach my children things like patience, generosity, kindness etc, when it is obviously skills like ruthlessness and selfishness which are useful in being successful in much of the business world. And perhaps in many other industries as well. I don't know whether the values I try to teach them are just plain olf-fashioned and will actually hold them back in the future. What do you think?Sannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802344259857914538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-30504083962057734622011-05-18T12:03:55.699+10:002011-05-18T12:03:55.699+10:00Relatively Retiring: I'm inclined to suspect ...Relatively Retiring: I'm inclined to suspect that a two tier society is emerging, where the minority of parents educate their children in values, while a majority, either from lack of time, an over confidence in schooling, or indifference and ignorance, let the children make of things what they will.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-59131420741888601062011-05-18T03:39:33.200+10:002011-05-18T03:39:33.200+10:00I totally agree with you, Frances.
Bring back Bigg...I totally agree with you, Frances.<br />Bring back Biggles, and Florence and Grace.<br />Although I was a journalist for many years and always try to defend journalism I feel that there is an excess of information without the intellectual backgound of understanding to interpret it.<br />I feel sad and anxious for young people who are conditioned to be reactive.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.com