I remember a time before computer games, cell phones, instant messaging, IPads, iPhones, Internet surfing, Youtube.com, inflated school grades, unlimited free downloadable musical files, and instant communications.
Instead, we had: wall-to-wall television, radio, telephones nailed to the wall, bootleg cassettes, top 40 charts, hippies with guitars.
Okay, we still have hippies with guitars, except we now call them singer songwriters. Same chords, same banal sincerity.
And, old folks still worry about young folks.
Teaching young folk when you are an old folk has always presented a few challenges. But, the basics remain. Teaching, inspiring, and succeeding with still children requires:
Confidence
Competence
Enthusiasm
Experience
Knowledge
Trust
Faith
Cheers,
David Story
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