To Print or not to Print? That is the Question.
Fifteen years ago I interviewed for a technology position within a school system. I was asked what I thought about going paperless. I'm sure my response cost me the position. I don't think we will ever be a true paperless society. Can you imagine cuddling with a child in bed and reading a story from a tablet? Maybe some of you have done this, but I can't imagine it. Unlike the way I use my imagination in a story from a printed book.
When my children were young we always read a book before bed. We had several to choose from since I had several of my own books as well as my husband's. We felt them, turned the pages and looked at the pictures and talked about what was or could be happening. (The beginning of media deconstruction.) We generally finished a book before bed. As they grew, we finished chapters and used book marks to keep our place until the next night, usually ones they had made.
As my children purchased college books, they realized the advantage of buying used, selling back and writing and highlighting in text books. Thus addressing the expense of books and recycling books as well as kinesthetic learning by note taking and highlighting in books.
I have young adult children now. Each have chosen a few books to keep to give to their children. Most of these inscribed with their names, date it was given and who gave it. We can't keep them all. Every move we make we thin the stack, donating them to friends, church libraries, yard sales and goodwill. Occasionally we have had to throw a book away due to a spill, dog or just wear and tear.
Most of the time we can remember what book and the general area of a quote we want to use, except in the case of text books. In those cases it is very nice to have the search feature "Ctrl+F".
And to replenish the tree supply . . . we plant at least one tree for each child where we live.
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