[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by sjdjmd

I love today's book reports for elementary students with the requirements to incorporate technology, costumes, creativity plus an intergration of subjects. Where we're from students use a lot of hard/soft back books but also ebooks, do research on the computer, etc.. I love innovative teaching/learning strategies!

I realize education has changed and our grandkids amaze us with their knowledge and zest for learning...............

Our daughter is a teacher; our son in law was a teacher........

We are in awe of the students today.

Just saying that things are certainly "different" than back in the 1950's, etc.

[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

I realize education has changed and our grandkids amaze us with their knowledge and zest for learning...............

Our daughter is a teacher; our son in law was a teacher........

We are in awe of the students today.

Just saying that things are certainly "different" than back in the 1950's, etc.

I agree with you that things are incredibly different. But that doesn't mean one is better than the other and that's the part that grinds my gears. I have to laugh every time someone will say how dumb kids are now when they are laughing at the older generation at not being able to use a computer or smartphone. It truly goes both ways.

[DougB]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

You must be of the younger generation.

We were born in 1945 and went to school in the 1950's, graduating high school in 1962.....never heard of cliff notes............until our own kids were in high school or college.

Ours was the generation before computers; we didn't even type our reports.

Everything had to be handwritten out........beginning with the rough drafts and then the final presentation for the teacher.

Different era.....for sure.

Now, all the schools have computers, etc.

Cliffs Notes have been around since 1958.

[DougB]

We also have two topics going on here. A "research project" is not a "book report".

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by DougB

Cliffs Notes have been around since 1958.

1959 we were freshmen in high school. Still never heard of them or used them.

Guess I didn't need them. I always enjoyed reading.....

Might have heard of them when our kids were in high school in the mid to late 1980's?? Or, maybe it wasn't until they were in college......???

Really do not remember cliff notes.......although I have heard of them.