tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081835178172740261.post5587511382455997125..comments2023-10-31T01:54:15.348-07:00Comments on Artificial Simplicity: Using your kids as evidenceskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147770743305509403noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2081835178172740261.post-27633988382984283522008-04-24T12:20:00.000-07:002008-04-24T12:20:00.000-07:00I agree there might be a theoretical argument for ...I agree there might be a theoretical argument for leaving the kids to play video games...but I suspect in the end it amounts to less of an argument than a post-hoc rationalization; I bet there aren't many parents who opt for that path after careful consideration. I'm inclined to side with arguments like the ones you link to, not to mention fuzzy recollections of Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death as very on-target. <BR/><BR/>The point about commitments is well-taken, though. I'm always interested in where people come down on the big question in that debate in child-rearing, public vs. private education. I can't imagine it's likely to become any less fraught as the income divide continues to widen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com