In connected world, camps can't cut cord [Telecom]

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In connected world, camps can't cut cord [Telecom] Monty Solomon 06-29-2008
Posted by Monty Solomon on June 29, 2008, 1:47 pm
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In connected world, camps can't cut cord
'Kid-sick' parents keep pressure on for digital access

By Keith O'Brien, Globe Staff | June 29, 2008
The Boston Globe

BECKET - Little has changed at Camp Becket since the first boys came
here by train 105 summers ago. The cabins, nestled into the woods,
have no electricity. The photography classes are taught in a
darkroom, not at a computer. And iPods are forbidden. For
entertainment, the children sing songs together.

It is, in effect, a 21st-century parent's dream. But, as it turns
out, there is only so much rustic isolation today's parents are
willing to tolerate. In the age of instant gratification, where
parents can contact their children almost whenever they want via
cellphones, text messages, and e-mails, it is Mom and Dad, not their
little campers, who are struggling to let go.

"It kills them not to know that Johnny's on the basketball court
right now, or in the bathroom, or changing his shirt," said Bette
Bussel, executive director of the New England chapter of the American
Camp Association. "Parents expect a totally different kind of
communication than they did years ago. Totally different."

To accommodate these needs, summer camps, like Camp Becket in the
Berkshires, are increasingly going digital. They are allowing parents
to e-mail their children, then delivering printouts by hand along
with the stamped mail. They are giving campers a chance to reply by
fax. And they are posting photos of the children online - sometimes
by the thousand - for the parents to enjoy.

...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/29/in_connected_world_camps_cant_cut_cord/




Posted by T on June 29, 2008, 10:44 pm
says...
>
> In connected world, camps can't cut cord
> 'Kid-sick' parents keep pressure on for digital access
>
> By Keith O'Brien, Globe Staff | June 29, 2008
> The Boston Globe
>
> BECKET - Little has changed at Camp Becket since the first boys came
> here by train 105 summers ago. The cabins, nestled into the woods,
> have no electricity. The photography classes are taught in a
> darkroom, not at a computer. And iPods are forbidden. For
> entertainment, the children sing songs together.
>
> It is, in effect, a 21st-century parent's dream. But, as it turns
> out, there is only so much rustic isolation today's parents are
> willing to tolerate. In the age of instant gratification, where
> parents can contact their children almost whenever they want via
> cellphones, text messages, and e-mails, it is Mom and Dad, not their
> little campers, who are struggling to let go.
>
> "It kills them not to know that Johnny's on the basketball court
> right now, or in the bathroom, or changing his shirt," said Bette
> Bussel, executive director of the New England chapter of the American
> Camp Association. "Parents expect a totally different kind of
> communication than they did years ago. Totally different."
>
> To accommodate these needs, summer camps, like Camp Becket in the
> Berkshires, are increasingly going digital. They are allowing parents
> to e-mail their children, then delivering printouts by hand along
> with the stamped mail. They are giving campers a chance to reply by
> fax. And they are posting photos of the children online - sometimes
> by the thousand - for the parents to enjoy.
>

I feel very sorry for kids today. When I was a kid I saw the beginnings
of this starting. One was a belt clip that monitored CB channel 11 I
believe.

Now it's cell phones, etc.

Really no private time for a kid and believe me, kids do need their own
time.


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