Teaching Telecommuting
There is a cultural shift going on, no doubt, as more and more people telecommute. Rising gas prices, greater awareness of our carbon footprints, cost of living considerations, work-life balance, etc., all drive telecommuting.
It occurred to me, though, that we can actually teach kids skills and provide them with tools that allow them to work anytime, anywhere, on any computer. The tools already exist to enable kids to simulate a work environment in which they can remain connected to their data and school resources.
A local school recently had to send kids home because they lost heat in the building. While this is not a big deal for a lot of students (it’s like a snow day, only early!), other students enrolled in SAT prep courses, AP courses, and others that need every day possible to cram in content could certainly have benefited from the ability to work at home.
It’s easy to make a case for letting kids work anytime as well and instilling, if not workaholism, a healthy respect for the tools that let them get their jobs done effectively, even after the school day has ended.
Photo by Chris1051.
CoolProducts on October 15th, 2008 11:20 am
Telecommunication is definitely a growing trend and will be seen in many aspects of business and life.
Jaclyn on October 15th, 2008 12:21 pm
While I think it is important for especially students to learn how to telecommute as this way they have more options of completing their school work and/or studying…at the same time I also feel that if not careful this could create a problem for many children by instilling too much ability to “work”. Everyone must remember that no matter how old we get and no matter how many responsibilities we have, we still need to make time for “down time” rest, relax or just plain have fun and reboot our system.
cassy on October 16th, 2008 2:29 am
I agree Telecommuting is very important specially nowadays not just for kids but for adults too.
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