Of Pencils and Stylus

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9921983.post-35909827233676176402008-04-24T20:04:00.000+08:002008-04-25T00:21:03.711+08:00Of Pencils and Stylus<FONT size=2> <P><FONT face=Verdana>I have problems getting Cavan to write and draw on paper. He simply isn't interested. I wonder if I should be concerned, since he does his worksheets in nursery, colouring and drawing. The teacher's review (last year) was that Cavan had very strong language abilities, both in English and Chinese but showed little enthusiasm in craftwork.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Verdana>Recently, I had a revelation. Cavan is not uninterested in writing and drawing. He is <STRONG>uninterested and uninspired by paper and pencil</STRONG> (or crayon, for that matter). For a long time, he often asks to doodle on our handphones and PDAs. Give him a paper and a pencil (or crayon) and he barely musters a few weak strokes. Give him a magnetic doodle board or an aqua doodle mat or a PDA and he can write his name and create pieces.</FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana><EM>The following are some of his works. I would ask him what he drew. Below are the replies:</EM></FONT></P> <P align=center><SPAN class=insertedphoto><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.soann.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBCwZgoKCCAAABpqYJg1/DSC05842.JPG?et=xcyDuAehwr9x4PfgPlpXWg&nmid=" border=0></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana><EM><SPAN class=insertedphoto>A girl</SPAN></EM></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana><EM><SPAN class=insertedphoto><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.soann.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBCxogoKCCAAADm6CwQ1/DSC05845%20%28Small%29.JPG?et=jU7Do7BmyjZ8GwD3p4ECzg&nmid=" border=0></SPAN><SPAN class=insertedphoto>A dog</SPAN></EM></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana><EM><SPAN class=insertedphoto><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.soann.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBCxzgoKCCAAAEIyQGU1/DSC05866%20%28Small%29.JPG?et=LBx3vyOon8CpHF%2C9MshDcg&nmid=" border=0></SPAN></EM></FONT><SPAN class=insertedphoto><SPAN class=insertedphoto><FONT face=Verdana>A happy face</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN class=insertedphoto><SPAN class=insertedphoto><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.soann.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBCx6woKCCAAAEMaRvQ1/DSC05905%20%28Small%29.JPG?et=%2B3GHvMb9Pj%2BYlr97eSewKw&nmid=" border=0></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=insertedphoto><SPAN class=insertedphoto><EM>Bird on a tree</EM></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Verdana>Guess we've introduced him too early to a high tech world. I wonde</FONT><FONT face=Verdana>r how he's going to survive in school next time. Unless the school uses PC tablets of course. 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