“There are still a lot of teens in our town using computers at the library because they don’t have computers at home.”
- You must be sure about the reason why they are not at home. It maybe many other reasons than the lack of computer for them to be outside of their home. And most are using the phones anymore anyway. If one cannot buy a phone, there are booths in the cities where they can obtain it for free. I pass such a booth on my way to my parking, they build it every year when the weather gets better.
Kids who speak Spanish get really spoiled, but it works against them at the end. The ones from other countries that do not have any options of using their native language, get to learn English much faster, they simply do not have a choice but use English, good for them!.
" I just choose not to waste my time or my children’s time having conversations with counselors. In my experience, with both good and bad, it’s pointless, at best. " - I agree. Others may disagree, but I feel sorry for them. Oh, well, everybody is different!