John Olinda I'm surprised how much resistance I encounter when teaching high school students to use computers. I'm not talking about anything sophisticated. Things like sending email, using office software, basic programming, and scripting. There's always a chorus of "I don't need to know how to do this!" or "I'm not going to use computers for my job!" I just wish I could somehow show them how much tech really overlaps with the jobs they're considering. Maybe I need to have them shadow someone at work and document his or her use of technology?

😀 Tom If they're already complaining about trivial stuff like that, it's probably their work/learning ethic, which means having them shadow probably isn't going to work because they won't actively pay attention to that kind of stuff and follow through with the assignment. Is there any kind of teaching lesson you could do that shows that it's usually easier just to do what's asked instead of complaining? A small sacrifice now pays dividends in the future. Maybe have them use Excel and simple formulas to show financial investment to tie the idea in. Kids usually get excited about how much money they could have in the future.