Having kids in school, you’re constantly receiving tutoring about our evolving culture. The tutor makes an observation.

As a kid, I got some yearbooks, one of which I think I still have.

Back then, the yearbooks had pictures, but also articles: there were reflective pieces, as well as poetry. Perhaps there was a commentary from each grade, as well as from the band and each sports team. A member from each, acting as spokesperson, would write about the challenges, as well as the highlights, experienced by the group that year.

The pictures, back then, were great, but probably not what we have today. With high-quality images (from phones, etc) so plentiful, people prefer to tell stories with pictures rather than words.

I’d say that, while a picture can be worth a thousand words, pictures can’t always tell the whole story. However, that’s from an older generation’s point of view. Perhaps I’ll have to learn to derive more information from the pictures.

Cheers,

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.