tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post2432507764339936287..comments2024-01-03T04:58:04.221-05:00Comments on I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down...: Paradoxes in my StudentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-29080968356939745762010-11-24T16:55:54.637-05:002010-11-24T16:55:54.637-05:00I get it though. To me, time is way more precious ...I get it though. To me, time is way more precious than money, so I find it much easier to donate to a cause than to volunteer for a cause. I'm betting your teenagers value their time less than, I guess, personal comfort?Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-55457746981764233292010-11-21T16:50:31.255-05:002010-11-21T16:50:31.255-05:00I guess to be perfectly fair, there are lots of re...I guess to be perfectly fair, there are lots of regular people who would refuse to use outhouses. (And some of the same people who would probably prefer never to go camping.) But still, it seemed like a strange concern to me, given the situation.untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-58237345944195002122010-11-21T12:06:26.135-05:002010-11-21T12:06:26.135-05:00I spent a year building houses in the South after ...I spent a year building houses in the South after Hurricane Katrina and I definitely saw some strange behavior (but let me be clear - for the most part, amazingly awesome behavior). I think it's often an issue of causing personal discomfort when helping others. The scale from least discomfort to most discomfort goes 1) donating money 2) donating time and labor 3) using an outhouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com