I attended a one-hour session billed as ‘Learn your Ipad’ at the Apple Store in Newmarket. There were eight of us – all seniors on stools around on of the giant display tables. There were three other classes going on around us. The store didn’t open until 11 o’clock, but people were lined up outside, leaning on the railing watching. I though, what the hell is so important that you’d give up a couple of hours of free time on  Sunday morning to rush into the Apple Store? I can’t imagine the chaos that was Black Friday. The young man who facilitated the session probably knew his stuff, but he had no idea how to present material to adult learners – older adult learners.…

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