Silence fills the dojang. Students line up in front of Master Chris.
“Cha-ryut. Kukki ae Dae-ha-yo. Kyung-net,” calls out the class senior (today it is my son). Everyone comes to attention and bow to the flags of Korea and the US.
“Cha-ryut. Sabum-Nim kae. Kyung-net,” as everyone bows to the master.
As the students sit taking in deep breaths, I look around at parents that are either watching their child with pride or with heads down banging away on some device, just like me. Those with their heads down, have young children keeping themselves entertained. What do you think was keeping the attention of the younger siblings? Books? Coloring? No, the children were texting or watching Youtube on either their own iPhone or their parents. Some as young as three are already connected to web media. What does that say about us?
