In a society where all High School teaches you to do is think inside the box and do what teachers/administration say, why the hell would they (the schools) expect anyone to be able to do any kind of work or create something new when all school has become is a baby sitting service?
As someone (yes I live in backward Oklahoma, however Norman is somewhat educated) who was constantly in trouble for being different and difficult due to my overwhelming boredom with the monotonous teaching techniques used. I would frequently get in trouble for ignoring assignments, classwork, etc. to do what I wanted. The material taught in most High Schools could be learned by a student in 1/4 the time if the student is remotely intelligent.
My best High School teacher saw this. We would ad nauseaum go over Algebra and Trig in class. He would assign a significant amount of homework. However for those of us that understood the work, if our homework grade was less than our test grade, the test grade would replace it (if it were 90% or higher). I would call out my daily score of 0. Test day would come. I'd review the material in the book. I would make an A or B. Our homework was only 20% of our overall grade as well.
I've never seen a machine strip the creativity out of students faster than the Public School Systems of our country. Learning is a chore here, not an enjoyable endeavor for most. I would venture to guess that outside of the social aspect (learning how to interact with different people), public schools hinder our society more than assist it. It's time to scrap the system and start over.
Oh I had a college biology teacher that was similar (it was a pre-college course in high school). He'd give you modules to learn at your own pace. You did X number before 6 weeks you got Y for your grade. I'd do all my work the first 2 weeks, then read the next four. I learned 10x what I did in my first two biology courses and had 12 weeks of an 18 week semester to read books, do whatever. The teacher was always there if you had questions, it just wasn't spoon fed.
End of rant.
This is conclusion is incomplete and incompetent.
Dell has distinct target markets , and provides the proper IT solutions for each customer.
Dell has been highly successful in recognizing their different customer needs, and tailoring their marketing accordingly.
Home & Home Office
Small Business
Medium & Large Business
Government, Education & Healthcare
To compare the Apple and PC hardware and software is just dumb, not to mention lame. The broadly targeted and customer oriented Dell business model is what gives Dell their massive market share.
Apple will not be able to substantially gain market share by their technological R&D alone. In order to grow, Apple needs to improve the flexibility of its product line, and reshape their niche image.
The time is nearing an end for Apple to capitalize on the success of the iPod brand.
Perhaps an aggressive guerilla marketing campaign to replace business, personal, government, and healthcare PCs could help them improve their image, and mainstream their computers.
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Gus Gorman has a patant on this already called the Ultimate Computer, I believe it's in the Grand Canyon.
In a society where all High School teaches you to do is think inside the box and do what teachers/administration say, why the hell would they (the schools) expect anyone to be able to do any kind of work or create something new when all school has become is a baby sitting service? As someone (yes I live in backward Oklahoma, however Norman is somewhat educated) who was constantly in trouble for being different and difficult due to my overwhelming boredom with the monotonous teaching techniques used. I would frequently get in trouble for ignoring assignments, classwork, etc. to do what I wanted. The material taught in most High Schools could be learned by a student in 1/4 the time if the student is remotely intelligent. My best High School teacher saw this. We would ad nauseaum go over Algebra and Trig in class. He would assign a significant amount of homework. However for those of us that understood the work, if our homework grade was less than our test grade, the test grade would replace it (if it were 90% or higher). I would call out my daily score of 0. Test day would come. I'd review the material in the book. I would make an A or B. Our homework was only 20% of our overall grade as well. I've never seen a machine strip the creativity out of students faster than the Public School Systems of our country. Learning is a chore here, not an enjoyable endeavor for most. I would venture to guess that outside of the social aspect (learning how to interact with different people), public schools hinder our society more than assist it. It's time to scrap the system and start over. Oh I had a college biology teacher that was similar (it was a pre-college course in high school). He'd give you modules to learn at your own pace. You did X number before 6 weeks you got Y for your grade. I'd do all my work the first 2 weeks, then read the next four. I learned 10x what I did in my first two biology courses and had 12 weeks of an 18 week semester to read books, do whatever. The teacher was always there if you had questions, it just wasn't spoon fed. End of rant.
This is conclusion is incomplete and incompetent. Dell has distinct target markets , and provides the proper IT solutions for each customer. Dell has been highly successful in recognizing their different customer needs, and tailoring their marketing accordingly. Home & Home Office Small Business Medium & Large Business Government, Education & Healthcare To compare the Apple and PC hardware and software is just dumb, not to mention lame. The broadly targeted and customer oriented Dell business model is what gives Dell their massive market share. Apple will not be able to substantially gain market share by their technological R&D alone. In order to grow, Apple needs to improve the flexibility of its product line, and reshape their niche image. The time is nearing an end for Apple to capitalize on the success of the iPod brand. Perhaps an aggressive guerilla marketing campaign to replace business, personal, government, and healthcare PCs could help them improve their image, and mainstream their computers.