I wonder though if there is a intrinsic motivation in the first place. At least in the school system that I grew up in (VA public schools), the standardized tests are pushed so hard that it feels like you are being force fed information with no benefit to you. Even classes in subject that I enjoyed were difficult because there was no time for extra activities or experiments, it was all memorization and repetition.
I think the way schools are setup today in the US (or at least in Virgina) removes any form of intrinsic reward what so ever because of how stressful and draining the experience is.
I'll acknowledge that your first point is valid. I have heard about companies doing things like that, but in todays world, its getting easier for companies to be called out on things like that.
Also the less I think about it the better the world seems. Utopian Fantasies FTW!
This is the 4th recall of batteries by HP in 5 years... You would think, okay maybe the first is a fluke, everyone screws up sometimes. The second time, you get a bit worried, but four times? I think someone in HP needs to work out how much each of these recalls is costing them per year, maybe those figures will convince them that manufacturing them to a higher standard wouldn't be a bad idea.
Of course, its the first thing I do when I install. But yeah, that is one the biggest complaints that I see every time Ubuntu comes around for a release.
Shuttleworth has already announced that the color scheme will be changed for 9.10, Karmic Koala.
I havn't seen what color it actually is gonna be, but its not brown.
I work IT in a Community College, its not quite K-12 but its close. Schoolforge is a great idea, but many of the textbooks that bundle computer programs as part of the curriculum have programs that are written for Windows. This is the main obstacle to Linux adoption in schools, its not that people don't want it, its that it doesn't run the programs that they need it to run.
Also, yes classes help you pass exams, which give you grades, in which you get your diploma, which helps you get your job, or into a college, which gets you your job.
For me the Pro's and Con's are about even. I use Linux as my main OS, but I don't think that it is ready for 100% mainstream use yet. I think that Linux should be used in labs that are mainly used for browsing the Internet and writing papers. Unfortunately in education there are alot of specialty software programs that are needed by the teacher, and WINE... well, its nowhere near where it needs to be for something like that. I also don't like the idea of teaching kids how to use an OS that isn't used in the workplace. Schools are for preparing kids for life and work. But I also think that if Linux was taught, It would be more widely accepted and some of the other problems would fix themselves.
I guess my recommendation is to have Linux in Internet labs, and Computer Science classrooms, and have knowledgeable staff available to help students transition if they want to
I say count your blessings and get a hobby that you can do while at work. Not many people can say they get paid to do whatever they want. I guess after ten years the boredom would get to me as well though.
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Maybe you just discovered your superpower, the power to implant subtle messages in corporate bureaucracy. Who are you gonna call next?
Well, proof or not I am interested now... stupid PR stunts (or stupid TSA if the story is true).
Thats really the only way to put it. The more your Firewall attempts to block, the less effective it is. Plain and simple.
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I wonder though if there is a intrinsic motivation in the first place. At least in the school system that I grew up in (VA public schools), the standardized tests are pushed so hard that it feels like you are being force fed information with no benefit to you. Even classes in subject that I enjoyed were difficult because there was no time for extra activities or experiments, it was all memorization and repetition. I think the way schools are setup today in the US (or at least in Virgina) removes any form of intrinsic reward what so ever because of how stressful and draining the experience is.
I'll acknowledge that your first point is valid. I have heard about companies doing things like that, but in todays world, its getting easier for companies to be called out on things like that. Also the less I think about it the better the world seems. Utopian Fantasies FTW!
This is the 4th recall of batteries by HP in 5 years... You would think, okay maybe the first is a fluke, everyone screws up sometimes. The second time, you get a bit worried, but four times? I think someone in HP needs to work out how much each of these recalls is costing them per year, maybe those figures will convince them that manufacturing them to a higher standard wouldn't be a bad idea.
Does someone have another link to the main story? Seems to be down for me.
Of course, its the first thing I do when I install. But yeah, that is one the biggest complaints that I see every time Ubuntu comes around for a release.
Shuttleworth has already announced that the color scheme will be changed for 9.10, Karmic Koala. I havn't seen what color it actually is gonna be, but its not brown.
If you watch it again, that row and column were out for the entire video.
I work IT in a Community College, its not quite K-12 but its close. Schoolforge is a great idea, but many of the textbooks that bundle computer programs as part of the curriculum have programs that are written for Windows. This is the main obstacle to Linux adoption in schools, its not that people don't want it, its that it doesn't run the programs that they need it to run. Also, yes classes help you pass exams, which give you grades, in which you get your diploma, which helps you get your job, or into a college, which gets you your job.
For me the Pro's and Con's are about even. I use Linux as my main OS, but I don't think that it is ready for 100% mainstream use yet. I think that Linux should be used in labs that are mainly used for browsing the Internet and writing papers. Unfortunately in education there are alot of specialty software programs that are needed by the teacher, and WINE... well, its nowhere near where it needs to be for something like that. I also don't like the idea of teaching kids how to use an OS that isn't used in the workplace. Schools are for preparing kids for life and work. But I also think that if Linux was taught, It would be more widely accepted and some of the other problems would fix themselves. I guess my recommendation is to have Linux in Internet labs, and Computer Science classrooms, and have knowledgeable staff available to help students transition if they want to
I say count your blessings and get a hobby that you can do while at work. Not many people can say they get paid to do whatever they want. I guess after ten years the boredom would get to me as well though.
It can only print "hyper-text" and java code... Apologies to drs305 and JoshuaRL for stealing their comments