Paraphrased from a long-ago rant... I think that teachers salaries are ridiculous. They get paid far too much as it is and don't end up teaching the kids anything. All they are is a glorified babysitter, so I think that they should get babysitter wages (and not good babysitter wages, either) $2.00 per hour/ per kid. Thats all they deserve. Also, they should only get paid for actual teaching time. Not for lunch breaks or planning days or any after school activities. So let's see...
The HGI has been around for decades. It's common knowledge amongst anyone with half an ear for science news, (or who've played Civ II) and I can't believe that Celera's founders had never heard of it.
Actually Craig Venter (CEO/Founder of Celera) used to be one of the top men of the HGP.
The following site deals with this issue. It doesn't necessarily have an unbiased opinion, but it does back up its statements with references and is pretty good WRT history and what is currently going on.
Just buy a crappy laptop (486). If you get one that has easily replacable parts, like a thinkpad or a toshiba, then you don't have to worry about warranty etc. I'm very happy with the one I bought on ebay (~$150). One word of warning, however: you won't get a good battery. That's just the way it is. If you are looking for portability farther than an extension cord away from a wall socket, then you might need to pay.
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I think that teachers salaries are ridiculous. They get paid far too much as it is and don't end up teaching the kids anything. All they are is a glorified babysitter, so I think that they should get babysitter wages (and not good babysitter wages, either) $2.00 per hour/ per kid. Thats all they deserve. Also, they should only get paid for actual teaching time. Not for lunch breaks or planning days or any after school activities.
So let's see...
- $2.00 hour/kid
- 5 hours/day
- 180 days / year
- 30 kids
- 2.00*5*180*30 = $54,000
Hmm... maybe I did my math wrong....The following site deals with this issue. It doesn't necessarily have an unbiased opinion, but it does back up its statements with references and is pretty good WRT history and what is currently going on.
http://www3.hmc.edu/~pboothe/bio
Just buy a crappy laptop (486). If you get one that has easily replacable parts, like a thinkpad or a toshiba, then you don't have to worry about warranty etc. I'm very happy with the one I bought on ebay (~$150). One word of warning, however: you won't get a good battery. That's just the way it is. If you are looking for portability farther than an extension cord away from a wall socket, then you might need to pay.