When I first heard about this problem in 2006, I thought long and hard about the problem, and it seems to me that one of the best solutions, which would not have most of the problems that current suggestions have, and at the same time would help the blind, and would make counterfeiting more difficult, would be to have the bills have different textures, by possibly using multiple materials to produce them.
I emailed this suggestion to Larry Felix, and while he was kind enough to respond back, and say they would think about it, apparently it wasn't implemented. I'm just surprised that my suggestion hasn't shown up in any of the news coverage.
What do you Slashdotters think? Anything we can do as a group to get this solution implemented?
I am a teacher, although not on the K12 or College side. I teach Adult Education, which in Clifornia is technically under the K12 side. But I am deeply interested in all aspects of having all humans better educated, and being better thinking people, and having humanity improved. And for America for most people this starts with K12 (Kindergarten through 12th grade for those not familiar with the acronym)
Reading all the replies, there are many good ideas here and good reasons. But they all only scratch the surface. Also, most of them are teacher and student directed, and most of them point out problems, but do not look at the core of why these problems exist, or even more they don't look at how something could be done, and where it should be done, and how anyone is really going to do it.
Not that I have the answers. I would like to have the answers; I would like to know where I can put my energies as a teacher and, more importantly, as someone who really wants education to improve for humanity.
Who do we need to talk to to improve curriculum? Is it only teachers? What about administration? What about our law makers? How do we intelligently implement curriculumn, instead of having each new Math teaching technique being only a passing fad, where we don't learn anything from what was good and bad about the technique? How do we change attitudes in general? I think those are all questions that need to be addressed to really address this "Ask Slashdot" question.
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When I first heard about this problem in 2006, I thought long and hard about the problem, and it seems to me that one of the best solutions, which would not have most of the problems that current suggestions have, and at the same time would help the blind, and would make counterfeiting more difficult, would be to have the bills have different textures, by possibly using multiple materials to produce them. I emailed this suggestion to Larry Felix, and while he was kind enough to respond back, and say they would think about it, apparently it wasn't implemented. I'm just surprised that my suggestion hasn't shown up in any of the news coverage. What do you Slashdotters think? Anything we can do as a group to get this solution implemented?
I am a teacher, although not on the K12 or College side. I teach Adult Education, which in Clifornia is technically under the K12 side. But I am deeply interested in all aspects of having all humans better educated, and being better thinking people, and having humanity improved. And for America for most people this starts with K12 (Kindergarten through 12th grade for those not familiar with the acronym) Reading all the replies, there are many good ideas here and good reasons. But they all only scratch the surface. Also, most of them are teacher and student directed, and most of them point out problems, but do not look at the core of why these problems exist, or even more they don't look at how something could be done, and where it should be done, and how anyone is really going to do it. Not that I have the answers. I would like to have the answers; I would like to know where I can put my energies as a teacher and, more importantly, as someone who really wants education to improve for humanity. Who do we need to talk to to improve curriculum? Is it only teachers? What about administration? What about our law makers? How do we intelligently implement curriculumn, instead of having each new Math teaching technique being only a passing fad, where we don't learn anything from what was good and bad about the technique? How do we change attitudes in general? I think those are all questions that need to be addressed to really address this "Ask Slashdot" question.