When I was in grade school (the 1950's) there was a serious movement among the teachers (mostly coaches) in my little farm community to limit the use of the library. They felt STRONGLY that it got in the way of academic performance.
I know you can see this one coming... . What it got in the way of was quietly accepting all the errors in the text books and the lesson plans. Kids who read a lot tended to question (and correct) a lot. Not the favorite thing of a bunch of jocks turned teacher.
As an anthropologist, I can tell you that education has far more to do with making children into immaculate members of the culture than it does with teaching them useful skills, facts, or how to leverage what they have learned into still more learning.
Looks like another product in search of a market.
If they don't see to the floors and ceilings, there isn't going to be any blockage. And windows, HVAC vents, etc. are right out.
I've been building Faraday cages since the 1950's when we found that we needed them to test our HAM radios. During my 13 years at Tektronix I helped tune several cages that the RF engineers used for similar, but commercial, purposes.
The wallpaper may be nice, and may even work. But you can bet that the business model relies heavily on the consultants and the contractors provided to make it all work... .
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When I was in grade school (the 1950's) there was a serious movement among the teachers (mostly coaches) in my little farm community to limit the use of the library. They felt STRONGLY that it got in the way of academic performance.
... . What it got in the way of was quietly accepting all the errors in the text books and the lesson plans. Kids who read a lot tended to question (and correct) a lot. Not the favorite thing of a bunch of jocks turned teacher.
I know you can see this one coming
As an anthropologist, I can tell you that education has far more to do with making children into immaculate members of the culture than it does with teaching them useful skills, facts, or how to leverage what they have learned into still more learning.
Looks like another product in search of a market. If they don't see to the floors and ceilings, there isn't going to be any blockage. And windows, HVAC vents, etc. are right out. I've been building Faraday cages since the 1950's when we found that we needed them to test our HAM radios. During my 13 years at Tektronix I helped tune several cages that the RF engineers used for similar, but commercial, purposes. The wallpaper may be nice, and may even work. But you can bet that the business model relies heavily on the consultants and the contractors provided to make it all work ... .