The only real difference between adults and high school kids is that adults realize they need to get things done
As a sophomore at Garfield HS in Seattle, I can't say this guy seems to know what he's talking about. Kids should do this, kids should do that. Yeah, it's all good and well to say it, but what's good for us in the long run isn't always the most attractive option - and sometimes, it's not the one that'll raise my grades or get me into a good college, which is precisely what I need to get done.
In several classes my grade is a low C/high D... It's not that I can't do the work, it's that I don't want to do it because a good part of it simply doesn't interest me and isn't applicable to my chosen career path.
I'd love to stay in the computer workshop all day and write C code or work on the openMosix cluster that I and two fellow nerds are trying to set up. The fact of the matter is that I have to go to class, and learn silly things like history.
Don't get me wrong, some [catb.org] history [wikipedia.org] (and much more than just those two things) is extremely fascinating. Most that I do learn, however, is not something important to being a "concerned citizen" or good programmer/Hacker and I forget it within several months or weeks of learning it.
Necessary evils, yes. But I believe that a good part of the time I spend in class is wasted on me.
The cells DO need a source of power: ATP. That's our input. The desired output is electrical energy.
1. ATP
2. -> mechanical energy
3. -> electrical energy
I admit, the cool factor is there, but why can't we just use chemical reactions to extract the raw energy from ATP's chemical bonds?
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As a sophomore at Garfield HS in Seattle, I can't say this guy seems to know what he's talking about. Kids should do this, kids should do that. Yeah, it's all good and well to say it, but what's good for us in the long run isn't always the most attractive option - and sometimes, it's not the one that'll raise my grades or get me into a good college, which is precisely what I need to get done.
In several classes my grade is a low C/high D... It's not that I can't do the work, it's that I don't want to do it because a good part of it simply doesn't interest me and isn't applicable to my chosen career path.
I'd love to stay in the computer workshop all day and write C code or work on the openMosix cluster that I and two fellow nerds are trying to set up. The fact of the matter is that I have to go to class, and learn silly things like history.
Don't get me wrong, some [catb.org] history [wikipedia.org] (and much more than just those two things) is extremely fascinating. Most that I do learn, however, is not something important to being a "concerned citizen" or good programmer/Hacker and I forget it within several months or weeks of learning it.
Necessary evils, yes. But I believe that a good part of the time I spend in class is wasted on me.
The cells DO need a source of power: ATP. That's our input. The desired output is electrical energy. 1. ATP 2. -> mechanical energy 3. -> electrical energy I admit, the cool factor is there, but why can't we just use chemical reactions to extract the raw energy from ATP's chemical bonds?