Forget about the whose-a-ma-wuchit umpty-ump gigapixel technology...I want to know about the partial-cloaking field device implemented on the car in the parking lot!
Somehow, it doesn't seem surprising -- I'm surprised that this made slashdot. We learned in a speech pathology class I took at my university in 2001 that language exposure in the womb was important and contributed to the language development of the child. That was nearly a decade ago (for those of you who have trouble subtracting years...)
Unless you can provide written consent from lessig.org for your blatant illegal usage of your link to their copyrighted "Project Posner" article and "A Few Closing Thoughts" article, and written consent from becker-posner-blog.com for your linking to "The Future of N.html", you are hereby ordered to pay restitution to said entities to the tune of $1,000 US per offense. I'm waiting for my check....Step 3: Profit (achieved);)
The process of teaching, in many areas (especially math) is so legislated and prescribed by administrators as to be nearly impossible to teach in any significant way.
It is quoted a lot in my school: the abstract-thinking portions of the brain, for many individuals, is not developed until the early to mid twenties. For some students, the task of abstract thinking is nearly, if not literally, impossible.
Agreed. I have heard from many primary education teachers that they went the route of elementary to avoid the math. Yikes!
I don't think, however, that the problem is incompetent math teachers in the secondary arena (high school) -- though, there are some. The problem is, at least in my school, social promotion lands them in 9th grade Algebra even though they have failed several years of school and cannot subtract two digit numbers (let alone multiply or divide).
Why not have more accountability? Why not have a math class that prepares them for Algebra (and beyond)? Those kinds of programs and classes lower school's API (and thus, their funding). Follow the money.
I'm a teacher. Unlike many of my colleagues, and unlike you, I have trouble with the assertion that the most important thing is the parent's attitude. I have had parents who highly believe in the value of education begging me for help with their failing students. Alternatively, I have students who claim their parents do not care (and I believe this to be on many accounts) and yet some of those students do very, very well (I was one of those).
What it REALLY comes down to, the REALLY important thing, is the motivation of the student. If the student wants to succeed, they will find the way to success (granted there are not too many institutional barriers to break through).
Here is my understanding: The psychiatrist can only get paid by the insurance company if they are actually treating SOMETHING. So, for something to be "treatable," the individual needs to be diagnosed with something wrong. This cycle has led to the creation of many, many "conditions" requiring treatment. One that comes to mind is developmental math disorder, whereby one is in need of medication and/or treatment in order to learn math.
Ouch. "This would mean that educators would be required to spend more time teaching rather than dealing with various accountability issues."
In California, there is Williams Compliance. Many schools, if not most, send home a book and then have a class set. The students have their books. Also, are you suggesting that teachers spend class-hours dealing with "accountability issues" as opposed to teaching? Currently, there are not enough class hours to get taught what needs to be taught. Not to mention that social promotion leads to the case where more class time is spent dealing with filling in the holes that should have been filled in several years ago as opposed to delving into new content. While I appreciate sarcasms, I also appreciate those who promote social movements to be slightly less ignorant. Perhaps, however, I completely misread what you had to say...
** Turns key, car engine starts....
"Holy cow, it started even though I don't have a license!"
and/or
"You CAN'T be here, I have a restraining order..."
I agree with your notion of a "perfect world." There are rules that people, including judges, should follow. Then there is reality and emotional charge and all that stuff...
Where did I leave that straw man... Oh, there it is. So, we can reduce the number of murderers in prison by making murder no longer illegal. Or, if we have problems with students earning enough credit to pass a class, we can just move the passing bar from 70% to 50%.
I wish my high school history classes were modeled more like this. My AP history classes were drill and kill dates and time lines. It was not until a college course that sources became the focus.
I've never seen a phone that is anywhere in competition with the Harmony Remotes. I don't think I want a phone that is 6-7 inches long with a crap-ton of buttons. I wont want to scroll through several screens on a smaller phone to have access to all the buttons I like to press on my remote.
Slashdot Mirror
At first I thought you were referring to /.
** ducks
Not as effective with Highlander...
Of Course Qzxywr is a word... It's my goldfish's name.
Xerox Sues Google, Yahoo Over Search Patents
Because of a lawsuit between Xerox and Google, Yahoo is now no longer "in to" search patents?
Death to those who translate the Quran
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/
Forget about the whose-a-ma-wuchit umpty-ump gigapixel technology...I want to know about the partial-cloaking field device implemented on the car in the parking lot!
I know that this is off topic, but ******* Connection Terminated ******
Somehow, it doesn't seem surprising -- I'm surprised that this made slashdot. We learned in a speech pathology class I took at my university in 2001 that language exposure in the womb was important and contributed to the language development of the child. That was nearly a decade ago (for those of you who have trouble subtracting years...)
Shopped.
Staple Gun and Baby Seals? /me ducks
Stop the FUD when you see it.
"Be vewwy vewwy quiet, I'm hunting wabbi...." BANG! FUD Stopped.
Obligatory:
xkcd numerical sex positions.
Yay, now we can design with Papyrus! http://xkcd.com/590/
Unless you can provide written consent from lessig.org for your blatant illegal usage of your link to their copyrighted "Project Posner" article and "A Few Closing Thoughts" article, and written consent from becker-posner-blog.com for your linking to "The Future of N.html", you are hereby ordered to pay restitution to said entities to the tune of $1,000 US per offense. I'm waiting for my check....Step 3: Profit (achieved) ;)
The process of teaching, in many areas (especially math) is so legislated and prescribed by administrators as to be nearly impossible to teach in any significant way.
Read " If We Taught English the Way We Teach Mathematics... " to get an interesting view on how math is taught today.
It is quoted a lot in my school: the abstract-thinking portions of the brain, for many individuals, is not developed until the early to mid twenties. For some students, the task of abstract thinking is nearly, if not literally, impossible.
Agreed. I have heard from many primary education teachers that they went the route of elementary to avoid the math. Yikes!
I don't think, however, that the problem is incompetent math teachers in the secondary arena (high school) -- though, there are some. The problem is, at least in my school, social promotion lands them in 9th grade Algebra even though they have failed several years of school and cannot subtract two digit numbers (let alone multiply or divide).
Why not have more accountability? Why not have a math class that prepares them for Algebra (and beyond)? Those kinds of programs and classes lower school's API (and thus, their funding). Follow the money.
I'm a teacher. Unlike many of my colleagues, and unlike you, I have trouble with the assertion that the most important thing is the parent's attitude. I have had parents who highly believe in the value of education begging me for help with their failing students. Alternatively, I have students who claim their parents do not care (and I believe this to be on many accounts) and yet some of those students do very, very well (I was one of those).
What it REALLY comes down to, the REALLY important thing, is the motivation of the student. If the student wants to succeed, they will find the way to success (granted there are not too many institutional barriers to break through).
Here is my understanding: The psychiatrist can only get paid by the insurance company if they are actually treating SOMETHING. So, for something to be "treatable," the individual needs to be diagnosed with something wrong. This cycle has led to the creation of many, many "conditions" requiring treatment. One that comes to mind is developmental math disorder, whereby one is in need of medication and/or treatment in order to learn math.
Ouch.
"This would mean that educators would be required to spend more time teaching rather than dealing with various accountability issues."
In California, there is Williams Compliance. Many schools, if not most, send home a book and then have a class set. The students have their books. Also, are you suggesting that teachers spend class-hours dealing with "accountability issues" as opposed to teaching? Currently, there are not enough class hours to get taught what needs to be taught. Not to mention that social promotion leads to the case where more class time is spent dealing with filling in the holes that should have been filled in several years ago as opposed to delving into new content. While I appreciate sarcasms, I also appreciate those who promote social movements to be slightly less ignorant. Perhaps, however, I completely misread what you had to say...
** Turns key, car engine starts.... "Holy cow, it started even though I don't have a license!" and/or "You CAN'T be here, I have a restraining order..." I agree with your notion of a "perfect world." There are rules that people, including judges, should follow. Then there is reality and emotional charge and all that stuff...
Where did I leave that straw man... Oh, there it is. So, we can reduce the number of murderers in prison by making murder no longer illegal. Or, if we have problems with students earning enough credit to pass a class, we can just move the passing bar from 70% to 50%.
I wish my high school history classes were modeled more like this. My AP history classes were drill and kill dates and time lines. It was not until a college course that sources became the focus.
I've never seen a phone that is anywhere in competition with the Harmony Remotes. I don't think I want a phone that is 6-7 inches long with a crap-ton of buttons. I wont want to scroll through several screens on a smaller phone to have access to all the buttons I like to press on my remote.