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The cell phone point is particularly out of place. How many kids are taking class notes on their cell phones? I'll take your suggestion a bit further--I think
by bmj 18y ago
The cell phone point is particularly out of place. How many kids are taking class notes on their cell phones?
I'll take your suggestion a bit further--I think, instead of looking to the government to implement these changes, why not provide an opportunity for bright kids to opt out of the current system? Enable cooperatives and networks to provide the kids with environments that will them flourish.
- TomOfTTB 18y agoOn that note, I have been experimenting with these (http://www.amazon.com/E09XPH-9-Inch-2goPC-Celeron-Processor/dp/B0016OJXGQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235361249&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/E09XPH-9-Inch-2goPC-Celeron-Processor/...) for the facility I work with and have been pleasantly surprised. If someone wanted to provide younger kids a chance to flourish without spending too much I'd take a serious look at picking up a few of these.
- jamii 18y ago> How many kids are taking class notes on their cell phones? I've started taking lecture notes on my android phone. Its surprising how having an open phone and a decent keyboard makes you rethink the amount of computing power you carry around in your pocket. I recently went to a seminar on pervasive computing where one of the speakers demonstrated that audience members could learn to type accurately on a chording keyboard without looking at the screen. I was going at 25-30wpm already by the end of the lecture. A cheap bluetooth version would make subtle notetaking really easy.