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Comment on Funny Dilbert Comic About Creativity by Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:25:43 +0000

What is “creativity”? The word has almost become a cliche.

Comment on The Guidance System of Education by crudbasher

crudbasher — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:30:30 +0000

You are exactly right. I have corrected the article. Thanks for letting me know!!

Comment on The Guidance System of Education by thegonz77

thegonz77 — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:24 +0000

Open loop and closed loop are the other way around in the articl:, open loop has no feedback so it can’t readjust, while closed loop receives feedback and can readjust systematically

Comment on The End Of School Internet Filtering by crudbasher

crudbasher — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:21:26 +0000

Lol ok Ben, point made. Yes, giving an unfiltered Internet connection to a middle schooler is probably unwise. By 2020, I am sure there will be (if there aren’t already) filters that can be put on the phones themselves, however these would be set by the parents (assuming a BYOD situation). My point is, the schools won’t be the choke point anymore.

I will meet you halfway on this. Since schools have the kids for so many hours a day, they inevitably will have some input into what kids can access. However, would you agree that parents have to be involved for the other hours they aren’t at school?

Thanks for commenting!

Comment on The End Of School Internet Filtering by Ben K.

Ben K. — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:16:54 +0000

Wait, what? Teachers are supposed to rely on the morals that the parent’s have instilled? Can I have a ticket to the Utopia that you teach in?

I’m not in favor of filtering. It limits what we can do in classrooms. I also however am not of leaving everything in the hands of the parent’s morals. Middle school is a place where students are challenged to be themselves and discover who they are. Relying on paren’t morals would be great but even the best middle school parental morals will be challenged.

I would argue that the real challenge is for teachers to help craft productive digital citizens while creating engaging and real world lessons. Will students be pulled off task? Sure. I get pulled off task (like responding to a blog post when I need to finish lesson plans).

I love the possibility of unfiltered access. I love the possibility of every student bringing a device to class. I love the possibility of creating lessons that will inspire students to use the tool for good, even in the challenging middle school years.

Thanks for reading my 2 cents.

Comment on Are Schools Producing Fragile People? by The End Of School Internet Filtering | Education Stormfront

The End Of School Internet Filtering | Education Stormfront — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:59:04 +0000

[…] Facebook and Youtube. This may go back to our desire to overprotect our children I suppose. (see Are Schools Producing Fragile People?) No matter what the reason, those days of filtering are finite in number. Samsung has given a […]

Comment on The Guidance System of Education by crudbasher

crudbasher — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:59:29 +0000

Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I did some reading on this and realize now that my understanding wasn’t correct. Hopefully the post will still make sense to non engineers.

Comment on The Guidance System of Education by Sang

Sang — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:21 +0000

What is called open-loop guidance here is actually closed-loop guidance and closed-loop is open-loop. You had those switched.

Comment on Followup On Some Technology Posts by Are Schools Producing Fragile People? | Education Stormfront

Are Schools Producing Fragile People? | Education Stormfront — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:12:39 +0000

[…] an update on a story I posted yesterday. I wrote about how Nordstroms was testing a system where they tracked people’s cell phones […]

Comment on Implications Of Computers With Senses by Followup On Some Technology Posts | Education Stormfront

Followup On Some Technology Posts | Education Stormfront — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:56:49 +0000

[…] This is just the start of a possible zero-privacy society in which your every move and action is tracked. (see Implications Of Computers With Senses) […]