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You write that and its from the point of view of lecture The Shrike Send a noteboard - 11/09/2009 07:15:21 PM
Most classrooms are useless. There's no reason to make students come to lecture every day when the lectures could be recorded and put online. Most of them ARE recorded and put online, in many schools. I mean, it's true that you can't ask questions and stuff, but the benefits of being able to pause a lecture for taking notes, re-listen to parts you didn't understand, and so on, far outweigh being able to ask questions which you could just as easily email/im to the professor/TA.

Myself, I think it'd be a better idea just to have a few lecture hall style classrooms where you can come and get help with homework (it's hard to show someone how to work out calculus problems over the internet, with current technology), or take tests, etc, and put the actual teaching online.


But most of my classes in hs, except for math, involved huge amounts of discussion once the professor/teacher was over talking. And the technology is not quite there yet to create a true virtual classroom where discussion can be as freeflowing as it is in person.
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Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" Missa Sedai - 11/09/2009 04:00:08 PM 1428 Views
I find this awesome. The Shrike - 11/09/2009 04:27:54 PM 861 Views
I think this may mark the first time you and I have completely agreed on a subject. *NM* Aemon - 11/09/2009 05:54:49 PM 423 Views
Call me archaic, but... Missa Sedai - 12/09/2009 04:08:36 PM 850 Views
I think they should have done both. Сталин - 11/09/2009 04:36:53 PM 1216 Views
I thought about making a post, but it would be a poor version of this one. I agree completely. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/09/2009 07:21:29 PM 424 Views
Ditto *NM* LadyLorraine - 12/09/2009 03:39:19 PM 438 Views
I have to go with Tom on this one. *NM* Missa Sedai - 12/09/2009 04:09:04 PM 472 Views
Nicely put. *NM* Rebekah - 15/09/2009 07:15:39 PM 389 Views
I'd be shocked, except that I'm not sure why a HS needs a library in the first place. Legolas - 11/09/2009 06:01:44 PM 892 Views
Most high schools have libraries. The Shrike - 11/09/2009 07:13:37 PM 1031 Views
I'm not surprised, I've seen enough American movies and TV shows to realize that. Legolas - 11/09/2009 07:23:15 PM 858 Views
Re: I'm not surprised, I've seen enough American movies and TV shows to realize that. Syrina - 12/09/2009 02:36:33 AM 969 Views
what heresy Yunalesca - 11/09/2009 06:02:54 PM 844 Views
I think this is probably a good decision. Aemon - 11/09/2009 06:14:28 PM 1064 Views
For colleges it's a very different story, imho. Legolas - 11/09/2009 06:24:47 PM 1097 Views
Re: For colleges it's a very different story, imho. Aemon - 11/09/2009 06:41:20 PM 964 Views
You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. Ghavrel - 11/09/2009 07:25:12 PM 1014 Views
Yes. No one writing directly from wikipedia should BE in college. Tom - 11/09/2009 07:30:47 PM 923 Views
Re: You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. Geniac - 12/09/2009 02:48:34 AM 841 Views
*gives you a scanner and a keyboard* Have fun. Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 04:57:58 AM 916 Views
Re: cool, thanks for the free scanner, but... Geniac - 12/09/2009 11:01:22 PM 1049 Views
Right. And how many books have they digitized? Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 11:30:59 PM 828 Views
Re: About 8 million Geniac - 13/09/2009 02:09:09 AM 972 Views
The internet can evolve, yes, but it has a long way to go. Legolas - 11/09/2009 07:45:10 PM 987 Views
They still have physical classrooms, and they're whining about "outdated technology"? Pfft. *NM* Craig - 11/09/2009 06:32:25 PM 464 Views
You say that sarcastically, but for the most part it's true. Aemon - 11/09/2009 06:48:35 PM 871 Views
You write that and its from the point of view of lecture The Shrike - 11/09/2009 07:15:21 PM 922 Views
That, my friend, is precisely my point. *NM* Craig - 11/09/2009 07:23:21 PM 450 Views
Appalling. @my - 11/09/2009 07:16:13 PM 1006 Views
Apparently Craig - 11/09/2009 07:22:50 PM 963 Views
Yeah, you can actually. Have you tried curling up with an eBook reader? The Shrike - 11/09/2009 09:05:16 PM 942 Views
Keeps you warm better than a book *NM* Hieshyn - 12/09/2009 12:51:04 AM 413 Views
it's still not the same. LadyLorraine - 12/09/2009 03:45:10 PM 913 Views
Ignorance. The Shrike - 15/09/2009 06:08:15 PM 1191 Views
Just because you're unnaturally attuned to "new" things doesn't mean everyone is. Tom - 13/09/2009 12:59:19 AM 847 Views
Your post was beyond stupid. The Shrike - 15/09/2009 06:01:11 PM 929 Views
Re: Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" Angel Barchild - 12/09/2009 01:00:48 PM 1060 Views
I agree, but students going to a prep school probably don't have financial problems. *NM* Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 11:31:53 PM 432 Views
Some Prep School, and some students, hence "Some Prep School. " Joel - 12/09/2009 02:04:38 PM 967 Views
bah, who needs to learn how to write a bibliography LadyLorraine - 12/09/2009 03:47:32 PM 730 Views
You're telling the wrong person; he has a form he wants them to observe. Joel - 12/09/2009 05:20:34 PM 931 Views
Not really. Ghavrel - 12/09/2009 11:33:46 PM 862 Views
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