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Mon Oct-24-11 03:15 PM
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| 34. Pounding information into one's brain bit by bit is better. |
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When I learn something piecemeal, the new bit is run against the filter of what I already know. If it's inconsistent or illogical, I'll test the new information.
To the extent that college has value, it is this. I hear or see something interesting and I test its validity using whatever modest intellectual tools that I have at my disposal.
College already is a brain dump. An expensive, time consuming brain dump.
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| -If you could take a "brain download" of an entire year of any subject... would you? |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 01:26 PM |
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Why not? |
a2liberal |
Oct-24-11 01:29 PM |
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The number of things that could pop into your head? |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 02:09 PM |
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There might be a problem with integrating that knowledge. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-24-11 02:34 PM |
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I suppose I read the question differently |
a2liberal |
Oct-26-11 12:23 AM |
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I'm sure plenty of people would. Maybe we all would - we'd have to |
closeupready |
Oct-24-11 01:31 PM |
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Some corporation (Phoenix, etc.) would start marketing |
ashling |
Oct-25-11 07:32 AM |
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I will take Language arts for 10 years please. Spanish French Italian German and Mandarin |
Vincardog |
Oct-24-11 01:33 PM |
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Like you, I would go for languages and |
ChazII |
Oct-24-11 01:55 PM |
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How much would each language cost? What would the limits be? Inquiring minds want to know |
Vincardog |
Oct-24-11 02:04 PM |
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Same here. Oh what a joy it would be to finally have a way to learn |
truedelphi |
Oct-24-11 03:00 PM |
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yes, anything time and practice intensive |
yurbud |
Nov-13-11 04:53 PM |
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Interesting idea and I would do it. Of course it does raise some questions. |
Liberal Veteran |
Oct-24-11 01:33 PM |
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Would there be a certain amount of time your brain would need to "process" all of that raw data |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 02:13 PM |
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Sure. |
Xithras |
Oct-24-11 01:38 PM |
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When knowledge is so common that everyone is a PHD??? |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 02:25 PM |
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Language/Literature |
DaveJ |
Oct-24-11 01:39 PM |
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I'll bet there's a massive headache to go with it though |
Duer 157099 |
Oct-24-11 01:40 PM |
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Would I? No. |
suston96 |
Oct-24-11 01:41 PM |
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Awww. Come on. You mess with your briain chemistry every time you drink a Starbucks. |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 02:29 PM |
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Thanks. I hope you will too. What's Starbucks ? nt |
suston96 |
Oct-24-11 03:50 PM |
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Coffee |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 08:51 PM |
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This thought exercise eliminates all the pretense of education being about independent thought. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-24-11 01:53 PM |
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Now there's an interesting argument |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 02:32 PM |
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Pounding information into one's brain bit by bit is better. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-24-11 03:15 PM |
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College is time consuming... so do away with the time it takes to learn |
txlibdem |
Oct-25-11 11:15 PM |
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Buying a diploma is the best way to procure one. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Oct-26-11 11:20 AM |
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You will have the knowledge - that is the point |
txlibdem |
Oct-26-11 01:12 PM |
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Me want, a corporate designed memory for my critical thinking needs? |
HereSince1628 |
Oct-24-11 01:55 PM |
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Maybe not... |
PoliticAverse |
Oct-24-11 01:59 PM |
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LANGUAGES!!! I love languages, and speak so many of them.... |
MADem |
Oct-24-11 02:00 PM |
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Which drug is that? |
truedelphi |
Oct-24-11 03:05 PM |
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Cannabis. nt |
MADem |
Oct-24-11 03:09 PM |
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I would download whatever science I needed to learn in order become a brain downloader. |
Ian David |
Oct-24-11 02:00 PM |
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You've hit on a key requirement of the brain dump technology |
txlibdem |
Oct-25-11 11:19 PM |
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One thing about progress is, apparent progress is not always progress, but dystopia. n/t |
RKP5637 |
Oct-24-11 02:01 PM |
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Learn another language in a day would be useful |
Warpy |
Oct-24-11 02:06 PM |
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There are a limited number of places where memories are stored, however |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 02:39 PM |
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Sure |
NV Whino |
Oct-24-11 02:12 PM |
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Log tables, maybe. Or vocabulary for languages. Nothing else. |
TygrBright |
Oct-24-11 02:21 PM |
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What if you had a roundtable discussion between yourself and 20 other recent language downloadees |
txlibdem |
Oct-24-11 02:44 PM |
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This might work with a Core Knowledge curriculum. Who needs to think? |
lutefisk |
Oct-24-11 02:41 PM |
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In some subjects, yes. (maths and statistics, I'm lookin at YOU), in others, not over my dead body. |
Rabblevox |
Oct-24-11 02:51 PM |
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Given that, why begin a "give and take" with no knowledge of the topic |
txlibdem |
Oct-26-11 01:21 PM |
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Not appealing. I enjoy the process of learning as much as |
MineralMan |
Oct-24-11 03:04 PM |
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+1000 +++ n/t |
RKP5637 |
Oct-24-11 03:45 PM |
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Nobody would force you. You are a free spirit on this journey called life. |
txlibdem |
Oct-25-11 11:22 PM |
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Does the download go away when the Monk forces you to take a pink triangular pill? |
FBaggins |
Oct-26-11 09:34 AM |
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No, but when they put that lizard-thing in your ear it sure does! |
txlibdem |
Oct-30-11 06:08 PM |
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Hell No |
anonymousworldwide |
Oct-31-11 08:05 AM |
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Sure, but a more interesting question might be "What Subject?" |
NYC_SKP |
Nov-05-11 10:22 AM |
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always wanted to be able to play a musical instrument |
Nelson Tondreau |
Nov-07-11 04:17 AM |
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always wanted to be able to play a musical instrument |
Nelson Tondreau |
Nov-07-11 04:17 AM |
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Interesting perspecitve, thanks for pointing that out |
txlibdem |
Nov-09-11 10:19 AM |
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I'll take film editing and production, please. |
sakabatou |
Nov-08-11 02:59 PM |
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You got it, as soon as the technology is available |
txlibdem |
Nov-09-11 10:22 AM |
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It wasn't the teacher that was bad |
sakabatou |
Nov-09-11 01:01 PM |
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I have the same problem with CAD software. |
txlibdem |
Nov-09-11 04:18 PM |
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