Comments on: Thought Experiment

By: Marc Aronson

Marc Aronson — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:37:25 +0000

Lathie:

No I hand’t, thanks for the link.

By: Kathie

Kathie — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:45:23 +0000

Marc,
Did you see this article in Sunday’s Washington Post?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/high-tech-vs-no-tech-dc-area-schools-take-opposite-approaches-to-education/2012/05/12/gIQAv6YFLU_story_1.html

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:56:23 +0000

Myra–
And who should be profiled in today’s New York Times “Sunday Routine” feature? An impressive work schedule for a 76-year-old.

By: Philip

Philip — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:42:08 +0000

Marc: “Tap-happy”–I like that.

By: Myra Zarnowski

Myra Zarnowski — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:41:27 +0000

I think we should all pause and discuss the April 15 article in the New York Times Magazine about Robert Caro. It’s entitled “Robert Caro Is a Dinosaur…And Thank God for That,” and it describes how Caro has spent 36 years and 3,388 pages telling the story of Lyndon Johnson. Technology? He uses a legal page, a manual typewriter, file cabinets, and a bulletin board. His enormous contribution is the result his deep thinking.

By: Marc Aronson

Marc Aronson — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:13:10 +0000

while I prefer selzer, I am quite happy with tap.

By: Philip

Philip — Sat, 05 May 2012 03:07:08 +0000

It’s nearly impossible to find a quiet spot to read in major airports. TV screens, tuned to cable news-entertainment, dominate all seating areas. The assumption behind this ubiquity is that, given the chance, everyone prefers to watch TV. Similar reasoning seems to govern technology use in general and tech in the classroom in particular. We all know everything’s better on a screen, no doubt about it. I’d love to see your thought experiment put to the test, but you might have better luck trying to get people drinking tap water again.