Education for Well-being - Latest Comments

Re: What’s Wrong with this Picture?

caseyjones — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:07:48 -0000

it totally works, there is only one drive axle, the one closest to the piston, the larger wheel is a free wheeler, just there for stability, and the rod is attached to a spinning hub cap on this wheel.

Re: What’s Wrong with this Picture?

Lucy — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:14:10 -0000

The diameter of the 2 wheels connected with the metal bar has to be the same

Re: The Age of the Traditionalist Is Over

charlie roy — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:36:45 -0000

@ Bill
A very interesting post. Change seems to be the constant in terms of our human existence. The current world of web 2.0 and the way information is no longer scare seems to be altering just about everything. The only other time such a change took place may be with the advent of the printing press. Good schools will start making shifts. It is though sad as you point out that our institutions devoted to learning are often the last places to embrace meaningful change. I write this as I watch my son work on his cursive hand writing..............

Re: Chart: What Gets Communicated

abc123987 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:28:20 -0000

Agreed. It's not so much the number of readers as the quality of the comments. Some comments add to the conversation, as you know, and others simply detract.
Cheers.

Re: The Age of the Traditionalist Is Over

abc123987 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:30:09 -0000

Hi Joe: I agree that we tend to fetishize the future. What I'm looking at specifically is based on the power of network effects. I believe we've reached a critical mass in terms of what and who is connected. I believe people who are able to use this connectivity effectively have a great advantage over those who can't. I also agree that information does not alone lead to wisdom. I created a video about this. You can find it at the top right of this page.
I have not read the book but I think I read his article in the NYTimes, if it's the same guy. Ultimately, working with your hands often requires information (and practice, of course.) The motorcycles he loves to work on only exists, because over the ages, we've been able to add information to materials that were once in the ground. Without connected ideas and information, the motorcycle would not exist. Being able to connect to the right information, ideas and people allowed me to use my hands to build this: http://www.youtube.com/watc... and then to do this: http://bit.ly/gNMR1G I've never met a person who is into this hobby, yet by connecting online, I'm able to learn enough to get going with it. I like building things and using my hands. Using connective technology gives me more opportunities to do so. I don't see them as being mutually exclusive.
Cheers.

Re: Grand Theft Childhood? Play Again Trailer

Jeremy Brouwer — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:09:51 -0000

Why is it that all the "experts"that they interview seem to be quite old? There is no one speaking from the current generation, only people speaking about it as if it is so lost that we can't even listen to it. I would be more interested in this if it didn't seem like a bunch of old people talking about all the evil things the young people are doing. If you want to know the state of the current generation, talk to the current generation.

Re: The Age of the Traditionalist Is Over

Joe Henderson — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:28:49 -0000

Oh, I don't know. We also tend to fetishize the new and "the future". So our kids are being surrounded by more and more at a greater and greater pace (a claim that is often absent of empirical evidence, by the way). I don't disagree with much of what you're saying here, but I do think we're often too quick to think that all of this information neessarily leads to wisdom. Quite the opposite, I think. I'd love to know what you make of this work:

http://www.amazon.com/Shop-...

Re: Chart: What Gets Communicated

charlie roy — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:08:50 -0000

@ Bill
It seems the effect of the embedding on a blog is to essentially limit to the comments to a more targeted audience as opposed to the original publication on a service with unlimited readers.

Re: Is School a Finite or Infinite Game?

Guest — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:46:06 -0000

Silly articles and the "Game" is nonsense

.Here is the ONLY game.

1. God is the Creator and does what ever he wants. THe Bible says he laughs at selfish people who think they can win anything or control anything..All the Rockerfellers and Kennedys(rich people)...are in the grave and won nothing but death

2. Jesus Christ is Lord and will return and when you stand in front of him for Judgement..your little "life education game "will not get you very far.

Re: Rewarding the Least Surprising Work

abc123987 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:06:22 -0000

Thanks Charlie: Never heard of it. Will check it out.
cheers.

Re: Rewarding the Least Surprising Work

Charlieroy1977 — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:07:39 -0000

@ Bill
You'd like the work of Fielding and Nair on designshare.com in terms of school design.

Re: The Crying Engineer

abc123987 — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:01:27 -0000

Hi Charlie: There's definitely a lot there for science classes to look at. An easy way to get them involved in cross-disciplinary topics.

Re: The Crying Engineer

Charlieroy1977 — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:14:13 -0000

@ Bill
Thanks for sharing. I'm passing this along to my science teachers.

Re: Cognitive Surplus – Book Notes

how to get good grades? — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:39:59 -0000

hi,

the book notes are very helpful in study because the book notes are easy to read or understand.

Re: Insulat-Ed

Jim Richardson — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:00:36 -0000

Wonderful article! I’m glad I across your site. You’ve uses effective diagrams and explained things very well. You made me realize such thing I never thought of before. I think I should try to be open with this idea. Technology has been evolving so fast and I have a lot of keeping up to do. Next thing I know is there are courses being offered online like, online MBA and even doctoral studies. I think using the web would be very effective for students. I hope more people become aware of this. We should try to accept these changes and use it effectively. I hope I’ll see more interesting articles from you.

Re: Insulat-Ed

Info — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:46:18 -0000

Re: We’ve Forgotten About Intrinsic Motivation

how to get good grades? — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:56:55 -0000

hi,

the intrinsic motivation is not necessary only for education but it also necessary for being a good human.

Re: One World, One Way

abc123987 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:51:59 -0000

Hi Charlie: Good questions with no easy answers, I think. But I would have to agree with you that education will play an important role. Currently, I see it as a question of how can societies protect themselves from negative outside influences while allowing in the positive ones. My take on it is that too many societies are currently not valuing their own traditions sufficiently because they do not realize the functional as well as cultural values of their own traditions. For example, many people travel to see and experience something different. If the place they visit starts to look like their own home, with the same franchises, billboard advertising, etc. will they come back? Will they encourage others to visit? Protecting the uniqueness of a place will protect its value as a tourist destination. Another example is local cuisine. It has been developed over millenia with local expertise, local food sources, and local needs in mind. Ultimately, I believe appreciation of local culture is needed in order to lower demand of homogenizing imports.

Re: One World, One Way

Charlieroy1977 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:03:36 -0000

@ Bill
Great post. If cultural diversity makes us as a planet stronger how do we keep the best from every culture? If we agree that the empire should stop exporting consumerism as the default spiritual setting how do we change that? All the more important a good liberating education becomes.

Re: 30 Discussion Starter Videos

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Re: Tips for Finding Mentors Using Twitter

Vicki Flaugher — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:07:21 -0000

GREAT advice on finding mentors, JT. I also use Twitter to find clients, speaking opportunities, industry events, research, and new friends. It's where I get almost 100% of my business now, even though I don't bark about my business in promo mode. People get to meet you, get to know you, you click, and you build a relationship. I simply love it.

Thanks for the great article. I tweeted it out!

Vicki Flaugher, CEO
SmartWomanGuides.com

Re: Tips for Finding Mentors Using Twitter

Vicki Flaugher — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:05:43 -0000

Love the video and the advice - LOVE Twitter and use it for finding not only mentors but also clients, thought leaders, researchers, and even new friends. I tweeted out your link - thanks!

Vicki Flaugher
@Smartwoman on Twitter

Re: Mentors: Now in New Flavors!

Aerin Guy — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:23:18 -0000

What a wonderful post! I also really appreciate the graphic, which represents the possibilities that a "thought leader" has to extend their presence and truly share in the gift economy. You have chosen exactly the right people to profile as well.
Much appreciated!

Re: Would You Walk 30 Yards to Save 201,000 Gallons of Gas?

Matt Montagne — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:15:17 -0000

Bill, this is a GREAT idea. I've been thinking of something similar as our county prepares to launch a curbside kitchen waste collection program. Part of me is excited that our county is going to be on the cutting edge of the green movement, but the other part of me just cringes when I consider the infrastructure (trucks, bins, transportation/fuel costs, etc) that is being put in place to make this happen. About 4 months ago I put a sign out in front of my house asking interested neighbors to participate in a little composting project in my backyard...without doing much, I had 5 people contributing (summary of what we're doing here: http://mjmontagne.posterous....

I think we could save so much in terms of natural resources use if our county would support small scale, localized composting networks like the one we started...it also has the added benefit of getting people out of their homes and into the streets to meet one another (I met one of the contributing neighbors face to face so far--there is no way I would've met him if we didn't start this project).

More times than not, the most effective solutions to some of our problems are the ones that require the simplest forms of technology. I hope we can start recognizing this soon.

Re: Cognitive Surplus – Book Notes

abc123987 — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:07:27 -0000

Hi Charlie: It's a good one; Shirky is out there. And I like his message: positive but not sappy.