Comments on: Is the Internet Making Us Stupid? http://explodingsink.com/2008/05/06/is-the-internet-making-us-stupid/ education, technology, science and life Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blog #18: | COMM 3300 - Benjamin Maxwell http://explodingsink.com/2008/05/06/is-the-internet-making-us-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 Blog #18: | COMM 3300 - Benjamin Maxwell Fri, 06 May 2011 01:43:28 +0000 http://explodingsink.com/?p=127#comment-1622 [...] You can find Brian Bartel’s article on his blog. [...] [...] You can find Brian Bartel’s article on his blog. [...]

]]> By: Brian Bartel http://explodingsink.com/2008/05/06/is-the-internet-making-us-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Brian Bartel Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:19:34 +0000 http://explodingsink.com/?p=127#comment-546 I definitely agree with you, Dana. Check out the Google Blog on their advice to students: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-googley-advice-to-students-major-in.html. I definitely agree with you, Dana. Check out the Google Blog on their advice to students: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-googley-advice-to-students-major-in.html.

]]> By: Dana (LU'00) http://explodingsink.com/2008/05/06/is-the-internet-making-us-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Dana (LU'00) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:35:07 +0000 http://explodingsink.com/?p=127#comment-543 I think the danger of homophily is the problem of presenting one side of an argument. While in science and math, we often know the right answers or backgrounds, this isn't always the case. Dismissing (or not even looking for) the "other side" is a form of ignorance. While it's nice always to be right, it's even better to have a competent discussion. Let's also be realistic. Not every high school student will use the information they learned from high school science class. But, we can help them learn how to think, reason, and analyze. Those skills can be applied to any class or job in their future. I think the danger of homophily is the problem of presenting one side of an argument. While in science and math, we often know the right answers or backgrounds, this isn’t always the case. Dismissing (or not even looking for) the “other side” is a form of ignorance. While it’s nice always to be right, it’s even better to have a competent discussion.

Let’s also be realistic. Not every high school student will use the information they learned from high school science class. But, we can help them learn how to think, reason, and analyze. Those skills can be applied to any class or job in their future.

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