A blog of aggregated miscellanea and things I like uncovered from my daily travails. I'm @jacobjay, a peripatetic designer/developer of British persuasion, having interests in gastronomy, fashion, technology, interiors and sustainability. I'm currently living between New Delhi and France, working on a Lua web platform and e-commerce. I dig Macs, mountain biking and smelly cheese.
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Posts tagged “education”
At Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, Technology Can Wait
« computers inhibit creative thinking, movement, human interaction and attention spans »
Attribution
It saddens me to see so many Tumblrites too readily posting awesome stuff—without making any effort to provide attribution for a piece.* When someone’s spent time creating the work you’re appreciating, surely expressing one’s gratitude if only by mentioning who they are and linking to their site is worthwhile… It may in fact be impossible, but like any journey, the very act of attempting it unleashes such plentiful discoveries along the way. :-D
Using Google Image Search to search for an image (right-click the image and copy URL, then click the camera icon on the search page to paste) is remarkably easy, and often effective.
* Withstanding memes and mashups, of course.
‘Back to the start’ by Chipotle, Feat. Willie Nelson (cover of ‘The Scientist’ by Coldplay); via Fast Company.
“ Any believable prediction will be wrong. Any correct prediction will be unbelievable. ”
Kevin Kelly; via Ben Hammersley’s ‘My speech to the IAAC’: «anything that is dismissed on the grounds of the technology-not-being-good-enough-yet is going to happen». «It remains, in too many circles, a matter of pride not to be able to programme the video recorder. That’s pathetic.»
“ there are many more challenges to overcome, starting with convincing young people that a marketable skill can be more valuable than a college degree ”
GlobalPost «To avert a disastrous impending labor shortage, India needs to train 500 million skilled workers by 2022»
(Source: globalpost.com)
Global Press Institute
GPI is an international news organization that trains and employs local women in the Global South to bring responsible, investigative journalism to the world.
France's 'children of the revolution'
The education system is pumping out a generation whose expectations exceed their prospects. [BBC]
“ we all grow up in a bubble. That bubble is meant to [reassure you that you’ll] have at least as good a life as [those around you]. […] But the downside […] is that it also limits the scope of your horizons. What you believe is possible for yourself is significantly determined the radius of that sphere and what is encompasses ”
“ Consider that a child starting school this year will not leave until 2023. Now think about how much you hand-write today and imagine how much less you’ll be writing in 2023. I can’t see handwriting retaining its privileged position forever. ”
Fraser Spiers blogging his progress introducing iPads to a Scottish school.
“ March offered a Tuscan veggie soup called “ribollita,” beef chops simmered in Chianti wine and olives and a fresh side of fennels. April came with Liguria’s pesto ravioli and veal-rolls with peas. ”
“ I was 12 when I started drinking and smoking pot, at 14 I was smoking crack, by 18 I was injecting heroin, cocaine, and meth […] this is not the action of “a weak mind”. I won’t argue for or against a genetic predisposition, but there is a social aspect your statement ignores. Some of us don’t have an upbringing that is cohesive to learning appropriate social behavior ”
“m.z.” commenting on ‘Do I Drink Too Much’ (BBC Horizon) at Top Documentary Films; via @karinastenquist.
