Makes me feel like a goddamn genius.

Today they're talking about graphs and charts.

6/7/2009 11:43:42 AM

lol. i sometimes watch calc1 on the distance ed channel for the same reason.

6/7/2009 11:44:38 AM

They're teaching what "median" is.

The numbers are: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9

One student's suggestion: (1+3+6+7+8+9)/9

jesus christ.

6/7/2009 11:58:05 AM

this is sad....on joe's part.

6/7/2009 12:04:29 PM

I actually watch this show to get some tips on how to teach basic literacy skills. I'm hoping to become a volunteer tutor at LVA here in Atlanta, teaching math and science for GED prep. I've got my orientation coming up in July...

I think it would be much more rewarding to help out these folks than to teach a 500-level power system modeling and analysis class at Georgia Tech.

6/7/2009 12:14:04 PM

what's more rewarding, helping janitors become custodial engineers, or ushering bright minds into R&D with the potential to better the human race?

nothing against the fine folks getting their GEDs but I'd want to be part of the movement

6/7/2009 1:39:18 PM

pretty typical college kid view

6/7/2009 4:16:31 PM

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"what's more rewarding, helping janitors become custodial engineers, or ushering bright minds into R&D with the potential to better the human race?"

I think raising the basic education level of everyone would have a more dramatic impact on the human race than raising the top few just a big higher

going from a car that gets 16 mpg to 22 saves a lot more gas than going from 33 to 40

6/7/2009 4:20:55 PM

^ Partly true. There's a fine balance that must be made between shifting the bell curve to the right (where everyone benefits) and skewing it to the right (where the closer you are to the top, the more you benefit). Do you make the pie bigger or give people more equal slices?

6/7/2009 4:57:27 PM

I enjoy watching BUS 425 on the distance ed channel.

6/7/2009 5:44:52 PM

actually, moving the janitor to the right probably has bigger payoff because he will pass that shit on to his kids.

6/7/2009 5:52:13 PM

TURBOPUNS!

6/7/2009 5:53:59 PM

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"pretty typical college kid view"

or devil's advocate, you be the judge

6/8/2009 6:13:30 AM

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"Do you make the pie bigger or give people more equal slices?"

Reminds me of a debate from PS 361, would you rather be the big piece in a small pie or a small, more equal piece in a larger pie? Would the second situation be more favorable if you knew it meant you had more stuff?

6/8/2009 8:27:27 AM