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Title: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: MoonShadow on October 27, 2010, 10:56:31 PM http://www.minyanville.com/investing/articles/financial-literacy-high-school-finance-teaching/10/27/2010/id/30798
Now this is the Bitcoin generation. Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: kiba on October 28, 2010, 12:10:16 AM I am slightly offended by the suggestion that kids are hard to teach because we watch too much youtube.
Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: MoonShadow on October 28, 2010, 12:30:36 AM I am slightly offended by the suggestion that kids are hard to teach because we watch too much youtube. That just means that we need to adapt the teaching methods to the audience. Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: macje6645 on November 27, 2010, 06:40:26 PM I am not sure that it means that kids are hard to teach. There is a dynamic of attention span. The attention span for listening to a lecture is certainly decreasing. This is due to age of media. It is not to be seen as a put down, it is more about the reality of our age.
Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: jgarzik on November 27, 2010, 07:21:22 PM I am not sure that it means that kids are hard to teach. There is a dynamic of attention span. The attention span for listening to a lecture is certainly decreasing. This is due to age of media. It is not to be seen as a put down, it is more about the reality of our age. Humans should be able to concentrate, focus on a subject or task for more than 10 minutes. :) It is only reality if we permit the general loss of skills like attention to detail. Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: FreeMoney on November 27, 2010, 08:25:23 PM I am not sure that it means that kids are hard to teach. There is a dynamic of attention span. The attention span for listening to a lecture is certainly decreasing. This is due to age of media. It is not to be seen as a put down, it is more about the reality of our age. Yep. Some people would like children to have a nice long attention span so they'll sit still for a 40 year career in a factory. Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: kiba on November 27, 2010, 09:08:31 PM I am not sure that it means that kids are hard to teach. There is a dynamic of attention span. The attention span for listening to a lecture is certainly decreasing. This is due to age of media. It is not to be seen as a put down, it is more about the reality of our age. Yep. Some people would like children to have a nice long attention span so they'll sit still for a 40 year career in a factory. Meh, we just have longer attention span for different things. Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: tyler on November 28, 2010, 07:25:31 AM I am not sure that it means that kids are hard to teach. There is a dynamic of attention span. The attention span for listening to a lecture is certainly decreasing. This is due to age of media. It is not to be seen as a put down, it is more about the reality of our age. Yep. Some people would like children to have a nice long attention span so they'll sit still for a 40 year career in a factory. I think the short attention span is an evolutionary advantage, we switch jobs more so we are more likely to innovate something worthwhile rather than slave for our Bourgeoisie overlords for the rest of our lives Title: Re: In the "Rise of the Millenials" section Post by: Timo Y on November 28, 2010, 10:07:49 PM I am not sure that it means that kids are hard to teach. There is a dynamic of attention span. The attention span for listening to a lecture is certainly decreasing. This is due to age of media. It is not to be seen as a put down, it is more about the reality of our age. Humans should be able to concentrate, focus on a subject or task for more than 10 minutes. :) It is only reality if we permit the general loss of skills like attention to detail. What's the point of learning every last detail of a technology if the technology will be obsolete after 10,5,3 years anyhow? Transferrable skills, meta-skills, and flexibility, that''s what you need to survive in a double exponential growth, high tech economy. |