Comments on: Two Heretical Posts from a Good Student Blog

By: Charlie A. Roy

Charlie A. Roy — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:32:07 +0000

Daniel Pink in “A Whole New Mind” gives an interesting theory on man’s search for meaning. As the world becomes more abundant and we all have more stuff we begin to realize that stuff isn’t making us happy. This void of meaning pushes us on for something bigger than ourselves.

I’ve found this experience to be personally true. After having worked in the glorious pits of the Chicago Board of Trade in the world of Options Trading I needed something else. Money just didn’t do it anymore.

Charlie A. Roy’s last blog post..Four Steps to More Time Continued…

By: Clay Burell

Clay Burell — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:57:48 +0000

Could be true. So how do you account for the across-the-board thumbs-down that Vista gets in comparison with Leopard (or even Tiger)?

For example (and there are many more): But it’s impossible to miss the refinement infused throughout Apple’s new operating system, whereas there are compromises in Vista that impinge upon the user experience without giving something back in return. Apple is focused on the user experience, while Microsoft appears to be focused on antipiracy, overengineered security protections, and digital rights management aimed at serving its prospective third-party partners.

There’s really no contest. Tiger is a better OS than Vista, and there are no long-term downsides to Leopard. Vista doesn’t measure up. From this review.

By: Joon Pyo

Joon Pyo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:09:43 +0000

Korean websites use ActiveX to improve security, not to weaken it. Plus, I feel that Mac/Firefox users overrate the danger of viruses. The chances that you will get a virus are actually pretty slim (yes, I’m talking about Windows here). I’ve been using the Internet since 1995 and I could literally count the number of times I got a virus on my fingers. Perhaps, people should learn to be more prudent about what they do on their computers.

By: diane

diane — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:00:46 +0000

Clay,

Until I re-read some of the literature your class is discussing (college was a LONG time ago!), I feel more comfortable responding to the students’ blog postings than attempting to contribute to their literary discussions.

What’s the best way to follow the group’s postings?

[and do you have a formal reading list, just in case I get ambitious?]

diane

By: Clay Burell

Clay Burell — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:30:29 +0000

Since JoonPyo is as common a name in Korea as “John,” I don’t see how this is a privacy issue. Plus he’s a brilliant writer and scholar, so I’m really responding to him like I would any other serious thinker.

He’ll be an adult in 8 months. I figure I’ll treat him like one now.

I’ll beg forgiveness if anybody takes issue with taking a young writer seriously.

(But most parents in Korea WANT a strong online presence for their offsprings’ academic work. They see it as the affirmation it is.)

By: Chris Watson

Chris Watson — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:16:54 +0000

Clay, I like that you’re linking to student blogs. It reminds of an ex-student who came to me this year with an essay from her new teacher. She didn’t understand any of the corrections, and a conference with the teacher had already failed to clarify, so I tried to decipher, and hoped that my idea of good writing would be the same as this teacher’s.
This year, I haven’t wasted even a drop of ink on a student ‘paper.’ What you’re doing here is surely way better feedback.
This post also reminds me of the student bloggers I had last year, when I had a class blog where I’d highlight students posts. But again, I like how you’re doing that here, at Beyond-School, rather than on an insular ‘class’ blog. How does the parent permission factor in? Is this a privacy level?