tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880216092998104667.post3490378540386184276..comments2023-06-10T05:40:45.693-04:00Comments on Sign Here...and Here.: TITLE OPTIONALPetersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02068120302291821526noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880216092998104667.post-52513009336680758562010-03-15T15:58:53.005-04:002010-03-15T15:58:53.005-04:00I only have cable for the sports and recently hook...I only have cable for the sports and recently hooked up the DVD player so I could watch Sportsnight. <br /><br />Some of that stuff has entertainment value like Blair Witch has entertainment value, but it's not for me and yes, I find it disturbing when people point to that kind of BS as proof of anything.<br /><br />To a certain extent I think it's a sad by-product of the information age. Instead of people assimilating mass amounts of info and producing new knowledge they seek out ANYTHING that will affirm what they already know, no matter how inane the source.<br /><br />Since you are an educator, I'll give you an example I just read (email me if you want the source). In a recent study students at university X take a physics class, get an A, BUT still have pre-Newtonian views of the physical world. Class knowledge is class knowledge, world knowledge is world knowledge, and despite the fact they know the info students will not adapt their cognitive models of how the world works based on what they learn in class! Sad, but true.Carl Crawford Cardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030598531993013832noreply@blogger.com