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One Way the Internet Has Fundamentally Changed the Nature of Education
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G'Day All --
One of the great things about the Internet is that it should increasingly enable even the youngest of students to custom-tailor greater and greater segments of their educational experience to correspond more fully with their actual needs and interests.
For example, back in the "olden days," when many of us studied geography in grade school, each student was given -- and expected to study -- the single textbook that had been selected for use in the class.
This situation began to "open up" as school and public library resources expanded through the years, and could be used to supplement the class textbook.
But now, with the 'Net, a kid can zero in on specific aspects of the subject matter that "ring his/her bell" -- and the readily available resources for those aspects are likely to be almost inexhaustible.
If a kid likes "butterflies," for example, he/she can start with the "Dick and Jane" material, and then proceed as rapidly as he/she is able to material of secondary school, college-level, graduate-level, and even on to Ph.D.-and-beyond levels of sophistication.
Of course, there will continue to be "general education requirements" that every kid has to slog through. Nothing wrong with that, as far as I can see.
But its going to freak us older folks out to find ourselves increasingly confronted with young "whiz kids" -- who, at entry career levels in our respective organizations and/or professions, know four or five times more about our fields of "expertise" than we do.
A problem becoming fairly common in the transitional decade or two that we are in at the present time is that quite a few "established" professional people, organizational staff members, administrators, and/or senior executives are likely to have a hard time coping with the phenomenon of "hyper-precocious" entry level personnel.
Various members of the "Old Guard" may either want to play ostrich games (sticking their heads in the sand and pretending that the problem doesn't exist) -- or, in a variety of ways, they'll be inclined to "circle the wagons" to defend against or suppress these "new-generation upstarts," who seem likely to "rock the boat" or otherwise upset the status quo.
In such cases, the cadre of senior personnel within an organization may risk becoming a significant obstacle to progress of a worthwhile and necessary sort.
For us older folks who want to confront the challenge in a forthright manner, we also have the opportunity to update / expand / modernize our educational and professional qualifications by availing ourselves of the information and resources provided by the 'Net.
There's no getting around the fact, however, that for people who thought they had pretty much concluded the period of formal education in their lives -- and who have subsequently become preoccupied with other competing responsibilities such as home and family obligations -- having to revert to knowledge acquisition activities of "grad-school intensity" can be an upsetting prospect.
As noted, within couple of decades this sort of discombobulation may very well be behind us, and the "new generation" will be firmly in the saddle. But for the next few years, at least, people in positions of programmatic and/or administrative authority may find it increasingly necessary to say to their younger colleagues, "Brief me on what we should be doing, and how we should be doing it. I am your leader."
I hope you'll find the above comments to be thought-provoking. Differing and/or alternative perspectives are always welcome.
Best wishes, Dave Matthews
Facilitator, The Civic Action Free University
http://www.tcafu.net
E-Mail Address: civact6@yahoo.com
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Update RE: Emergency First Aid, Medical, and Dental Care Information
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G'Day All --
RE: Yesterday's TIG Blog post on "Emergency First Aid, Medical, and Dental Care Information," at:
http://civact6.tigblog.org/post/39700
Worthwhile feedback was received, suggesting that TIGers might find related information on "International Travelers' Health Maintenance, First Aid, and Medical Care" to be most useful.
In response, a new file has been inserted as the leading entry in the referenced Links Directory. Or, it can be accessed directly at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CivilPrepSkillsEmergencyFirstAidMedicalandDentalCare/links/First_Aid___Emergenc_001148850763/International_Travel_001150733366/
As indicated in the original post, if you have additional questions, comments or suggestions, please don't hesitate to share them.
Best wishes, Dave Matthews
Facilitator, The Civic Action Free University
http://www.tcafu.net
E-Mail Address: civact6@yahoo.com
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Emergency First Aid, Medical, and Dental Care Information
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G'Day All --
In the Civic Action Free University's Emergency Preparedness section we've attempted to assemble some of the 'Net's most informative links on First Aid, Medical, and Dental Care, for the benefit of anyone who's interested in matters of this sort.
But before providing the links, our Legal Advisor says we have to insert the following:
>>> Cautionary Notes:
(1) Some listed websites cover advanced, professional-level First Aid procedures. Readers of this material are cautioned against attempting any type of treatment beyond the scope of their training and certification.
(2) Inappropriate or erroneous use of First Aid information may result in adverse consequences for the patient, the spread of infectious organisms, and/or serious legal liability for persons attempting to function as caregivers.
(3) Inclusion of these sites does *NOT* imply affirmation that the material they contain is accurate, complete, safe, or effective.
(4) These links have been provided: (a) for their general edcational value, (b) to serve as "review & refresher" information for certified personnel, and (c) as an encouragement for laypersons who may wish to seek out and undergo appropriate training to become qualified First Aid practitioners.
With those caveats in mind, you'll find the links in question at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CivilPrepSkillsEmergencyFirstAidMedicalandDentalCare/links/First_Aid___Emergenc_001148850763/
I hope you'll find this information to be worthwhile. If you can suggest additional high quality sites to be included in the collection -- and/or if you have other questions, comments, or suggestions, please let me know.
Best wishes, Dave Matthews
Facilitator, The Civic Action Free University
http://www.tcafu.net
E-Mail Address: civact6@yahoo.com
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Magic Cheer to Achieve a Certain World Cup Victory
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G'Day All --
Whoops !! Sorry -- I forgot to tell you about this sooner. Here's a Magic Cheer to achieve a certain World Cup victory for your favorite team. It must be chanted loudly by a large number of people, exactly as follows:
BOOM-A-LAKA, BOOM-A-LAKA, BOW-WOW-WOW !!
CHICK-A-LAKA, CHICK-A-LAKA, CHOW-CHOW-CHOW !!
BOOM-A-LAKA, CHICK-A-LAKA, ZIS-BOOM-BAH !!
(TEAM NAME), (TEAM NAME), RAH-RAH-RAH !!
This cheer is *guaranteed* to produce a win for your team if chanted by enough fans in the proper cadence.
In case fans of both teams are using the cheer, those who chant it longest, loudest, and with the most gusto will be the ones whose team is victorious.
I intended to provide you with this information much sooner so you would have an opportunity to play a key role in the outcome of World Cup matches -- but was preoccupied with other matters, and just now became aware of my oversight. Sorry about that !!
But anyway, you can keep it in mind for next year -- eh ??
Ciao,
Dave Matthews, Facilitator,
The Civic Action Free University
http://www.tcafu.net
E-Mail Address: civact6@yahoo.com
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