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Posted in life on Nov 12th, 2009
When I was in the 5th grade my class was taken by bus to one of the middle or high schools where we heard the student orchestra play. After the arranged pieces were complete, each instrument was demonstrated in a short solo piece and then explained by the conductor. It was hoped that this demonstration [...]
Posted in nerdliness on May 25th, 2008
In the early 1990’s, when I was still using OS/2 as my primary operating system, I attended a day-long demonstration about the platform. Â Included in the slate of presentations was one about voice recognition. Â The presenter, an energetic woman, described how she was able to read and respond to hundreds of emails and Compuserve forum [...]
Posted in life on May 17th, 2008
In the fifth grade my class was taken on a field trip to a neighboring junior high school where we heard the band play. Â After the arranged pieces were done, each instrument was introduced by the conductor, so we would start to know what they were and what they sounded like. Â After that performance we [...]
Posted in social issues on Mar 22nd, 2008
Sibylle, who is fascinated with how people learn, and in knowing and understanding the challenges some people face while trying to learn, shared with me tonight a video documentary from Richard Lavoie called How Difficult Can This Be? Mr. Lavoie takes a group of adults (educators and parents) and, through a series of carefully [...]