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conflictionBut what entails the concept of 'i'?
hehe... just joking... that's really complex.
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Firstly... let me remind you of the Octave...
...mostly because i think it's facinating.
There's an Octave of Light,
an Octave of Sound,
and an Octave of Shapes.
There must be something in that, right?
I wonder what else has an Octave?
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So what have i been up to recently?
Apart from posting an entry that i now disagree with, partly.
Dunno really. Stuff and nothing much.
A lack of funds has been a major problem,
but that should be rectified soon because i raided my savings account and gave myself a student loan... cause no one else will :P
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I'll hopefully buy some airline tickets to New York soon,
should be fun :)
Whether my friends meet me in NY or not is irrelevant pretty much, i'm gonna spend some time there anyways.
Can't go to the Big Apple and not explore.
I've also been given various opportunities to travel... like going to Israel next May/June time, and/or backpacking somewhere in the world next summer. I'm SO going to save my student loan for those!
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Any wild theories lately?
Well, i've developed my 'Free Schooling' idea somewhat.
Trying to uphold the concept of Liberty isn't easy,
and as such, school in 'my world' would be compulsory during the early years of childhood... probably up until about 12. It can be changed later.
The main body of schooling will become completely voluntary, with the compulsory part being performed in such a way that children want to learn, or are at least aware of the benefits of learning. They'd also be taught 'how' to learn, which, to me, seems like a good bloody idea. Hopefully the compulsory schooling won't destroy the natural 'yearn to learn'.
I'll still be implementing the idea on teaching kids to read phonetically, instead of pictorially. With the capacity to learn 40 words a day, i'm sure it'd be a lot more efficient to teach them the 44 phonetic sounds the mouth can make and the corresponding letters, rather than teaching them thousands of words, that they invariably know anyways. Considering the average child arrives at school with a vocabulary of over 3,000 words.
*Points to a big red ball*
Me: "Big... red... ball..."
Child: "I know what a big red fucking ball is... teach me how to read you idiot."
Anyways... the voluntary part of schooling will work something like this... pending further thinking.
So far i've thought of making it based around 4 stages.
Basic - An introduction to the topic you've chosen, giving the basic knowledge you need to take part in the main body of learning this topic. You'll also find out if you like the topic at all.
Intermediate - The main body of the topic, not too hard, but teaches you enough for most jobs.
Further - The most difficult areas of the topic, for the high-end, specialized jobs.
Advanced - After studying the first three areas of the topic, thus acquiring knowledge about the history of, and current status of, the topic, this highly specialized area of study will be at the fore-front of the chosen field. Obviously, some areas of study are stagnant, and won't have many, if any, advanced classes. But this area will be for those wishing to take part in the advancement of the field. They'd be updated on the current debated issues and the such. Might even think about making these classes the actual focal point for debate and/or research into the field. Anyone can put forth their own theories or evidences, etc.
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All of the 4 classes will be open to all people. A completely open system, working much like a lecture theatre at a Uni. Anyone can sit in on any topic, at any level. Of course, common sense will show that even though people 'can' sit in on advanced astro-physics... they probably wouldn't, especially after their first sitting. It'd be over their heads, and not very fruitful.
All classes are self assessed. There'll be a course outline, showing what you should of learnt, and when you think you've learnt this, you move onto the the next level. If, while at the next level, you find you don't understand something, you'd probably find it wise to either go back to a previous level lecture, or at least study around your current classes, in order to get on track.
Companies could put on their job requirements a certain criteria of their choice, for example... "Have spent at least 20 hrs studying advanced astro-physics."
Of course, all time spent in lectures will be recorded by the schooling institution, in order to verify this.
Even if you manage to get a job without knowing everything you should know, you'll just make a fool of yourself. If you know enough for the company to fill in the gaps, or if you're way behind, you'll loose your job. Simple as.
Other ideas include having the same lecture at least twice a week, so as to avoid constant confliction with other lectures.
Lectures aren't age biased either... it's based on your intellectual ability... even if that in itself is self-assessed, I'm sure people will know where they ought to be.
All lectures, maybe apart from 'basic' ones, will teach you the history of the topic at hand... the history of anything is a highly important thing to know, especially so you know where and how the ideas came into being.
The compulsory schooling should also be geared towards showing the child what it's good at and what it's not good at, rather than trying to make everyone the same... when they're not the same. Of course, because it's compulsory, the school will still try and bring the students weak points up a bit... but really... when the child finds something it wants to learn, it'll learn what it needs to, to get along in that area.
The compulsory schooling will involve basic maths, but relate it, or integrate it, into various other things. Concentrating on the arts and physical activity, socializing, and life skills, morals... as well as philosophy, in order to expand their minds and enable them to engage in active debate, form their own opinions, etc.
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It was originally all voluntary... with myself envisaging children going to school at a later age... around 10'ish. But this was scrapped due to my 'over' optimism in human nature... especially that of children. They need to be shown what is available to them, kinda thing.
Also the fact that you really need to protect children and have them supervised, kinda thing. Can't have them running around for years and years. That makes sense?
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I'd love to implement 'just' my schooling idea... i believe a true education of the masses would create large changes in the functioning of other areas of society. I've even thought about the possibilities of implementation, and have come to the conclusion that it's pretty much entirely possible. One problem would be funding... but instead of spending £50 billion on Eurofighters... you catch my drift?
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Anyways... it's been nice sharing with you.
Take Care :)
JJ
hehe... just joking... that's really complex.
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Firstly... let me remind you of the Octave...
...mostly because i think it's facinating.
There's an Octave of Light,
an Octave of Sound,
and an Octave of Shapes.
There must be something in that, right?
I wonder what else has an Octave?
- - - - - - - -
So what have i been up to recently?
Apart from posting an entry that i now disagree with, partly.
Dunno really. Stuff and nothing much.
A lack of funds has been a major problem,
but that should be rectified soon because i raided my savings account and gave myself a student loan... cause no one else will :P
- - - - - - - -
I'll hopefully buy some airline tickets to New York soon,
should be fun :)
Whether my friends meet me in NY or not is irrelevant pretty much, i'm gonna spend some time there anyways.
Can't go to the Big Apple and not explore.
I've also been given various opportunities to travel... like going to Israel next May/June time, and/or backpacking somewhere in the world next summer. I'm SO going to save my student loan for those!
- - - - - - - -
Any wild theories lately?
Well, i've developed my 'Free Schooling' idea somewhat.
Trying to uphold the concept of Liberty isn't easy,
and as such, school in 'my world' would be compulsory during the early years of childhood... probably up until about 12. It can be changed later.
The main body of schooling will become completely voluntary, with the compulsory part being performed in such a way that children want to learn, or are at least aware of the benefits of learning. They'd also be taught 'how' to learn, which, to me, seems like a good bloody idea. Hopefully the compulsory schooling won't destroy the natural 'yearn to learn'.
I'll still be implementing the idea on teaching kids to read phonetically, instead of pictorially. With the capacity to learn 40 words a day, i'm sure it'd be a lot more efficient to teach them the 44 phonetic sounds the mouth can make and the corresponding letters, rather than teaching them thousands of words, that they invariably know anyways. Considering the average child arrives at school with a vocabulary of over 3,000 words.
*Points to a big red ball*
Me: "Big... red... ball..."
Child: "I know what a big red fucking ball is... teach me how to read you idiot."
Anyways... the voluntary part of schooling will work something like this... pending further thinking.
So far i've thought of making it based around 4 stages.
Basic - An introduction to the topic you've chosen, giving the basic knowledge you need to take part in the main body of learning this topic. You'll also find out if you like the topic at all.
Intermediate - The main body of the topic, not too hard, but teaches you enough for most jobs.
Further - The most difficult areas of the topic, for the high-end, specialized jobs.
Advanced - After studying the first three areas of the topic, thus acquiring knowledge about the history of, and current status of, the topic, this highly specialized area of study will be at the fore-front of the chosen field. Obviously, some areas of study are stagnant, and won't have many, if any, advanced classes. But this area will be for those wishing to take part in the advancement of the field. They'd be updated on the current debated issues and the such. Might even think about making these classes the actual focal point for debate and/or research into the field. Anyone can put forth their own theories or evidences, etc.
- - - - - - - -
All of the 4 classes will be open to all people. A completely open system, working much like a lecture theatre at a Uni. Anyone can sit in on any topic, at any level. Of course, common sense will show that even though people 'can' sit in on advanced astro-physics... they probably wouldn't, especially after their first sitting. It'd be over their heads, and not very fruitful.
All classes are self assessed. There'll be a course outline, showing what you should of learnt, and when you think you've learnt this, you move onto the the next level. If, while at the next level, you find you don't understand something, you'd probably find it wise to either go back to a previous level lecture, or at least study around your current classes, in order to get on track.
Companies could put on their job requirements a certain criteria of their choice, for example... "Have spent at least 20 hrs studying advanced astro-physics."
Of course, all time spent in lectures will be recorded by the schooling institution, in order to verify this.
Even if you manage to get a job without knowing everything you should know, you'll just make a fool of yourself. If you know enough for the company to fill in the gaps, or if you're way behind, you'll loose your job. Simple as.
Other ideas include having the same lecture at least twice a week, so as to avoid constant confliction with other lectures.
Lectures aren't age biased either... it's based on your intellectual ability... even if that in itself is self-assessed, I'm sure people will know where they ought to be.
All lectures, maybe apart from 'basic' ones, will teach you the history of the topic at hand... the history of anything is a highly important thing to know, especially so you know where and how the ideas came into being.
The compulsory schooling should also be geared towards showing the child what it's good at and what it's not good at, rather than trying to make everyone the same... when they're not the same. Of course, because it's compulsory, the school will still try and bring the students weak points up a bit... but really... when the child finds something it wants to learn, it'll learn what it needs to, to get along in that area.
The compulsory schooling will involve basic maths, but relate it, or integrate it, into various other things. Concentrating on the arts and physical activity, socializing, and life skills, morals... as well as philosophy, in order to expand their minds and enable them to engage in active debate, form their own opinions, etc.
- - - - - - - -
It was originally all voluntary... with myself envisaging children going to school at a later age... around 10'ish. But this was scrapped due to my 'over' optimism in human nature... especially that of children. They need to be shown what is available to them, kinda thing.
Also the fact that you really need to protect children and have them supervised, kinda thing. Can't have them running around for years and years. That makes sense?
- - - - - - - -
I'd love to implement 'just' my schooling idea... i believe a true education of the masses would create large changes in the functioning of other areas of society. I've even thought about the possibilities of implementation, and have come to the conclusion that it's pretty much entirely possible. One problem would be funding... but instead of spending £50 billion on Eurofighters... you catch my drift?
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Anyways... it's been nice sharing with you.
Take Care :)
JJ
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Date: 2003-10-10 10:05 am (UTC)No... i made up the child thing... i was just envisaging.
My idea sounds like current schooling? How about if i add that the basic schools will be many in number, but have smaller lecture halls. The Intermediate schools will be slightly less in number... bringing together people from further afield... with larger lecture halls. And so on...
Well, yeah... it's up to you. The compulsory schooling taught you how to learn, and broadened your experiences, allowing you to think for yourself. You can sit in on one basic class of some topic you have an interest in, and if you don't like it, don't go anymore. You can ask for advice though, of course.
You can request various independent assessments of yourself, if you wish. These are cool ideas, thanks :)
I'm still in fluctuation about the time requirement thing... i dunno... just a concept... companies to require what they like... lol.
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Date: 2003-10-10 10:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-10-12 10:52 am (UTC)Hope you're ok,
take care :)
xJJx
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Date: 2003-10-13 02:42 am (UTC)im learning japanese via phonics, which is quite difficult. whenever we learn a sentance, my sensee writes it in hiragana (native squiggles), and so we have to 'attempt' (i say attempt because i cant match them all up yet) to read it. i can see the payoff in the future, since being able to read japanese is more handy compared to just knowing set phrases. im not intelectual enough to take part in this conversation however, so thats where my post ends :)
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Date: 2003-10-13 03:39 am (UTC)Phonics... is that like phonetics? Can i assume so? lol. Sounds cool though, being able to read japanese would be a great help, in my opinion, because it will allow you access to their media and culture and you'll, hopefully, be able to expand your vocabulary faster by reading their literature.
Thanks for posting :)
JJ
I will not make windows into men's hearts.
Date: 2003-10-14 03:28 am (UTC)You know I cannot beliiiiieve that I just read this whole thread from beginning to end in one sitting. Pff.
Anyway... I did have things popping up in my head during the reading but its too late now and besides I have no idea what to write anymore since it all seems like a little bit of a messy argument and where the hell would you begin?
- Kaz (man, if only these keyboards had jap script, then I could write my name in hiragana! wh000t!)
P.S. my subject quote doesnt have much bearing on anything said here, I just think its a great quote. Peace.