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On the Blog Post BLOG: More Record Achievement
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On the Blog Post BLOG: More Record Achievement
Bora Mici
6:48 pm on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
ReplyWe should teach kids how to work together and recognize strengths and weaknesses in others and themselves. Bias recognition is a fundamental principle taught in a liberal arts setting. Collaborative teamwork is an essential part of groundbreaking new discoveries like at CERN, where thousands of scientists have to work together to operate the LHC. If you bring these two working processes/abilities together, you have a more functional and productive team that can communicate. Who gets to lead/make decisions? Those who demonstrate the most knowledge/understanding of their field without compromising basic human ethics. The liberal arts do a particularly good job of attuning students to ethical dilemmas through the study of individual and group accomplishments/struggles in historical and contemporary settings whether in science or the humanities.
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On the Blog Post BLOG: More Record Achievement
Bora Mici
12:38 pm on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
ReplyThe best is when you train people to do both - think through a multicultural lens and understand complexity and be able to problem-solve productively. I think we should have more faith in the ability of children to learn through osmosis and expose them to as many challenges as possible from early childhood through high school. When they go on to university, they should be ready to choose a career and work on projects that directly address world problems. We need to restructure universities, starting from the bachelor's level, to incorporate more practical problem-solving. We can increase productivity by exposing kids to complex ideas at a young age and raising our expectations of what they can understand.
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On the article Poll: Will Supreme Court Decision Help Obama's Campaign?
Bora Mici
10:05 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
ReplyWhy do those who are opposed to government intervention want to give their money to someone who will take more of it for his/her own profit (a private entity) and do with it whatever he/she likes, rather than to someone they elect and trust to regulate the private market through organizations like the FDA and who will redistribute the money where it is most needed?
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On the article POLL: Should the Supreme Court Overturn Obama’s Health Care Law?
Bora Mici
11:35 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
ReplyThat's a really high percentage of uninsured people in Montgomery County!
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On the article SPEAK OUT: Is Towing from County Parking Lots a Problem?
Bora Mici
10:00 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
ReplyDoes any of this money make it back toward street and transport improvements because it should.
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On the article SPEAK OUT: What Should Happen to the Kentlands Firehouse Property?
Bora Mici
9:42 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
ReplyHow was community utility/desirability determined in assigning advantages? What about retaining the greenhouse and creating a small community-based co-op grocery store and residential or studio space upstairs?
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On the article Super-Size Soda Ban in Montgomery County? Probably Not.
Bora Mici
1:39 am on Saturday, June 9, 2012
ReplyIf Coca-Cola no longer practices a "stomach share" marketing strategy and doesn't market to kids under 12, then why are there more obese kids today than ever? Is it because the market has been skewed for too long toward subsidized unhealthy options? http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/former-coke-executive-slams-share-of-stomach-marketing-campaign/2012/06/07/gJQAKwgKMV_story.html
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On the article Speak Out: Facebook Considers Lowering Age Requirement
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On the article Speak Out: Facebook Considers Lowering Age Requirement
Bora Mici
1:25 am on Saturday, June 9, 2012
ReplyThis article does not do a great job of citing sources and reads a little like a trendsetter article, but it has some good opposing viewpoints on how teens are behaving on social media these days: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-facebook-teens-20120531,0,5676320.story?page=1
Bora Mici
10:02 pm on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Debates are good if you require research and make them aware of their sources. Giving them a range of topics and letting them choose the one that interests them might also be a good idea for more challenging groups.