The Wikipedia generation

Originally posted by Palynka
Exactly. It's not like Wikipedia has the same high-level reliability as some random guy on a youtube documentary or a site with some graphs made out of ASCII characters.

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Originally posted by uzless
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Most of the lulz were already had, anyway. 😏

Originally posted by uzless
Wikipedia generation is lazy and unprepared for university's rigours, survey of faculty says

Apr 06, 2009 04:30 AM
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Kristin Rushowy
EDUCATION REPORTER

University professors feel their first-year students are less mature, rely too much on Wikipedia and "expect success without the requisite effort," says a province-wide ...[text shortened]... ed to be ... no pain, no gain doesn't seem to be prevalent any more."

Good thread. I'm reading this currently, not that I endorse all that is said therein:

http://www.dumbestgeneration.com/home.html

Not many would agree with the title, but then it is meant to provoke.
It is an insightful read if you can push past some of the quasi-political debate and focus on the research (plentifully cited).

A section in there concerning Wikipedia as well, I didn't read it as overly negative, (I'm almost finished, so I can't say that with finality) just that the author highlights the impact of heavy net usage and TV viewing on learning ability.

A good read...

J

Originally posted by rbmorris
Suppose you had an old-style set of encyclopedias in your house. Would you consider referencing that to be a cheap shortcut too?

I'm not sure how much I agree or disagree with you. Just posing the question.

Yeah, I consider Wiki a cheap shortcut.....suitable for me on occasion (I agree that it's not reliable as it is pubicly contributed). I prefer the kids use their books or I look up stuff for them. There are good sites online made for kids, teachers and their parents for assistance (by grade and subject). I just don't want THEM using the internet on a regular basis to find answers. It's too easy and I think it could be a bad habit that interferes with learning.

There are exceptions. Recently, we had a Pocahontas project to do and used the web to find facts. I would say, though, that 90% of my daughter's report was based on three books she read.

Some of this has to do with my not wanting my kids getting used to the computer for surfing. When they are teenagers, they will probably have their own computer and until then, I'm keeping them off as much as I can.

Originally posted by darvlay
Or, more accurately, Stalinism.

Never agreed with naming an "ism" after the leader of the country. Stalin just ran the country the way he saw fit under the communism umbrella.

If you want to make Stalinism legitimate, you will have to agree to these versions of capitalism also

Reaganism
Obamaism
Bushism
Carterism
Kennedyism


Where do you draw the line? Captalism under Reagan took a much different form than the current one under Obama.

Originally posted by uzless
Never agreed with naming an "ism" after the leader of the country. Stalin just ran the country the way he saw fit under the communism umbrella.

If you want to make Stalinism legitimate, you will have to agree to these versions of capitalism also

Reaganism
Obamaism
Bushism
Carterism
Kennedyism


Where do you draw the line? Captalism under Reagan took a much different form than the current one under Obama.

To me all those isms look quite reasonable...

Originally posted by uzless
lol...but if you are serious (which i doubt), it was a satire on communism.

Yea I know, I looked it up on Wiki.

Originally posted by uzless
Never agreed with naming an "ism" after the leader of the country. Stalin just ran the country the way he saw fit under the communism umbrella.

If you want to make Stalinism legitimate, you will have to agree to these versions of capitalism also

Reaganism
Obamaism
Bushism
Carterism
Kennedyism


Where do you draw the line? Captalism under Reagan took a much different form than the current one under Obama.

I find that a lot of your posts promote a certain Uzlessism.

Originally posted by Bad wolf
To me all those isms look quite reasonable...

They're just variations of capitalism...with the possible exception of what obama does in the next few years.

Originally posted by Raven69
I find that a lot of your posts promote a certain Uzlessism.

If the uzless oxygen burns up her little lungs, let her seek some stuffiness that suits her. She's an owl sickened by a few days of my sunshine. Very well, let her go, I can do without her. I can do without anyone. I have my own soul! My own spark of divine fire!