Do Grades Predict Success?
A great article from the Freakonomics column in the New York Times. Stephen Dubner posts an email he received from Luminary Micro CTO Paul Kimelman, who challenges the idea that grades predict success based on three arguments:
1. Success is elusive
2. How do you measure validity of grades?
3. Emphasis on homework rather than deep understanding
4. Creative [...]
An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube
Thanks to Blaise for tipping me off on this one not too long ago.
The story of Numa Numa (sorry for getting that stuck in your head again), the new culture of remix and the phenomenon that has changed everything…
A presentation from Dr. Michael Wesch, the creator of A Vision of Students Today and the oh so famous The Machine [...]