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I'm a filmmaker and recent graduate of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering. My award winning independent works are featured in the National Screen Institute of Canada (nsi). Recently I've worked as a teacher, software developer & farmer.
Oh, wow. $4,001 dollars, what a close call!
Michael, you make some really good points bringing up training children to pass written tests. A fresh grad, I've been interviewing at many high profile companies who present delicate problems to me and ask my out take on them. I didn't know how to study and practice for these problems. I was thinking, there was no evaluation in my schooling where I had to explain a mental 3D model or architecture of a building to someone. Never before had I been forced to describe my thought process so precisely. I was asked to find solutions to problems I had already solved, optimally. This kind of thinking took practice that I couldn't get anywhere but in these actual interviews. I think this is why out of a handful of interviews, I was made offers by the last 2 companies and not the first 3.
Michael thanks for that. I agree 100% growing up I detested the phrase "problem solving", and that seriously needs to change.My idea is rooted in the need to explain what the different fields of science are, where they came from and what
the fundamental concepts are behind them. So with this knowledge, someone would be able to understand the ‘doors’ that they could walk through during a lifetime of study. For me, Science was never broken down into paths during my Grade school/High School education, just lessons on basic principals. Nobody explained how I would place myself inside the world of “scientific research”, it was always this big unknown…to figure out in University. Instead, I wish someone presented me with 10 or 15 stories, all which explain how a certain problem (or way of looking at the world), defines a “field” of research/study which is forever growing and evolving over time.
We desperately need more programming like this. Kids aren't learning how to THINK in school; they're being trained to pass tests. That's the mandate given to teachers, and they lack the tools or the time to do much else. We need to show them that problem solving can be fun in itself, not just as a means to an end. The only place where most of them experience the fun of problem-solving now is in video games. Which is better than nothing, but we need to relate that back to the real world for them. Hmm, perhaps you could get into that in a future episode. :)
Thanks Benjamin, It's exciting to find people you are into the same things!
Hey man, this is awesome. I loved Connections, loved Everything and More, and can't wait to see what you come up with.
Thanks man, I just e-mailed you I'll be happy to help you out!
sounds cool. just backed you a little. i am in the process of launching my own project on kickstarter and am making the video right now. seems to me you are a video magician. ;-)
would you mind viewing my temporary/unfinished video and give me some feedback as far as what else i need to put in there? if so, email me at lau [at] 100pg.com and i will send you a link...thanks in advance.
Thanks for checking out my project, too! Best of luck!!!
It's a wonderful concept that directly relates to the new initiatives that many school boards are focusing in on, we call them the "big ideas". I've just posted your link the Peel District School Boards discussion forum and encourage all other teachers to do the same!
Great project Brit, I will definitely try to help get the word out!
Thanks I will do that!
Consider writing a longer summary or even an outline of the first episode and posting to http://slashdot.org/. The community can be a bit critical, but it'll definitely raise awareness.