Feb 13 2013: true supporting teamwork should also be part of this learning process
e.g. letting students who know teach others by explaining it in small groups
and working in teams on creatively solving harder / more complex problems
we cannot solve the big environmental and technological challenges of today
(e.g. send people into space) without working together
in a way that builds on the skills of everyone and allows learning from mistakes made...
teachers should be pointing out mistakes as source of knowledge how it doesn't work
"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go." (Richard Bach)
"Mistakes are healthy and allow for growth. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,
but making a mistake is the truest form of originality." (Georgia J. Bonesteel)
"Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens
are all part of the process of eventually getting it right." (Jack Canfield)
"We can only learn from mistakes, by identifying them, determining their source, and correcting them... people learn more from their own mistakes than from the successes of others." (Russell L. Ackoff)
"A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it."
(Christian Nestell Bovee)
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." (Dale Carnegie)
Feb 13 2013: to get and keep someone interested in mathematics and science
you have to provide a link between the theoretical explanations and
their application in real life situations or properly worded problems
Aug 11 2012: an ideal app - I'd like to have, but it ignores the current barriers
created by copyright holders and interlectual property (access fees, DRM, proprietary file formats...)
many academics require you to provide fully referenced answers or essays
which is hard to do if you use mashed-up information to prepare or learn
although I understand the resoning behind professional referencing,
it does create a burden (a tracking app might be helpful here)
especially when you try to think creatively...
Aug 11 2012: Knowledge transfer (in both / all directions) is most important,
but I believe that many people here assume and know this has to happen
and participate in the exchange of knowledge without thinking much about it...
Micro-credit is seen as an effective solution because it is part of the philosphy to
help people help thenselves. This help always includes some form of knowledge.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
We know from Prof Herzberg that the motivation to help oneself
(a result of training which created an ability) is not enough,
but people also require the opportunity to act upon their ability (to fish).
Here starts the impact of mirco finance as these loans avoid the trap
of perpetually rising debt by not charging any intrest.
I can imagine that the unfounded accumulation of wealth by creditors led to
the prohibition of conventional credit in some of those cultures/religions
which were/are more future-oriented...
Aug 10 2012: Hi Alex,
May I ask you to look into the unemployment rate of university graduates in China and other countries as the current graduate job market doesn't seem to provide enough jobs in many areas of study... taxi driving post graduates are not uncommon in China,
lucky to have any job - in this regard similar to most western economies, which do require graduates, but with degrees & skills that haven't been around 3-5 years ago...
Aug 10 2012: Both of you didn't state the source of your numbers which is not professional as it might include more details (net vs gross income, inflation corrected?...).
Aug 10 2012: I like Jan-Bernd Pauli's micro credits for startups in economically underdeveloped countries, which allows people to help themselves.
Looking at the numbers of people in third world countries one easily realises the need for more money to support more start-ups or humanitarian projects. :)
Looking at the current financial system in probably all western countries you realise that all it takes
to have more money to spread out is creating a real bank using the 1 million as initial reserve.
After founding a real bank you are allowed to create more money out of nothing by giving out loans of up to 10 times more money than used to found it which is called fractional reserve banking.
Giving that we are not aiming for profit like all the other commercial banks and we do not use any money taken from a central bank at any interest rate > 0, we are not forced to charged intrest as we use our own 1 million, so there is nothing that stops us from lending about 10x our money without charging intrest.
I also like the implementation of the suggested 'instead rates', an obligation to grant at least one micro credit themselves under the same conditions to help others when the start-up business reached a stable financial situation.
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e.g. letting students who know teach others by explaining it in small groups
and working in teams on creatively solving harder / more complex problems
we cannot solve the big environmental and technological challenges of today
(e.g. send people into space) without working together
in a way that builds on the skills of everyone and allows learning from mistakes made...
teachers should be pointing out mistakes as source of knowledge how it doesn't work
"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go." (Richard Bach)
"Mistakes are healthy and allow for growth. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,
but making a mistake is the truest form of originality." (Georgia J. Bonesteel)
"Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens
are all part of the process of eventually getting it right." (Jack Canfield)
"We can only learn from mistakes, by identifying them, determining their source, and correcting them... people learn more from their own mistakes than from the successes of others." (Russell L. Ackoff)
"A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it."
(Christian Nestell Bovee)
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." (Dale Carnegie)
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you have to provide a link between the theoretical explanations and
their application in real life situations or properly worded problems
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created by copyright holders and interlectual property (access fees, DRM, proprietary file formats...)
many academics require you to provide fully referenced answers or essays
which is hard to do if you use mashed-up information to prepare or learn
although I understand the resoning behind professional referencing,
it does create a burden (a tracking app might be helpful here)
especially when you try to think creatively...
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but I believe that many people here assume and know this has to happen
and participate in the exchange of knowledge without thinking much about it...
Micro-credit is seen as an effective solution because it is part of the philosphy to
help people help thenselves. This help always includes some form of knowledge.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
We know from Prof Herzberg that the motivation to help oneself
(a result of training which created an ability) is not enough,
but people also require the opportunity to act upon their ability (to fish).
Here starts the impact of mirco finance as these loans avoid the trap
of perpetually rising debt by not charging any intrest.
I can imagine that the unfounded accumulation of wealth by creditors led to
the prohibition of conventional credit in some of those cultures/religions
which were/are more future-oriented...
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May I ask you to look into the unemployment rate of university graduates in China and other countries as the current graduate job market doesn't seem to provide enough jobs in many areas of study... taxi driving post graduates are not uncommon in China,
lucky to have any job - in this regard similar to most western economies, which do require graduates, but with degrees & skills that haven't been around 3-5 years ago...
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Looking at the numbers of people in third world countries one easily realises the need for more money to support more start-ups or humanitarian projects. :)
Looking at the current financial system in probably all western countries you realise that all it takes
to have more money to spread out is creating a real bank using the 1 million as initial reserve.
After founding a real bank you are allowed to create more money out of nothing by giving out loans of up to 10 times more money than used to found it which is called fractional reserve banking.
Giving that we are not aiming for profit like all the other commercial banks and we do not use any money taken from a central bank at any interest rate > 0, we are not forced to charged intrest as we use our own 1 million, so there is nothing that stops us from lending about 10x our money without charging intrest.
I also like the implementation of the suggested 'instead rates', an obligation to grant at least one micro credit themselves under the same conditions to help others when the start-up business reached a stable financial situation.
http://www.positivemoney.org.uk
http://www.positivemoney.org.uk/2012/08/imf-backs-full-reserve-banking/