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"Build a lemonade stand; build an entrepreneur." -Me

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  A comment on Conversation: Why aren't kids (+ young adults) given more credit?

  Dec 17 2011: This is a question I often ask myself. I think it is because most of us don't understand or don't practice the truth that is, "maturity and age are not the same things."
  
  We also have a hard time practicing the truth that, "not all experience is good experience so sometimes experience doesn't matter the way we think it does."
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  A comment on Talk: Richard Seymour: How beauty feels

  Oct 11 2011: Man! Hold up! Separating extrinsic and intrinsic beauty is an interesting thought.
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  A comment on Conversation: How do you prevent your teenager from being corrupted by substance abuse and addiction?

  Sep 26 2011: One thing that is difficult to wrap your head around as a parent is the medium in which children get exposed to things. Often the medium peers use to expose others to things is live-action, so your presentation of why not shouldn't be anything less than live-action. Take some time to volunteer in a rehab center or expose your child to the realities in some way, you have to combat effective marketing with something more effective.

• A comment on Talk: What we learned from 5 million books

  Sep 23 2011: This is one of the best talks that I have watched on TED. It is also one of the first to stick to research methods and mention limitations.
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  A comment on Talk: Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!

  Sep 23 2011: I would like to see them add some citation because usually I have to search around to find the core research of some these talks.

• A comment on Conversation: Who could best contribute to the ideas of computer-based math education?

  Sep 13 2011: Salman Khan would be my first choice. I would also suggest major players in the gaming industry because in terms of engagement with technology there is no tech-sector that is better. Try people from World of Warcraft, Zynga, or Sony because they all have games that have the models that are appropriate for math education.
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  A comment on Conversation: What 10 things do I tell my children that will make them better people and value society?

  Sep 13 2011: This is a great question, it is actually very timely I came across this about Ghandi, in a letter to his grandson soon before dying he gave him the seven blunders of the world:
  
  "The Seven Blunders of the World is a list that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi gave to his grandson Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, on their final day together, shortly before his assassination.[1] The seven blunders are:
  
  Wealth without work.
  Pleasure without conscience.
  Knowledge without character.
  Commerce without morality.
  Science without humanity.
  Worship without sacrifice.
  Politics without principle."
  
  Ultimately I think it comes down to core values though, how will your children find theirs. My old man taught me that you cannot something that is all good or something that is all bad, because truth is darkness and light.

• A comment on Conversation: What makes a great teacher?

  Sep 13 2011: Well if you just look at it as communication then there is always responsibility on both parts. The students job is two part; 1. Interest 2. Effort the teachers is also two part 1. Knowledge 2. Delivery.
  
  Both parties must be great at both of their parts or at least good for effective learning. It is that simple in theory but very difficult to master with other obstacles. It takes a lot of practice and letting go of assumptions to get good at all of those things.
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  A comment on Conversation: What is the single most important question that the youth of this era need to ask themselves?

  Sep 6 2011: Who are you? How do you want people to remember you when you die?

• A reply on Conversation: Why do we revere people dead when we didn't care about them alive?

  Aug 16 2011: It is human nature to be self-involved. It is our survival instinct. It is an instinct that is becoming more ancient though so eventually we will evolve to where our instinct is to appreciate other people. So our thoughts and our dreams may be from other people's perspective.