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comment on: “A Theory of Society”

In commented, edumication on 29 February 2008 tagged commented-on, economics, eduation, learning, narrative, social-theory, sociology with no comments

A comment of mine on a fantastic post over at The Wry Observer:

I’m pretty excited about these ideas. It is worth noting at least two ways in which past theories have implicitly accommodated learning:
-The characterization of comparative advantage (in all domains, not just goods and services) as a consequence of differences in information
-The unstated conflation [...]

overheard in front of 100 memorial dr.

In economics, narrative on 5 December 2007 tagged 100-memorial-dr, coffee-spoons, economics, finance, greed, materialism, overheard, scary with no comments

Heard from a person talking into a cellphone. Emphasis hers.

G: He wants to become a high-powered hedge fund manager. That’s what everyone wants to do.

data visualization as pedagogy

In edumication, technology on 5 December 2007 tagged big-ideas, curriculum, data-visualization, economics, education, information-visualization, learning, pedagogy, school, social-science, socioeconomics, teaching, visualization with no comments

There is a misperception of science/math as “the way” to teach rational, critical thinking. Unfortunately, that puts the cart before the horse: math and science can provide fantastic contexts for rigorous, critical thinking. There’s no doubt that a strong education in the hard sciences can be a straightforward contribution to a student’s ability [...]