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What society has the best balance between globalism and nationalism?
How do we teach kids to celebrate their heritage and, at the same time, respect the way others think?
The printing press, nuclear energy, and the Internet are inventions that changed the world. AI is likely the latest life-changing technology.
Can we trust humans to use these tools to benefit everyone?
What can we learn from history?
Is the world better off now than before the industrial revolution?
How can we measure the ‘standard of living?’
How do we prepare the next generation of builders and leaders to use tools wisely?
What skills will tomorrow’s builders and problem solvers need to fix the complex problems our generation has left them?
How do we teach the skills that the next generation will need?
How do we pay for teaching the skills that the next generation will need?
Can we learn anything about how to improve education and reduce the cost from studying the evolution of the healthcare, computer, or transportation industries? Did these industries get more bang for the buck primarily by integrating technology?
Many parents do not want their kids to play computer games.
Computer games were only moderately interesting to me until I read the book, “Got Game” (Harvard Press) about the skill set of middle level managers who play computer games vs. those who don’t. I wonder how many parents who want their kids to have a job someday would invest in an Xbox after reading this book.
I have heard that one of the first questions asked in a Google interview is, “Are you a gamer?”
Reading books and playing computer games . . .
Which activity exercises critical skills such as teamwork, problem solving, risk taking, and dealing with failure?
You will say, “But reading books teaches values.”
That may be true provided you read the right books. (My passion was Donald Duck comic books.)
Which has more violence and sexual stereo types?
The German fairy tale, Snow White or World of Warcraft?
DH Lawrence Lady Chaterly’s Lover or Pokemon?
I wonder why it is that my generation, brought up reading books, has messed up our environment, spawned greedy frauds, and perpetuated nasty religious, sex and race wars.
In multi-player computer games, which is more important? Your sex, race, religion or your teamwork skills.
I wonder if computer games will help the next generation deal with complex global problems a whole lot better than our generation has.
No one is proposing that kids should not be avid readers. Some are simply suggesting that kids who do not experience computer games may not develop the skills they will need to be useful in tomorrow’s work force.
Blog / John Galinato
How can we inspire and guide kids to build?
Do we learn more about a particular subject by reading a book, by listening to an expert or by doing a project?
Could you learn to play tennis or speak Spanish from a book?
What skills should kids learn in school and what skills are best learned outside school?
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