Comments on: Lessons http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/05/25/lessons/ Same old blog, brand new place Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: wine barrel http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/05/25/lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-299706 wine barrel Wed, 30 May 2012 21:50:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5094#comment-299706 Hyphenating long words at the ends of lines? why Hyphenating long words at the ends of lines?
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]]> By: Rick Lawyer http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/05/25/lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-299588 Rick Lawyer Tue, 29 May 2012 16:09:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5094#comment-299588 I too gave my son a copy of "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing." I'm not sure he ever touched it. His other video games are much more interactive while the games on Mavis Beacon are pretty dull. However, I am finding that just his extended use of our computer and probably social media as well has significantly increased his typing abilities! Who knows if he is typing with proper grammar or not though. I too gave my son a copy of “Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing.” I’m not sure he ever touched it. His other video games are much more interactive while the games on Mavis Beacon are pretty dull. However, I am finding that just his extended use of our computer and probably social media as well has significantly increased his typing abilities! Who knows if he is typing with proper grammar or not though.

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/05/25/lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-299478 Doc Searls Mon, 28 May 2012 12:13:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5094#comment-299478 Exactly, Francine. The larger problem is the manufactory model of education. Twenty years after he wrote it, John Taylor Gatto's <a href="http://www.newciv.org/whole/schoolteacher.txt" rel="nofollow">Seven Lesson Schoolteacher</a> still rings true. Exactly, Francine.

The larger problem is the manufactory model of education.

Twenty years after he wrote it, John Taylor Gatto’s Seven Lesson Schoolteacher still rings true.

]]> By: francine hardaway http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/05/25/lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-299453 francine hardaway Mon, 28 May 2012 01:42:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5094#comment-299453 It never did matter, Doc. We were never going to be secretaries and be judged on the amount of typing we turned out in a day. It was testing for the wrong thing, just like many school tests do today. It never did matter, Doc. We were never going to be secretaries and be judged on the amount of typing we turned out in a day. It was testing for the wrong thing, just like many school tests do today.

]]> By: Paul http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/05/25/lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-299283 Paul Sat, 26 May 2012 03:04:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5094#comment-299283 took typing in 9th grade and still want to sing out "return that carriage" when I approach the end of a line on a page. We had real old typewriters in the early 60's at good ole GHS. took typing in 9th grade and still want to sing out “return that carriage” when I approach the end of a line on a page. We had real old typewriters in the early 60′s at good ole GHS.

]]> By: Robert W. Anderson http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2012/05/25/lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-299234 Robert W. Anderson Fri, 25 May 2012 18:31:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=5094#comment-299234 Your post brings me back. My Dad forced me to take a typing class back in elementary school. Forced, but it was a good thing. I was the only guy in the class and turned out to be the fastest typist. My worst grade in school was actually in handwriting back in the 2nd grade when I received a "D". My kids today say my handwriting hasn't improved much. Your post brings me back. My Dad forced me to take a typing class back in elementary school. Forced, but it was a good thing. I was the only guy in the class and turned out to be the fastest typist. My worst grade in school was actually in handwriting back in the 2nd grade when I received a “D”. My kids today say my handwriting hasn’t improved much.

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