On Tue, 20 Nov 2012, "Trent W. Buck" <trentbuck@gmail.com> wrote:
English lit, now that is a subject that's pure child-minding. Should go back to teaching rhetoric and grammar.
The subject "English" should be about blogging, email, twitter, SMS, and writing technical documents - with probably about that order of importance.
If we are going to maintain the illusion that school is teaching skills that are relevant to work then we should be able to have schools implement practices that work in a commercial environment.
So... how to spend all day on facebook while pretending to use word? They cover that in the "IT" classes.
True.
It's a lot harder to smash a textbook than a tablet. Don't forget the tablet will need a new liion battery every three years, even if it's well-treated.
Part of the issue of Li-Ion battery life depends on how fully it is charged and how fully it is discharged. Phones are benchmarked on how long the battery lasts when new so there's a real incentive to fully discharge the battery even if it means that you need a new one in a couple of years. With tablets there is less of an incentive to do that so the device can be optimised for batteries that have less need for replacement. http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/ Mugen sells replacement phone batteries for as little as $30. So replacing a battery after 3 years won't be an insurmountable problem, although you might not want to spend $40 on a new battery for a 3yo tablet that cost $150 new. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/