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Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:52 pm
by RoyGBiv
https://www.coursera.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Took some good courses here.....
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:03 pm
by TheCytochromeC
AndyC wrote:http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.
MIT's courses online - free.
This really helped me get through quantum mechanics and thermodynamics. In fact it was this exact course from which our lecture notes were derived.
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5- ... -lectures/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:15 pm
by JALLEN
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:31 pm
by bulinm
JALLEN, that's FUNNY. I will borrow that.
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:49 pm
by JALLEN
bulinm wrote:JALLEN, that's FUNNY. I will borrow that.
When you are done with it, return it to Dorothy Parker. I think that is to whom the quote is attributable.
I was trying to recall who, then got the yips and posted it before I had made that addition.
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:14 pm
by gthaustex
AndyC wrote:The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Other than a "teacher" who will crush a child's innate sense of curiosity for life
That is a crying shame....
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:37 pm
by Jaguar
AndyC wrote:The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Other than a "teacher" who will crush a child's innate sense of curiosity for life
So, what you are saying is...
The cure for boredom is curiosity. The cure for curiosity is public education.
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:26 pm
by MotherBear
Jaguar wrote:AndyC wrote:The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Other than a "teacher" who will crush a child's innate sense of curiosity for life
So, what you are saying is...
The cure for boredom is curiosity. The cure for curiosity is public education.
And thus we don't send our kids to school. :)
Although as far as boredom goes, my mom always said boredom was an attitude problem and we could adjust it ourselves or she'd help us out with a dose of bathroom-cleaning, stall-mucking, or whatever else needed doing. I don't seem to recall that we got bored real often... at least not to the point of telling her about it!
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:06 pm
by JALLEN
AndyC wrote:The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Other than a "teacher" who will crush a child's innate sense of curiosity for life
You shouldn't let a teacher tell you what to do, or make choices for you.
Not everyone has an innate sense of curiosity, either, which is why they are bored.
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:35 pm
by Jaguar
JALLEN wrote:AndyC wrote:The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Other than a "teacher" who will crush a child's innate sense of curiosity for life
You shouldn't let a teacher tell you what to do, or make choices for you.
Not everyone has an innate sense of curiosity, either, which is why they are bored.
I have had the same issue with some of my kids teachers - I feel fortunate they listened to me and didn't stop learning.
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:44 pm
by SewTexas
Jaguar wrote:AndyC wrote:The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Other than a "teacher" who will crush a child's innate sense of curiosity for life
So, what you are saying is...
The cure for boredom is curiosity. The cure for curiosity is public education.
absolutely!
my son loves the free MIT classes, also Arizona U? has some free classes, I think Harvard has some, There are a bunch of free classes out there, there are also the Ted Talks which are fun. And for the kids and adults, Kahn Academy, great!!!
Re: So you say you're bored....
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:17 pm
by Texas_Blaze
You know, I got a good education, a phd in mechanical engineering and license in TX, but the past few years I have realized i don't know enough on carpentry, construction, electrical, vehicle repair and diagnosis, gardening, growing vegetables and many other areas that i could use expansion. Free courses and good old application would hit the spot for me on these topics and would add value to my pocket book. Actually these are the things that get my interest now.