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Comment on The Truth About Unschooling by Nicholas Scalice

Nicholas Scalice — Sat, 05 May 2012 04:52:39 +0000

Hi Peter,

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on my blog article. You brought up some great points. Clearly you are thinking deeply about the pros and cons of different methods of education and that is what matters. While we may disagree on a few things, I think we can both agree that the important part is to always stay curious about the world and to never stop learning.

Comment on The Truth About Unschooling by Peter Bortolon

Peter Bortolon — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:15:49 +0000

I am a 14 year old boy, I have lived in a way to suggest that I have a healthy amount of "unschooling". I go to school though and enjoy it; sure some kids say they wish they were home-schooled and that they would be able to get out of school but truthfully every child loves school for the reason that is friends. When being home-schooled one does not get the proper amount of social activity. Sure there are video games and friends that they might meet online that are suitable to trust in there minds, but, you can never be sure this "friend" could be actually trying to shape a young mind into a different view and commonly its their own direction, but I'm getting off topic. What I am trying to say is that they don't get enough social experiences, sure they get to live life go outside enjoy what the world has to offer them but who's going to teach them how to act at their first college party or if they don't go to college a first date, this kid could live in absolute solitude and be a genius but would never be able to experience what I would call "life". He would never be able to regain the time lost either. It would be a shame to "unschool" because your taking someones childhood. They could have friends but where are they going to learn how to deal with enemies, work bullies, someone who just wants to pick a fight. If they lived with no solitude and a lot of options they still would be under informed. When they are undergoing the "unschool" prosses they can choose who they see or not, if a bully of any kind were to pass them and them feel threatened, they would simply not talk and or avoid the other child. School is a place were there is no escape, but, there is no escape from experience, theirs no escape from the real world. Correct me if I am wrong I'm only 14 I still have a lot to learn I also can't speak for children being "unschooled" but this is my opinion on the subject and thank you for the post ! It really made me think about it for a while. I also don't mean to contradict your post you have some seriously excellent points on serious subjects but I think social behavior is very important in life and the best way to learn how to deal with a situation under this category is by going to school, any school will do really. Just as long as there are people around you feeding the natural need for human companions in your life.

Comment on The Future of Search Engines by Will

Will — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:46 +0000

Google is way into the future with Google Googles. Google has the money to control the future of search. My recent post Enjoying a good night sleep while thousands of dollars trickles in

Comment on The Battle for Relevance by Nicholas Scalice

Nicholas Scalice — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:00:34 +0000

Thanks Dmitry! Yes, this is war and Google seems to be ready for a long battle. We shall wait and see who wins.

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Comment on The Battle for Relevance by @DmitryKirsanov

@DmitryKirsanov — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:22:49 +0000

WOW! First of all – you predicted the Google's Your World feature, sort of.
Second of all – I was looking for my own post about the same subject having the same title (!) but dated January 1st of 2012. That alone is incredible, but even more incredible is to try to analyze how the world will change when other search engines AND social networks will realize they have to compete with Google, and first shots from new and unknown weapons will be fired. Google just moved it's army to the battlefield, are you ready?

Comment on The Courtroom Work Group by Nicholas Scalice

Nicholas Scalice — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:23:24 +0000

Thanks for the comment! Yes, the system is quite interesting. While nowhere near perfect, hopefully we can learn from our observations in order to improve it. Good luck with your studies in CJ!

Comment on The Courtroom Work Group by Steve

Steve — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:34:55 +0000

This is a very nice descriptive post of the system. As a young boy, I watched this process you described, as my father often took me into work and seated me in the court room. My father was a Newark, NJ Police Officer, and worked the Cell Block. I hold several degrees, and I am now studying Criminal Justice at the University of Phoenix.

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