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sharing this x group because it that good. > On 19 Feb 2015, at 07:56, Phillip Bicknell wrote: > > On 18 February 2015 at 23:47, Lisi Reisz wrote: >> Qualifications are all very well, but they often don't measure the ability to >> think and create. > > Because education stands accused of quashing thinking and creativity: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U > +1 this is the most articulated explanation of why the approach to education needs to change iâve ever seen. > Although those of us on the autism spectrum might retain the abilities: > https://www.ted.com/talks/rosie_king_how_autism_freed_me_to_be_myself?language=en > Iâm not Autistic, but do suffer a mild dyslexia and iâve come to the conclusion that its about modes of I/O, more specifically parallel execution, async operation vs in line sequential information processing. In my mind everything is vivid, communicating it is not. I can however see that not all variations of this kind of divergence amplify the creative thought process. I think that's why others like me, find solitude writing software, creating vivid mental models that shift in real time in my head, yet and the ability to express them with a distinct editable syntax in random order and see them simulated means you can be productive and add value in the economy. but that said it is an example of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freakonomics (those predisposed, will or are significantly more likely to) and when you artificially stimulate and control you get artificial results. > -- > Phillip Bicknell > > _______________________________________________ > Surrey mailing list > Surrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/surrey > http://www.surrey.lug.org.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq