Re: Re: Re: Dan Brown's Open Letter to Educators

A video response to Dan Brown's "Open Letter to Educators"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P2PGGeTOA4

Triggered by Tom Milsom's "Open Letter to Dan Brown" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgKY2WvL_s

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Thanks to Tom Bacon for the UK location photography.
http://www.youtube.com/user/studentbreakfast

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[Softcloner]

Coolest dude on youtube o.o 

[mickeleh]

@Softcloner Thanks so much.

[Daevas88]

I think dan ment that kings had access to all information, not nessecarily knowing it. Well, not all of course, but alot. And kings back inn the day did more than to wave.

[mickeleh]

@Daevas88 I really wanted to make that joke.

[Macrosoftech]

This is a fantastic vid and I understand and respect what your saying. But I also respect and understand what Dan Brown says to. Dan Brown is right when he says that the 'tests' at school are all about memorising facts. It doesn't matter whether or not someone said this before him, it's still a valid point. Also I understand what he's saying when he says the value of information has gone down and about monarchy owning information but you have rightly stated that he has explained this wrong.

[mickeleh]

@Macrosoftech I agree. The classroom routine that Dan describes is one that I would find horrendous. If education is limited to memorizing rote facts, it's no better than training lab rats to run mazes. On other hand, an education that is built without a foundation in facts just a flimsy parade of opinions. I think the answer is to find the balance.

[EdgyBroEDGY]

SUBBED!

[redsantiago]

As everybody else is saying... You rule. =) Suscribing.

[TheGummyBearOverLord]

I recently subscribed to you (like 10 minutes ago) because of your response to Alex's Pottermore video. Then I started watching more of your videos and I just kept getting happier and happier that I'd subscribed. So thanks for being totally awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[dmgirl3000]

Well, this is ignoring all science and english classes, but yeah, in all other places it is true.

Science classes are designed teach you procedural knowledge as well as factual knowledge.

English classes teach you factual knowledge that gets used as a tool in writing coherently.

Math teaches only facts, but those facts are necessary as a basis for most professions.

Everything else is much less necessary.

[MethodicalMadness]

"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing"

Oscar Wilde's quote seems to describe the essence of the stock market, yes?

[dimrod92]

You sir, are full of win.

[sonykroket]

wow, this guy is good.

Love him already

[isop9021]

@bjarkepihl REALLY?!?!?

[bjarkepihl]

dan dident write the davinchi series

[Search4truth488]

Cool, exactly 20,000 views!