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Am I the only one who remembers having to physically go to the library to look up anything?
I spent hours there in 2005 for a school project, but now my kid just asks their Echo for facts while playing a game. Does anyone else feel like that shift made knowledge less... earned?
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tylermartin6mo ago
But what if easier access means we use knowledge more? I had to write a report on the pyramids back then, and most of my effort was just finding a book that had the facts. Now my nephew can ask a question while building a model of one, instantly see how the blocks fit, and actually get into the how and why. The work isn't in the finding anymore, it's in the thinking.
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david_mason576mo ago
My 8th grade history project on the Roman aqueducts was 90% library time. Now my kid can watch a 3D model of one being built in real time and ask questions about the engineering.
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barbara_baker576mo ago
Exactly, the work is in the thinking now. I spent a whole weekend just trying to find a picture of a trebuchet for a project. My daughter made a whole digital one last year that showed the force and weight. She spent her time figuring out why it worked, not just what it looked like. That's a way better use of her brain.
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