Thursday, January 15, 2009

Shift Happens!


I like the video, but I am skeptical. Statistics are misleading and it seems too much like propaganda and scare tactics. Also, when did homeland security become a major, is violation of privacy rights and domestic espionage a legitimate profession? I don't necessarily agree that the stats mentioned in the video spell doom for the United States. I am not sure what factors are critical to a country's success and while I agree that having a populace that is on the forefront of technology is vitally important, I think our greatest strength is our universities and other institutes of higher learning.

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2 comments:

  1. After reading your blog, I completely agree that this video can be used as propaganda and statistics are very often skewed. You bring quite an interesting perspective that I didn’t even consider before. And seriously, why is homeland security a new major?

    PS Sorry your link on my page was not the right one for a while. I just assumed http://m3000.blogspot.com/ was an old blog of yours.

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  2. Michael,
    Many universities are incorporating more and more technology in their teaching and, as you know, some are completely online!
    Dr. Burgos

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