kitchen table math, the sequel: SuperMemo redux

Friday, August 1, 2008

SuperMemo redux

It just occurred to me I should find out whether the SuperMemo fellow has anything to say about IQ and learning.

He does.

Unfortunately, it's a bit more than I want to read at the moment.
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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting that!--here's a quote I like:

If you can produce a better result in 3 hours of thinking than another genius in 3 minutes of thinking, you can still arrive to a better business plan, better scientific theory, better algorithm, better design, better marketing idea, etc. Your creation over many years will accumulate those incremental points. In creativity, quality counts more than speed.

By the way, are you interested in getting a masters as a way of becoming certified or are you looking for an actually good, useful program? If it is the former, Western Governor's University offers some relatively painless and reasonably priced online ed programs.

August 1, 2008 at 3:43 PM
K9Sasha said...

I'm a certified teacher with a special ed endorsement and a reading endorsement (almost done). I'm looking for a Master's program so I can get a continuing teaching license rather than the initial teaching license I currently have. While I'm at it, I want a good program that will teach me something real and useful.

August 1, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, I can't say WGU is actually a good program. There has been some interesting reading, but also a lot of awful reading. And most of the coursework has been a waste of time, in my opinion.

The advantage is that there are no lectures and that you can go through the coursework at your own pace. I personally have been managing to do a post-bac certification program while having allotted almost no time to get it done--I imagine that if you could devote an hour or two a day that you could get through the work very quickly.

Oh, and for me the other advantage is that you can do the student teaching in any state--I hadn't been able to find any other online program that would let me student teach in NY.

(by the way, sorry for posting this here--I was very tired last night, and must have confused you with Catherine)

August 2, 2008 at 4:50 AM
K9Sasha said...

Laura,

Thank you for your input on WGU. I'm sorry you've found the coursework to be a waste of time - I'm sooo tired of that in my own courses.

One of the things that intrigues me about WGU is the possibility of testing out of some classes. Have you tried that? If so, how did it work?

August 2, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Anonymous said...

It is pretty frustrating, but I just keep telling myself that it's something I have to get through in order to teach. I do wish I could be spending the time receiving actual training or something equally useful, but I'm done with the worst stuff, and I'm looking forward to student teaching.

One of the things that intrigues me about WGU is the possibility of testing out of some classes. Have you tried that? If so, how did it work?

You know, I wasn't even aware that was a possibility. Sorry I can't offer any info on that. Hope you're able to find something that works for you!

August 2, 2008 at 11:47 AM

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