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Final Thoughts on the Course

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My new baby girl

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My new baby girl
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Tell us a little about yourself and your interest in the course you're taking.: I am 33 years old and climbing. I teach all academic subjects at an alternative high school in Candor. I am married, have a two and a half year old son, and a daughter who is minus one month (she's due on July 26). I don't know too much about cyberpunk literature but I'm very excited to learn! Glad to meet everyone.

What are your reading and writing habits? (i.e. what do you like to write and read?): I like Russian literature, German philosophy, Beat poetry, and Science Fiction.

I write folk/rock songs.

How would you describe your general attitude toward computers and related technology?: Use 'em when I have to

What "Web 2.0" websites do you use?: YouTube, Blogs

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At 5:23pm on July 30, 2008, Nicole Brady said…: LOL Well now REALLY congratulations on Charlotte! Grady is gorgeous as well ;-) Glad everything went well with the labor.

At 2:58pm on July 26, 2008, Jonathan Wolfe said…: Thanks for the congratulations, and I knew this picture was going to cause some confusion, but this is my first son (Grady) when he was born. I just happened to like the picture. Our daughter is taking her sweet time and my wife is oh so ready to be done with pregnancy. I'll post pictures of the whole family when she's born (hopefully soon).

At 2:36pm on July 26, 2008, Nicole Brady said…: Congratulations on the birth of you daughter. She's gorgeous... Have fun. Mine are two and a half years apart as well. Boy first. They are best friends and I'm sure yours will be too!

At 3:55pm on July 21, 2008, AlexReid said…: Just catching up with your questions about online learning Jonathan. We do live in uncertain times. I don't believe online learning will fully replace the face-to-face experience. For one thing, children need supervision. As for college, I think there is still a benefit to the relationships we can build face-to-face, especially for traditional age undergrads. That said, there are many things that can be done in an online context. In some cases they will be more efficient than traditional classes. In other cases, they will be activities that were simply not possible before for any number of reasons.

Figuring out how to move forward will require experimentation and research, tasks that are made more difficult b/c technology is changing so quickly. The important thing for educators though, in my opinion, is to be informed and involved in this process.

At 3:36pm on July 19, 2008, Brittany said…: Congratulations!! Your baby is beautiful! :)

At 3:17pm on July 18, 2008, Jonathan Wolfe said…: I'm just about half way through He, She, and It. This book rehashes some classic sci. fi themes but puts them in a different theoretical context (i.e Haraway's notion of the cyborg).

I've always been intrigued by the moral questions that an abstract future might face, and how they might solve them. Will cyborgs, or robots for that matter, become our slaves, our equals, or possibly our masters? Will they be made to serve human kind in the same brutal ways as animals? Or Will they violently revolt in an aim for self determination?

And then there are the very personal, family types of questions. How much responsibility do children bear to those who bore them? How much do Yod, Jospeh, and Gadi, "owe" their respective fathers for giving them life

This brings to mind the Cain and Abel story, as Cain is punished for being the "ungrateful" child, while Abel fulfills his duties to both God and family. Abel follows the social protocol, or in religious terms, God's "commandments", while Cain dismisses them: "Am I my brother's keeper?"

I've always been struck by the subtlety of this question. I'd like to give an emphatic, yes! but I think the answer must be a "qualified" yes. Thinking about Yod, (which is not pronounced y-ah-d but yood as in wood) and Joseph, it's obvious that there must be a balance between self interest and community interest. One extreme leads to the destruction of society while the other leads to the destruction of the individual.

At 1:41pm on July 17, 2008, Rebecca Burtram said…: Oh... well Grady was a cute baby :-) You'll have to post a picture with Charlotte when the big day arrives. Then I will be able to ooh and ahhh appropriately for her too :-) Kids are such a pleasure.
I love the names you picked by the way. Grady and Charlotte.... they both have a classic sound... it is always good to avoid overly trendy names. They sound funny later in life... Apple for example :-)

At 8:14am on July 17, 2008, Rachel Alexander said…: Wow - that is very interesting. When I asked my husband, before you had written back, he said he had heard of the school. I am interested in it and may well stop by during the school year. I commend you for your commitment to help flailing students reach a level of academic success and I hope they continue to do so. Having a teenager, I know how easily they can slip academically and how it is a constant struggle for most kids to stay afloat.

You commute from Newfield to Candor? Must be hard in the winter. Of course, I drive back and forth from Willseyville to Cortland three days a week during the school year, so I can relate.

At 1:36am on July 17, 2008, Rebecca Burtram said…: Congratulations on the new baby! Did you post the birth stats somewhere on here? Date, time, length, weight, name.... you know the things that everyone always asks :-)

At 12:35am on July 16, 2008, Bryan Welsh said…: hahaha..i guess there is beauty in the insane power of an atomic explosion. or maybe it just looks pretty badass.