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Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test<ref name="a">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/</ref> . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. " | |||
Written answers to questions should have at least three sentences: | |||
:1. The subject is stated so that the reader need not know the question to understand what you have said. Do not simply repeat the question. | |||
:2. Your proposition. | |||
:3. Your certainty to the veracity of #2, and what reservations you have. | |||
Exercises: | |||
:1. Read the article linked above. <ref name="a"/> | |||
:1.1. Do you retain all facts you have ever learned? | |||
:1.2. How would you know if you have forgotten something? | |||
:2. Read the National Park Service review of Edison. <ref>https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-gifted-men-who-worked-for-edison.htm</ref> | |||
:2.1 There are two sides to the 'Edison story'. What motivation did the ones telling the story have? | |||
:2.2 Would you prefer that your life be reviewed by the press or the park service? | |||
:3. Einstein and Edison were geniuses who saw things differently and did things differently. | |||
:3.1 What products did each produce and how many people did each employ? | |||
:3.2. Which model do you prefer? | |||
:3.3. Give an example of a subject where you remember many facts about it. | |||
:3.4. Are there professions where you hope they don't have to go to a book to find information as they service you professionally? | |||
:3.5. How do you decide when to memorize, or when to use books? | |||
:4. Choice Academy has many books, some are owned and some are loaned. | |||
:4.1. How do you find information you need from books within the school library? | |||
:4.2. Can you find the book easily? | |||
:4.3. Can you find the information you need easily in the book? | |||
:4.4. Is there a better way? | |||
:5. Examine various library indexing systems. | |||
:5.1 What do they have in common? | |||
:5.2. How do they differ? | |||
:6. Select two search engines | |||
:6.1. Select a book from the school library of interest. | |||
:6.2. Select a piece of information/knowledge from the book that you think might not be available to the search engine. | |||
:6.3. Search for your selection in both search engines. | |||
:6.4. Report your result. Extra points if something in the book is not available to the search engine. | |||
