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1. Read the article Would You Pass Thomas Edison’s Employment Test? ^[1]

1.1.Vote <1 : Do you retain all facts you have ever learned?

1.2. Discuss <5 : How would you know if you have forgotten something?

1.3. Research ? : What is the difference between reasoning and intelligence?

1.4. Analyze categorize : Identify questions on the test as requiring knowledge, reasoning, or intelligence.

1.5.Vote : Is the Edison test worth attempting to pass vs. Is it a waste of time?

1.6. Discuss ? :

1.7. Analyze evaluate : Are there things on the test the are worth memorizing? If so, add them to your I want to memorize diary .

This is probably enough for one day

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2. Read the National Park Service review of Edison. ^[2]

2.1. Discuss :There are two sides to the 'Edison story'. What motivation did the ones telling the story have?

2.2. Analyze :Would you prefer that your life be reviewed by the press or the park service?

2.3. Edison said of his employees: "not the money they want, but the chance for their ambition to work."

2.3.1. Discuss : Is it fair that the more you like your job, the less you should get paid?

2.3.2. Discuss : Is that the trade off with his employees?

2.3.3. Discuss : What else did Edison offer besides a job they liked?

2.3.4. Analyze evaluate : Is there a skill or ability that you would like to learn and would take a lower pay, just to learn it?

2.3.5. Analyze evaluate : Is there a company you would work for at a lower rate, just to be able to say you worked there?

3. Einstein and Edison were geniuses who saw things differently and did things differently.

3.1. Research 15 : What products did each produce

3.2. Research 10 : How many people did each employ?

3.3. Analyze evaluate : How did each change the world?

3.4. Discuss :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?

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