[ExI] reasonable what ifs

[William Flynn Wallace]

During a period of online learning, the academically rich get rich and the
poor get nothing.



spike


*Isn't this nearly always true in any situation?  You have the cannots, the
do-nots and the can do and will.  Bimodal distribution.*

On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 9:06 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
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> >…  In other countries,like Britain, people who are off are
> guaranteed their jobs back.  Not here…
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> What happens in Britain if their former place of employment has gone out
> of business during the quarantine?  Plenty of US workers will find that is
> the case here.  I don’t see what the government can do for them.  There are
> plenty of new jobs opening up, but they don’t pay as well.
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> >…BTW - online learning doesn't work well according to an article in the
> Washington Post…
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> It depends on the student.  Some use the resources effectively, others use
> it as an extended vacation.  We are seeing both kinds here.
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> >…Over summer students lose large percentages of their math skills, for
> one - called summer slide.   bill w
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> Some students do.  Others move ahead smartly in all areas, particularly
> the ones they already know well and like.
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> During a period of online learning, the academically rich get rich and the
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