Comments on: the unanticipated positive consequences of technology, Andrew Sullivan edition http://tieguy.org/blog/2009/03/31/the-unanticipated-positive-consequences-of-technology-andrew-sullivan-edition/ Ramblings on software, law, and the spaces in between. Wed, 23 May 2012 07:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Wingo http://tieguy.org/blog/2009/03/31/the-unanticipated-positive-consequences-of-technology-andrew-sullivan-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-29036 Andy Wingo Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:21:14 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/?p=1504#comment-29036 http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/3a.htm, for one. Former New York state teacher of the year. http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/3a.htm, for one. Former New York state teacher of the year.

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2009/03/31/the-unanticipated-positive-consequences-of-technology-andrew-sullivan-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-29035 Luis Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:49:01 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/?p=1504#comment-29035 Would love to see a (credible) link on that, particularly one that discusses the correlation/causation problem. Would love to see a (credible) link on that, particularly one that discusses the correlation/causation problem.

]]> By: Andy Wingo http://tieguy.org/blog/2009/03/31/the-unanticipated-positive-consequences-of-technology-andrew-sullivan-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-29034 Andy Wingo Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:42:20 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/?p=1504#comment-29034 Funny, the numbers I had always heard indicated that compulsory schooling actually dropped the literacy rate, that (white) people were more literate in 1860 than now. But perhaps compulsory != universal. Funny, the numbers I had always heard indicated that compulsory schooling actually dropped the literacy rate, that (white) people were more literate in 1860 than now.

But perhaps compulsory != universal.

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