• University professor teachers on trains
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[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20091104/tod-israeli-university-puts-professors-o-7f81b96.html]Source[/url] [quote]A morning commute seems like a good time to embark on an ambitious train of thought. At least, that was the idea from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which put a professor on a train on Wednesday to lecture commuters. Passengers on the 9:00 am train from the suburban community of Modiin to Tel Aviv put away their morning tabloids and iPods to listen to a talk from Professor Hanoch Gutfreund on "Einstein's love letters." The lecture was the first of the university's "scientists on the rails" programme -- an attempt to broaden the appeal of higher education and bring academia to the people. "The public needs to understand the importance of higher education," said university spokeswoman Orit Sulitzeanu. "Higher education is facing a crisis, its status is eroding and people need to understand it's a strategic asset for the country." Gutfreund, a former university president, regaled commuters with the details of Albert Einstein's love letters to his two wives, showing how the personal details gave an insight into the life of the great scientist during the period he revolutionised the way we understand the universe. "We wanted something scientific, but that would also speak to the wider population," Sulitzeanu said, explaining the choice of topic. The university is also home to the Albert Einstein Archives, the repository of his personal papers. "I've never given a lecture before where half of the people have their backs to me," said Gutfreund of the talk that was warmly received despite the occasional interruption from the conductor announcing the next station. "It was wonderful," said Isabelle Tovi, a regular commuter on the line. "I'd love to attend university lectures, but I just don't have the time," she said, adding that she might consider changing the time of her morning commute to catch the lectures. Unsure how the move would be received, the train talks have been scheduled for just after morning rush-hour and only in one carriage on the train to avoid antagonising people, said Sulitzeanu. As the train chugged through tunnels and past the airport, one woman interrupted the professor with a question. "Will you finish your talk before we reach (Tel Aviv's) Arlozorof station?" she wanted to know. "Madam, by the time we reach Arlozorof you'll have your BA," came the reply from Gutfreund. [img]http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/afp/20091104/16/3743763875-israeli-university-puts-professors-trains.jpg?x=380&y=253&q=75&sig=itaXQmnF.uZOHNarkgCaCw--[/img][/quote]
I hope they had good training.
Well I guess he [B][I]teaches them on trains[/I][/B] ...wait...
Great, more people who don't want to read the thread, but are ready and willing to shit it up with puns. On topic, that seems like a really good idea, bring higher education to the attention of the common person.
fuck i stole a pun from article
I hope he has sufficient [b]train[/b]ing.
Not even three posts into it and this thread is already [i]off the rails[/i].
[QUOTE=kizza55;18189938]I hope he has sufficient [b]train[/b]ing.[/QUOTE] way to read the thread :downs:
that was despicably bad [editline]09:51PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Boobookittyfuck;18189865]Great, more people who don't want to read the thread, but are ready and willing to shit it up with puns. On topic, that seems like a really good idea, bring higher education to the attention of the common person.[/QUOTE] So what, common folk are uneducated are they? Wanker.
Hmm little break from the average
Urrrgh... Don't get me wrong, I'm all for education (I'm doing a degree myself, my dad's got two and my brother's off to do one as well), and I would never stop someone from achieving their potential or broadening their mind, but in addition to having BA/BSC/MEng holders and so on and so forth running around you need people who don't have degrees. Shelf stackers, rubbish collectors (garbage to our cousins across the pond), paper shufflers, army lads. Without these people society would crumble. But it won't without another architect or lawyer or psychologist. Anyway, that's my personal view, even though it might be a bit off-topic.
[QUOTE=QwertySecond;18190474]Urrrgh... Don't get me wrong, I'm all for education (I'm doing a degree myself, my dad's got two and my brother's off to do one as well), and I would never stop someone from achieving their potential or broadening their mind, but in addition to having BA/BSC/MEng holders and so on and so forth running around you need people who don't have degrees. Shelf stackers, rubbish collectors (garbage to our cousins across the pond), paper shufflers, army lads. Without these people society would crumble. But it won't without another architect or lawyer or psychologist. Anyway, that's my personal view, even though it might be a bit off-topic.[/QUOTE] Get enough smart people/discoveries and such, and we can use :science: to create robots to do it!
Certified Badass.
Fucking awesome. I want to receive college grade lectures on my commutes
[QUOTE=pyrofiliac;18189813]I hope they had good training.[/QUOTE] ^ take note people this is an example of a GOOD news pun 88% of news puns are utter SHIT follow this man's example
They're training people to get on the right track.
University Professor: Teachers on Trains 2 sounds legit
Oh you're a university professor! Where do you teach? The B-line. Errr..
[QUOTE=Kybalt;18190677]Get enough smart people/discoveries and such, and we can use :science: to create robots to do it![/QUOTE] I'm doing Robotics! (Trust me, it deserves the capital). A feasible idea, certainly, and one which has been growing every since the industrial revolution. Only problem is, it puts people out of work. What we need before we embark on that path of intellectual engineering awesomeness is a massive reduction in population. Or spread out among the stars. Let's see if we can't get the Vatican to change their opinions. And the chav rabbits. ...Which this train teaching could go some way towards. Hmm...
[QUOTE=QwertySecond;18200159]I'm doing Robotics! (Trust me, it deserves the capital). A feasible idea, certainly, and one which has been growing every since the industrial revolution. Only problem is, it puts people out of work. What we need before we embark on that path of intellectual engineering awesomeness is a massive reduction in population. Or spread out among the stars. Let's see if we can't get the Vatican to change their opinions. And the chav rabbits. ...Which this train teaching could go some way towards. Hmm...[/QUOTE] Putting people out of work isn't a problem, it's the entire goddamn purpose.
This is an awesome idea. Hooray for education! \o/
[QUOTE=pyrofiliac;18189813]I hope they had good training.[/QUOTE] I guess you could say his lectures were moving.
The only downside to this is you might get a heckler and the lecture could get [B]derailed.[/B]
Wat? I wanna take that train. And lets jump off thoose train jokes , in the next turn.
Wow, this thread [I]jumped the tracks[/I] pretty quickly. Fuck it I tried.
This thread has been derailed by shitty puns. Fuck.
I hope they has good training
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