Re: [Phys-l] The attack on science is political, not philosophical

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@hep.anl.gov>]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
	Just get another worm.  Isn't that the equivalent of "just restart 
the simulator"?  Worms are not protected.
	Regards,
		Jack
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> But, Skip, isn't the context of the flight simulator wuite different?
> 1. When I got in a simulator, I already new how to fly and could relate
> the simulator responses to those of a  real aircraft.
> 2.  When, as happened more than I care to remember, I screlwed up in the
> simulator, I not only survived to screw up another day, but I could remind
> myself that in real life I might not get the second chance.
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> I'm not convinced that  the flight simulator analogy is applicable to the
> classroom.
>                                Regards,
>                                        Jack
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> I am currently using a simulator to practice for my instrumtment rating. As Jack said - if you screw up, just restart the simulator. However, I remember  my experiences with HS biology. I was given a worm to dissect and messed it up so badly that it looked like it went through a blender. I could not identify a single structure inside the worm. I would have learned a lot more from a simulator - can't reboot a shredded worm for a do-over.
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> Bob at PC
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