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The future geeks of America are going to have about as much patience to learn in school as a mouse has patience to escape a mouse trap. Technology has minimized patience to a minimum, thanks to the speed of now. So, how are we going to teach future generations the essentials? Such as reading.

The A-Z of Awesomeness caught my attention right away, so I just know that a 12-year-old boy would just be sucked right in. Me and my Vietnamese boy slave have about the same patience level. In other words? This is the education method of the future! Check out more alphabetical awesomeness after the jump.

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I really have to lay off the news from Akihabara and Tokyo. Every time I write about something that’s from Japan, it’s usually disgusting, weird or downright wrong. Here we have a robot that acts as a teacher for first graders in Japan. It can speak various languages, take attendance, and has over 18 motors for controlling facial expressions. Creepy? I think so.

How are you going to ask it a question? What if a first grader doesn’t understand a math problem? Does anyone want to explain how this is a good idea?

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Today’s New York Times reports that many colleges are giving away free iPhones or the iPod Touch to their students. Apple hopes to hook new customers with the program and the schools involved hope to improve communications, test educational applications, and allow online research in class. Many professors are concerned that the devices will be a distraction.

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The crew at my old puking grounds, Gizmodo.com, have whipped up one of the most comprehensive guides to cables on the ‘net. Whether it’s USB to Firewire or CAT-5 or even DVI, you will leave incredibly educated on the subject of tech-related cables. Been trying to figure out what kind of charger that weird phone you got off Craigslist takes? This will help you find out.

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So you dropped out of High School and now you work at a sewage treatment plant scraping condoms out of human waste. I’ll bet that if you had to do it over again you would have stayed in school, earned that degree, and worked in a cushy office job. Well, it’s never too late my friend. Thanks to UC Berkeley, you can get a top notch education for free.

Yesterday the University of California at Berkeley became the first college to offer lectures on YouTube when it announced the launch of the UC Berkeley Channel. With over 300 lectures covering a wide range of topics, there is sure to be something interesting for those with a passion for learning. Not me though, that shit is as boring as hell.

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