Random thoughts on the road to developing understanding.
I guess I am unclear as to how often we are supposed to be posting but I had a bunch of thoughts after working at my job and taking my footprint test.  Schools and Businesses thrive on creating waste.  Part of my job is to distribute waste so no one  misses vital information.  This is a system problem.
 I got a catalogue the other day that must weigh 10 lbs. I don't have an outhouse to put it in.  It will get recycled.  What is the cost of that recycling?   We don't live in a society where everyone really has easy access to information because no one has taught them how.

The web is great.  It is also a vehicle that takes people away from human interaction .     We require people to apply for jobs on-line when they have no computer and are unfamiliar with the computers at the public library.  Children have to take tests on computers when they have only played computer games and never learned using a computer.  Through no fault of their own.  The computers are being used for testing.  Then (paper)notes have to go home to tell their parents about computer testing. 

I love the benefits of computers.  The problem is children need a  lap and a book to love learning how to read.  Yes you can use a tablet to read but if you have ever seen the YouTube,  of a Help desk with subtitles,You really don't want us to forget how to turn a page in a book.  

 If we are going   to evaluate so much stuff.  We have to have enough background knowledge to judge the accuracy of the information we take in. Human interaction is important here.

The problem I see is that there is very little going on, around me, to do with system analysis.  Most things are from the perspective of "I have this great idea!"  without looking how that "great idea" messes around with everything else.