ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENT #1

Well, I must say that the educational implications of these two search engines are that there is even less to complain about when having to do research. What I mean is that the information being sought after is already organized, so there is absolutely no excuse now for poor organization. When I was a child and I asked my mom or dad about how to spell something or what something meant, they would simply say "look it up". I knew how to use a dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia like nobody's business, but I can't say that I didn't love Google when it came along. Now, you don't have to do a thing to find what you're looking for; it's just awesome. I didn't know anything about either of these. I'm glad I do now. I toyed around with each of them for quite a while. I especially like Wolfram Alpha. I didn't know I was 10,615 days old and that there was no holidays or observances on my birthday. It's just fun!

At first, the Did You Know? video had me mystified, but when I started thinking about the sources of information I had my doubts about the accuracy. It is true, when you consider the populations and geographical size of certain places perspectives change. I do feel that the U.S. could do better with it's educational and technological progress.