From: Marc Hauser

From: Marc Hauser To: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Re: follow up Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:12:28 +0000 ok On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Jeffrey Epstein [email protected]> wrote: > will call soon > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:07 AM, Marc Hauser a wrote: >> can i count on you for the seed to get this going? it would help a lot. >> i of course appreciate your support. i am also sorry for this shit » levied at you. » -marc >> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Jeffrey Epstein leevacation®gmail.corn> » wrote: >> > I am going off line tomorrow, for the summer„ we can resume in sept. » > try >>> to relax. i know what you are going through. its disgusting. >» On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Marc Hauser S. » > wrote: »» »>> but it has to be based in the sciences of learning and plasticity. »>> their problem is that they are not thinking about core cognitive »» functions such as attention, working memory, problem solving, and »» self-control, and how each of these can be targeted and enhanced. that »» the curriculum is outdated is a fact. there are some interesting »» companies trying to breakout, such as Quest Atlantis. »» we will have to have this out! »» »» -marc »» [repeated 3 times] On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Jeffrey Epstein »»<[email protected]> »» wrote: »»> this is what gates is currently doing. it is not very intersting. » >» no >> >> > science , just expermiments in a western culture with an out dated »» > curriculum.. there are now thousands of hours of those tapes. .. »>» BORING.. »>> > can the material be seperate from the learning.. of course not.. »>» learning »>» about food location is not the same as the norman conquest. »»> >> >> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Marc Hauser EFTA00915883 »>» wrote: »»» here's the model: >> >> >> One School: An online approach to solving a universal education >> >> >> problem »>>» 1. Every parent wants their child to have the best possible >> >> >> education, to learn important things and to be able to use their »»>> knowledge as they move forward. I assume no one disagrees. »»>> 2. For any given content areas, there are great teachers all over »>>» this >> >> >> country. >> >> >> 3. The quality of a teacher interacts, however, with the type of »»» learner. There are N different types of learners; the number is »»>> greater than 1 and definitely less than 100. Some of the variation »>>» has >> >> >> to do with the modality in which an individual learns best (e.g., »»>> auditory, visual), and some with the abstract-concrete distinction. »»» 4. Take a given area and find the best teachers in this area for »>>» the »»» particular grade level, and for each of the kinds of learning style. »>>» Video tape their lessons. >> >> >> 5. Now the innovation: for each lesson, imagine that there are >> >> >> critical branch points where the teachers asks the student a »»» question »»» about the material just delivered. There are, let's say, 5 different »»>> answers a child could give, and we have sampled the space >> >> >> sufficiently >> >> >> to know the most common errors. Depending on the student's answer, »»>> the video branches off into different lectures that capture the >> >> » error »»» and how to address it. Thus, each lecture is hierarchical. One path »»» is »»>> for the kid who gets everything. Another is for a kid who stumbles » » » on >> >> » one part, but is fine with the others. The lecture therefore keeps >> >> >> branching at each juncture to address a problem, or gets back onto a »»>> track once a key issue is well understood. »»>> With this model, schools function in a different way. They are »>> » places »»» for socialization, for social activities, for emotional development. »»» But with this model of education, we have One School that does all »>>» the »»» teaching with the best teachers in the country for each core area of >> >> >> education. »»>> What this would require is accumulating evidence for each area for »>>» the »»» kinds of difficulties students have with material, so that the »»» lectures can branch appropriately. And it would require recruitment » » » of EFTA00915884 >> >> >> the best teachers, creating a competition that would like bring out »»» the best. >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Marc Hauser »»» wrote: »»>» jeffrey »»>» the stuff i am developing has the potential to go to charters as »»» > well. >> >> >> > i want to develop software the can do online learning in a very >> >> >> > elegant way. Am attaching a sketch of the model. I agree about » » » > the »»>» mess in education, and many ideas to develop. But need a base to >> >> >> > create, and the resources to do it. »»>» the criminal angle is simply one hook to get some funding. but » » » > the >> >> >> > more important point is that issues of self-control are predictive »»»> of >> >> >> > academic achievement! low income kids have lower self-control and >> >> >> > poor >> >> >> > academics. there are powerful techniques to improve self-control, >> >> >» but >> >> >> > they have yet to be elegantly developed and applied in the public >> >> >> > domain. >> >> >> > how do you propose we move forward? if you donate the funds to » » » > the >> >> >> > Center that is linked to the Penikese School, I can use to develop >> >> >> > these tools and then shop them to all sorts of educational arenas. >> >> >» Teh >> >> >> > brain plasticity issue is red hot. Most are focused on working »»» > memory >> >> >> > because of the application to alzheimer's. No one has really >> >> >> > caught » » » > on »»>» yet to the self-control part, but it is ripe for developing >> >> >> > applications. I just need the resources to bring the relevant »»>» players >> >> >> > on board and make this happen. >> >> >» thoughts? »»» > marc >> >> >> > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Jeffrey Epstein >> >> >> > <jeevacation®gmail.com> »»>» wrote: >> >> >> >> I think your better place and future is with all the money now »»»» wasted » » » » on EFTA00915885 >> >> >> >> charter schools.. you can posit that individivalss have >> >> >> » different >> >> >> » learning >> >> >> >> methods. these methods MUST be front and center , so one is not >> >> >> » attempting >> >> >> >> to insert Apple software in to Pc hardware. tough example, I >> >> >> » belive » » » » afro >> >> >> >> american learn kinestically, . if you let them jump around the »»»» class. >> >> >> » they >> >> >> » will do better.. the first thing we do is tell them to sit in one »»»» place »»»» and >> >> >> » listen.. you can deal with the gender diffemces in math >> >> >> » learning. >> >> >> >> STAY >> >> >> » away from criminal work. It will be bad for you. I cannot do that »»»» as >> >> >> » test... no amount is carved out by definition , but it is totally » » » » up » » » » to »»»» you »»»» tonegotiate terms and condititions. » >> » >> » » >> » On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:39 AM, Marc Hauser » ala> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> dear jeffrey >> >> >> >>> thanks for thinking about how to help. i am considering two >> >> >> >>> non-profits, one the school that i mentioned where there is a >> >> >> >>> possibility of creating a center for cognitive enhancement and brain >> >> >> >» plasticity. here is the link to their donation site: >> >> >> >>> http://www.penikese.org/donate/ways-to-give/ >> >> >> >» would this work? >> >> >> >>> here are a few questions: >> >> >> >>> 1. could you do 75k or 100k? with this amount, we could really >> >> >> >>> develop >> >> >> >>> the tools to have a suite of tasks targeting specific aspects of brain >> >> >> >>> plasticity and enhancement, with elegant interfaces. >> >> >> >>> 2. would you set up the so-to-speak constraints, that the funds » » » >» be >> >> >> >>> targeted specifically for the work i wish to do, or would this » » » >» come » » » >» from me? >> >> >> >>> 3. do you imagine carving off some amount of the contribution to » » » >» the EFTA00915886 place itself so that they feel as if they are getting something as well? of course, they are getting something potentially big with the program i am bringing, but .... i am meeting with the other organization this friday and will have a better sense then. here is the basic idea, insight, and approach. Brain plasticity, self-control, and the reduction of career criminals 1. career criminals cost society $1-2 million dollars each. 2. career criminals reveal signature of self-control problem: repeated offenses despite punishments, interventions, etc. Self-control problems are the single best predictor of career criminals 3. capacity for self-control matures over development; youths have best shot of change due to neural plasticity 4. if we can prevent youth crimes or arrest recidivism, massive savings; this is an international problem, so there is opportunity for work abroad as well. 5. early assessments of self-control are highly predictive of future delinquency 6, self-control as an exhaustible short term resource... like fast twitch muscles 7. self-control like long term slow muscle for strength and support and can be strengthened 8. we have powerfully reliable and predictive assessment tools for self-control 9. we have a rich set of tasks that can improve self-control, specifically targeting brain plasticity and mechanisms for inhibitory regulation. Put 1-9 together and we have a model for both early prevention of crimes as well as for reducing recidivism. Goal: to develop more sophisticated, computer-based tools to assess and intervene on self-control and reduce crime, especially the EFTA00915887 >> >> >> >>> number >> >> >> >>> of career criminals that cost society millions of dollars. >> >> >> >>> best, » » » >» marc >> >> >> » The information contained in this communication is >> >> >> » confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >> >> >> » constitute inside information, and is intended only for >> >> >> » the use of the addressee. It is the property of >> >> >> » Jeffrey Epstein >> >> >> >> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >> >> >> » communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >> >> >> >> and may be unlawful. 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If you have received this >> >> > communication in error, please notify us immediately by >> >> > return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and »>» destroy this communication and all copies thereof, >> >> > including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved » > [repeated 3 times] »> >> > The information contained in this communication is >> > confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may >> > constitute inside information, and is intended only for >» the use of the addressee. It is the property of EFTA00915888 >> > Jeffrey Epstein >> > Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >> > communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited >> > and may be unlawful. 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