Thursday, May 14, 2009 - Pittsfield MA
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Three Rivers Petroglyphs Series #3, Three Rivers NM, April 28, 2009
The lousy Verizon service in Red Rock sucks on a rainy day
So I went over to Pittsfield MA to hang out at the Barnes & Noble, do some shopping, do some surfing and update my MacBokk Pro's operating system while I had a fast connection. Then I just stayed instead of driving back in the rain. After all, home is where I park it and I have no need to be in Red Rock early tomorrow.
Night camp
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pittsfield MA
Wal-Mart Store #2228, 555 Hubbard Ave./Suite 12, Pittsfield, MA 01201 - (413) 442-1971
- Good level parking lot
- Verizon cell phone service is good
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service is good
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
Observational Learning
[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.