Schools of the Future

Now that you have heard your classmates' ideas about the schools of 2050, please post a response here. Which extrapolations seem the most likely to come true? What was the most interesting idea you heard? Overall, which seemed to be the most prevalent ideas?

Sales Pitch

If you have additional comments about the Philip K. Dick story "Sales Pitch," which we read in class no January 25 and 27, post them here. You might try to make connections between your pet commercial peeves and the author's extrapolations.

News Project Feedback

Please post your comments about your classmates' News of the Future projects. Please be specific, constructive, and appropriate.

Ralph 124c 41+

Post your comments about Hugo Gernsback's story "Ralph 124c 41+" here.

SF History Slide Show, Part 2

Please comment on what you learned from the installment of the SF Slide Show that we watched Monday, January11. Focus on one piece of information that you found surprising, interesting, or worth remembering.

What is science fiction?

There seem to be as many definitions of science fiction as there are SF readers. Based on your current understanding, how would you define science fiction? Please post your answer here.