This YouTube video of Marty Nemko debunking myths of big incomes that come from going to college, landed in an in-tray almost unnoticed. It’s from 2011, and is still valid. The data is unattractive. The alternatives to college that he advocates, like community college, part-time, apprenticeship and work to learn, make better sense for more …
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The power of emotional intelligence in a cognitive world.
Breathe to focus. It sounds simple, even foolish, but it’s not. Daniel Goleman recently gave a presentation on his new book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, which was reviewed by IMD. Goleman explains why attention is a little-noticed mental asset that makes a huge difference in how well we find our way in our …
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Everybody is a genius.
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking that it is stupid. Albert Einstein That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t all try to climb a tree. it means we should develop all our potentials and be judged by our own …
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Education on-line.
Here at Astraea, we have used the internet to teach ourselves many skills and ideas that helped enrich life and work. We’ve also tried to share ideas on our website, such as through the blog and putting our course notes on the website. That was fine 15 years ago when we started, but nowadays on-line …
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Learning with your nose.
It has always seemed that smells have been neglected in curricula. Yes, school children can be stinky, but that is a by product of a high density of sticky bodies. Adults can be stinky too. What has always been striking is how a smell can evoke a memory or an idea. That cranial connection signalled …
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Mens sana in corpore sano, again.
Another study, this one of about 5,000 children, found links between exercise and exam success in English, maths and science. It’s not new science, but it’s good to remember it in this age of obesity and conveniences which allow people to do less and less. Here’s the BBC report and some other relevant links if …
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Let’s WISE up.
Madhav Chavan won the WISE award for providing an education for millions of impoverished families in India. Educating millions really is worth cheering about. (See BBC news report here.) Have a look at the World Innovation Summit for Education – building the future of education. Perhaps you can help lay a few bricks. Education is …
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Online education – Khan Academy
Yes, it’s good (if you have a decent internet connection …). KhanAcademy.org Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything for free. With over 3,100 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, we’re on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own …
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Life, humanity and school.
Rule 1: Life is fair. Humans are not — get used to it! Rule 2: People won’t care about your self-esteem. People will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a …
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Barefoot College
I had forgotten about Barefoot College until Pammy sent me this link to a talk by Sanjit “Bunker” Roy who has legitimised education without degrees. The confidence he has inspired has changed lives of thousands. Anyone want to start Bog College with me? http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/es/bunker_roy.html