Category: education
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My new side project is Enrichment Program Directory, a comprehensive listing of STEM programs in NY and NJ.
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We forgot to define the goal of education. Here’s what the 4 goals of education should be.
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Subject-based learning is is not designed to maximize learning or create innovative thinkers. It is about compliance.
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News is the Coca-Cola of information – mental junk food we force-feed students. Learn why teaching current events harms education and why historical pattern recognition creates truly informed thinkers.
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Why kids’ YouTube dreams aren’t shallow—they’re rational adaptations to a changing economic landscape.
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The 50 college majors that guarantee decades of debt and disappointment.
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Probability & statistics should replace calculus as the focus of high school math education, offering students immediately useful skills for understanding risk, detecting misleading claims, and making better decisions in an increasingly data-driven world.
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Houston’s controversial school reforms are working. But is success worth the cost? A balanced look at America’s most ambitious education experiment.
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Financial literacy without real-world money experience is as ineffective as teaching swimming with PowerPoint slides. A critical look at classroom finance education.
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We’ve built an education system that actively fights against how teenage brains work, then wonder why students disengage.
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Sensitive periods are defined as crucial stages in child development (0-6 years) when children are particularly receptive to acquiring specific skills or knowledge
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Humans are unique in their ability to adapt any environment to meet their needs, rather than being limited to specific environments
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Observation’s aims are to understand/respond to children’s needs and identify/remove obstacles to development
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Teaching practical skills isn’t just about handiness. It’s about building better thinkers and students.