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8 Microlog entries tagged with ‘education’
The US schools with their own police
Why is the state criminalising normal childhood behaviour?’ Indeed, Is this not a prime example of a police state in practice? Current Affairs ·
Science channels explode onto YouTube
I’ve said it before: these are perfect tools for the classroom. I’m the kid who learned more from TV about maths and science (and appreciating them) than I ever did at school. I’m surely not the only one. Science & Nature ·
Is Philosophy the Most Practical Major?
The sooner industries realise that philosophy is “a tool for thinking about everything else”, the better. Arts & Culture ·
The Kid Should See This
The best of the web curated for children. If teachers aren’t finding a way to use this in classrooms post-haste… Interesting ·
Critical Thinking A-level loses appeal
Critical Thinking sounds like an awesome subject. Arts & Culture ·
Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs
The big problem here is that it’s never been easier for web novices to learn about the web, but their patience has dwindled by the same degree. It’s the same reason why people don’t read manuals. Arts & Culture ·
Are US campuses in the grip of a witch-hunt of progressives, or is academic life just too liberal?
My view? It’s neither; the root of this is merely the age-old conservative fear of education. Arts & Culture ·
No more compulsory Irish for the Leaving Cert?
There shouldn’t be any compulsory maths, either. If they expect us — as they do — to choose subjects for the senior cycle based on what we’d like to do when we leave school, then surely we should have the choice to drop maths if we so desire. I would have in a heartbeat. Arts & Culture ·
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