Tag: education
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Time spent at school is mostly time wasted
I recently wrote about how modern education is completely detached from the things it is supposed to teach, and how it’s most visible for foreign languages. I don’t think foreign languages are taught less effectively than, say, chemistry or literature. It’s just much easier to verify the results in real life. You can be a…
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Teaching children to walk, the safe and empowering way
I don’t remember how it’s like to learn how to walk. According to my parents, it was a painful process for everyone involved. I managed to master the art of getting up and gaining speed long before I was able to decelerate and sit safely back down. In result, for the first few weeks I…
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The only skill you’ll ever need
I spoke with a lovely old lady today about how the world changed in the last few decades. She asked me what I think my grandchildren will do for a living. My grandchildren? I wonder sometimes what I will do for a living in another 10, 20, or 30 years, and the truth is, I…
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Picking the greatest brains alive
I belong to the last generation that remembers life before internet. My brother, born in 1999, already grew up with the internet in our house since his early childhood. Kids born these days will grow up fully online 24/7. A lot of things have changed since I was a kid, but one that endlessly fascinates…
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If you want a revolution, burn the ships
I’m a huge fan of Lambda School and have been following them for several months now. It’s a coding school that only earns a percentage of your salary after you get a job for more than $50k/year, their success rate is absolutely mind blowing, and now they closed a big fundraising round to expand their…
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