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 ====== The Education Wars ====== ====== The Education Wars ======
-**The Education Wars** is a series of articles at [[:Rounding the Earth]].+**The Education Wars** is a series of articles at [[:Rounding the Earth]], written by [[:edutech]] entrepreneur [[:Mathew Crawford]]. 
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 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-the-star-trek-future-isnt-what|Why the Star Trek Future Isn't What You Think: Humans vs. Artificial Intelligence]] is a talk that summarizes a view that a few variables could improve student performance by 3 to 5 standard deviations (45 to 75 IQ points) 
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 +===== Economics and Education ===== 
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 +==== Overcoming the Poverty Trap ==== 
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/a-demonstrable-solution-to-the-poverty|A Demonstrable Solution to the Poverty Deficit in Education]] 
 +    * Discussion of the Kingston Experiment 
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 +===== Liberty and Education ===== 
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-revolution-begins-here-and-now?s=w|The R(evolution) Begins Here and Now]] includes a 76 minute education talk given by [[:Mathew Crawford]]. 
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 +==== Education as Indoctrination and Mind Control ==== 
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/specialization-is-anti-education?s=w|Specialization is Anti-Education]] 
  
 ===== Meditation ===== ===== Meditation =====
 Meditate comes from the Latin //meditari//, defined by //thinking//, //contemplation//, //thought//, //idea//, //planning//, //devising//, //preparation//, //intention//, //exercise//, //practice//, //study//, //rehearsal//, //custom//, and //habit//. Meditate comes from the Latin //meditari//, defined by //thinking//, //contemplation//, //thought//, //idea//, //planning//, //devising//, //preparation//, //intention//, //exercise//, //practice//, //study//, //rehearsal//, //custom//, and //habit//.
   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/meditation-and-the-art-of-war?s=w|Meditation and the Art of War]]   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/meditation-and-the-art-of-war?s=w|Meditation and the Art of War]]
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 +==== Learning Challenges ====
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/dyslexia-with-learning?s=w|Dyslexia With Learning]]
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   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-revolution-begins-here-and-now?s=w|The R(evolution) Begins Here and Now]] includes a 76 minute education talk given by [[:Mathew Crawford]].   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-revolution-begins-here-and-now?s=w|The R(evolution) Begins Here and Now]] includes a 76 minute education talk given by [[:Mathew Crawford]].
   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/meditation-and-the-art-of-war?s=w|Meditation and the Art of War]] includes a history of the current "standard" model of education, back to its Prussian origins.   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/meditation-and-the-art-of-war?s=w|Meditation and the Art of War]] includes a history of the current "standard" model of education, back to its Prussian origins.
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/my-math-education-interview-lesson|My Math Education Interview]]
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-the-star-trek-future-isnt-what|Why the Star Trek Future Isn't What You Think: Humans vs. Artificial Intelligence]] is a talk that summarizes a view that a few variables could improve student performance by 3 to 5 standard deviations (45 to 75 IQ points)
  
 ==== Effective Education ==== ==== Effective Education ====
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/why-the-star-trek-future-isnt-what|Why the Star Trek Future Isn't What You Think: Humans vs. Artificial Intelligence]] is a talk that summarizes a view that a few variables could improve student performance by 3 to 5 standard deviations (45 to 75 IQ points)
   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-greatest-variable-in-education?s=w|The Greatest Variable in Education: Benjamin Bloom Revisited]]   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/the-greatest-variable-in-education?s=w|The Greatest Variable in Education: Benjamin Bloom Revisited]]
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/specialization-is-anti-education?s=w|Specialization is Anti-Education]]
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/a-demonstrable-solution-to-the-poverty|A Demonstrable Solution to the Poverty Deficit in Education]]
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/my-math-education-interview-lesson|My Math Education Interview]]
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/my-last-math-student-for-now|My Last Math Student (For Now)]]
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/emails-among-educators-outside-of|Emails Among Educators Outside of the Institution]]
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 ==== Education and The Matrix ==== ==== Education and The Matrix ====
   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/covid-19-research-pop-quiz-and-then?s=w|COVID-19 Research Pop Quiz (And Then Some?)]]   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/covid-19-research-pop-quiz-and-then?s=w|COVID-19 Research Pop Quiz (And Then Some?)]]
   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/organizing-resistance-through-education?s=w|Organizing Resistance Through Education: Operation Uplift]]   * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/organizing-resistance-through-education?s=w|Organizing Resistance Through Education: Operation Uplift]]
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 +==== MetaPrep ====
 +MetaPrep is [[:Mathew Crawford]]'s community-oriented education project. The [[https://metaprepeducation.locals.com/|MetaPrep Locals Community]] is public interface.
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/building-an-education-community-rebooting|Building an Education Community: Rebooting the MetaPrep Project]]
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 +==== University Education ====
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/who-needs-an-elite-university?s=w|Who Needs an Elite University?]]
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 +==== Plandemonium and Education ====
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/organizing-resistance-through-education?s=w|Organizing Resistance Through Education: Operation Uplift]]
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 +===== Math Lessons =====
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/remain-calm-and-keep-learning|Remain Calm and Keep Learning]]
 +    * Includes a lesson on the computation of false positive rates.
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/a-lesson-in-understanding-scatter|A Lesson in Understanding Scatter Plots Over Time]]
 +  * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/my-math-education-interview-lesson|My Math Education Interview]]
  
 ===== Great Educators ===== ===== Great Educators =====
-Great educators are both effective and wise.+Great educators are both effective and wise. These are some of the educators who influenced Mathew Crawford.
   * [[http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/|John Taylor Gatto website]]   * [[http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/|John Taylor Gatto website]]
 +  * [[https://www.gardenmontessorischool.org/maria-montessori|Dr. Maria Montessori]]
 +  * Paul Lockhart - [[https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf|A Mathematician's Lament]]
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