====== The Education Wars ====== **The Education Wars** is a series of articles at [[:Rounding the Earth]], written by [[:edutech]] entrepreneur [[:Mathew Crawford]]. * [[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) ===== Economics and Education ===== ==== 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 ===== 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]]. ==== Education as Indoctrination and Mind Control ==== * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/specialization-is-anti-education?s=w|Specialization is Anti-Education]] ===== Meditation ===== 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]] ==== Learning Challenges ==== * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/dyslexia-with-learning?s=w|Dyslexia With Learning]] ===== Schooling, Homeschooling, and Unschooling ===== * [[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/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 ==== * [[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/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]] ==== 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/organizing-resistance-through-education?s=w|Organizing Resistance Through Education: Operation Uplift]] ==== 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]] ==== University Education ==== * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/who-needs-an-elite-university?s=w|Who Needs an Elite University?]] ==== Plandemonium and Education ==== * [[https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/organizing-resistance-through-education?s=w|Organizing Resistance Through Education: Operation Uplift]] ===== 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 are both effective and wise. These are some of the educators who influenced Mathew Crawford. * [[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]]