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Rome Retreat ANNOUNCEMENT; Also, John Adams, Extreme Ownership, VC takeaways

ancientlifecoach • 39 implied HN points • 03 Mar 23
🚌 Education Leadership Character development Retreat History
  1. Leaders should take Extreme Ownership, where they are responsible for the success or failure of a mission.
  2. Good leaders focus on discerning the right character traits in individuals for their team.
  3. Invest time in training and developing character, whether through biographies or specialized events like retreats.

🌎 Our six favorite environmental science programs for kids (and grownups) in 2023.

joinmodulo • 39 implied HN points • 22 Apr 23
🚌 Education Environment Science Curriculum High School
  1. Environmental science education for kids is crucial and often neglected in traditional school systems.
  2. Good environmental science curricula should be accurate, evidence-based, and action-oriented.
  3. When selecting environmental science programs for kids, look for mastery-based, secular, and comprehensive options.

SFUSD Enrollment Demand

SFEDup • 39 implied HN points • 11 Apr 23
🚌 Education Enrollment High School
  1. SFUSD enrollment applications were down, especially for higher grades, and there are discrepancies in reporting kindergarten numbers.
  2. The enrollment process involves families applying to multiple schools, with many weighing options between SFUSD, private, and charter schools.
  3. High school admissions show variations in enrollment yields across different schools, with an overall decrease in 9th grade assignments for the upcoming year.
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Introduction to R for Data Science (Part Four)

The Software & Data Spectrum • 39 implied HN points • 26 Mar 23
🚌 Education Functions
  1. In R, if, else, and else if statements have similar logic to other programming languages but with different syntax.
  2. While loops in R allow a program to run continuously until a condition is met, and can include if statements and break statements.
  3. For loops in R iterate over objects and execute code for each loop, distinguishing from while loops as they execute code for each variable in the object.

A Wiki Page a Day

Back of the Envelope • 39 implied HN points • 29 Jun 23
🚌 Education Curiosity
  1. Building a habit of reading a Wikipedia page a day can lead to learning about a wide variety of topics.
  2. Training yourself to be naturally curious by wondering about the history and details of everyday things can enhance your knowledge.
  3. Actively seeking information and asking questions about different subjects can help inspire creativity and uncover interesting patterns.

[Review] Move First, Think Later: Sense and Nonsense in Improving Your Chess

Arjun Panickssery • 39 implied HN points • 18 Sep 23
🚌 Education Chess Learning Reading Problem Solving
  1. The book challenges traditional chess teaching methods by emphasizing pattern recognition over structured thinking.
  2. Verbal descriptions may not be effective in teaching chess moves, as examples show that pattern familiarity is crucial.
  3. The effectiveness of absorbing chess patterns quickly is compared to language learning, emphasizing the importance of practical application.

New words #5

Mutual Information • 39 implied HN points • 22 Sep 23
🚌 Education Language Science Mathematics Medicine History
  1. Discover new words by looking them up when encountered in podcasts or readings.
  2. Some new words include pluriennial, isoprene, trammel, polysemy, coruscate, mezuzot, kasher, sheikha, and more.
  3. Words like xenotime, mountebank, salubrious, and antepenultimate highlight the vast diversity in the English language.

Understanding and Describing Groups with Averages

SaaS Engineering • 39 implied HN points • 02 Mar 23
🚌 Education Math Statistics
  1. Averages like mean, median, and mode help us summarize and understand groups of data.
  2. Using the correct type of average is important to accurately represent the data, like using median for ranking or mode for most common occurrences.
  3. In scenarios like evaluating investment portfolios, understanding the median progress and how it relates to the future mean outcome is crucial for decision-making.

Two Cheers and One Worry about Campus Free Speech

The Oyster Club • 39 implied HN points • 03 Aug 23
🚌 Education Academic Freedom Conflict resolution
  1. Students generally feel comfortable expressing their opinions in class and believe faculty encourage viewpoint diversity.
  2. However, a majority of students, regardless of political leaning, support reporting professors for making offensive statements.
  3. The increase in university administrative offices and emphasis on safety may contribute to students seeking authority to handle conflicts, impacting free speech and academic freedom.

Propositional Attitudes and Flying Saucers

The End(s) of Argument • 39 implied HN points • 27 Jul 23
🚌 Education Teaching Learning Critical Thinking
  1. It's important to teach that there is a distinction between a claim and a position on that claim, to avoid confusion and misunderstandings.
  2. When evaluating the likelihood of a claim, it's essential to consider it in relation to other explanations rather than in isolation.
  3. Defending a claim involves defending the most reasonable position on that claim, considering all possible explanations in a broader context.

Reasonableness: An Introduction

The End(s) of Argument • 39 implied HN points • 10 Jun 23
🚌 Education Beliefs Reasoning Misinformation Evidence Argumentation
  1. Two primary accounts of the relation between evidence and belief in misinformation research are naive and non-naive models, both with limitations.
  2. People's pursuit of reasonableness influences how they collect and share evidence to support their beliefs, aiming to seem rational to others.
  3. Beliefs are often maintained through a balance of evidence and perceived reasonableness, impacting how individuals process and adopt new information.

Chapter 7: Recruit Like Crazy (Plus Thoughts on Social Media) | Building YIMBYs of NoVA

Cornerstone • 39 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🚌 Education Leadership Social media Community Building
  1. Building a movement requires incremental growth, perseverance, and grit.
  2. Focus on email list growth from the beginning as it plays a crucial role in communication.
  3. Social media can be time-consuming, may not yield significant results, and can negatively impact your mental state. Use it wisely and prioritize real-world relationships.

About that time I got blackmailed into teaching at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Without a degree.

Perfecting Equilibrium • 39 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🚌 Education Journalism Teaching Higher education Technology Career development
  1. Author got blackmailed into teaching at Columbia University without a degree
  2. Teaching experience was challenging yet rewarding, contributing to student projects
  3. Emphasized the importance of practical skills over formal education in journalism field

On Education

Smarter Thinking • 39 implied HN points • 01 Mar 23
🚌 Education Mental models Knowledge Skills
  1. Getting a degree is important, but education is an ongoing process beyond school.
  2. Building accurate mental models through education is crucial for better reasoning.
  3. Education not only imparts knowledge but also equips you with skills to apply what you've learned.

Risks to teaching as work and teachers as workers

imperfect offerings • 39 implied HN points • 17 Jul 23
🚌 Education Teaching AI Labor Issues EdTech Workforce
  1. Teachers are vulnerable to automation and AI tools that could change the nature of their work and how it's valued.
  2. AI has the potential to impact various professions beyond teaching, such as journalism, acting, music, and art, through automation of tasks and production.
  3. The use of AI in different sectors, driven by profit motives, can lead to job insecurity and challenges to worker's rights across industries.

STEM teaching deserves recognition

Science Forever • 39 implied HN points • 17 Mar 23
🚌 Education STEM Teaching Higher Ed Workforce Recognition
  1. Recognizing STEM teaching as a distinct workforce is important for addressing issues like racism, sexism, misconduct, and underrepresentation in the science field.
  2. Institutions struggle to balance the value of research and teaching, often favoring research in resource allocation and decision-making.
  3. Defining undergraduate teaching staff as a separate workforce could improve governance, professional development opportunities, and evaluation criteria, ultimately benefiting both educators and institutions in the long run.

Education and Privilege Laundering

Symbolic Capital(ism) • 39 implied HN points • 10 Jul 23
🚌 Education Social Mobility Inequality Admissions Meritocracy
  1. Elite education institutions, from K-12 schools to universities, primarily serve to maintain and enhance social privileges of affluent families through a complex system of privilege laundering.
  2. The emphasis on elite education can often lead to a false perception of meritocracy, where affluent students receive favorable treatment and higher grades despite not necessarily outperforming their less privileged counterparts.
  3. Scandals like 'Varsity Blues' shed light on the reality behind the illusion of merit in elite college admissions, revealing the pervasive nature of privilege laundering in the American educational system.

ONE SLIDE: Working on the Summary Review Materials for Econ 135: History of Economic Growth: The Post-1870 MEG-Economy

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality • 61 implied HN points • 25 Nov 24
🚌 Education Economics Academic Growth History Teaching
  1. Most economic activity in history happened after 1870. This shows how rapidly the economy can grow in a short time.
  2. Students should have a simple, useful summary of post-1870 economic growth. This will help them during exams and in their future understanding.
  3. The summary should include both political-economic and technical aspects. It's important to see how these areas work together in shaping the economy.

A Blind Classroom

Nuances • 19 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🚌 Education Inclusivity Learning Disability
  1. A blind school in Kerala focuses on overall student development through sports and co-curricular activities.
  2. Visiting a classroom for the blind showed the use of braille in everyday learning, highlighting the effort required for blind students to communicate.
  3. Gratitude was felt for eyesight and admiration for Louis Braille and blind individuals using Braille to express themselves.

Out-of-State Tuition Is Out of this World

Bet On It • 130 implied HN points • 18 Mar 24
🚌 Education Higher Ed Subsidies
  1. About 75% of American college students attend public schools, yet out-of-state tuition is significantly higher than in-state tuition, with an average ratio of 3:1.
  2. The significant price gap between in-state and out-of-state tuition is primarily due to massive subsidies by state governments for in-state students, making out-of-state tuition competitive rather than monopolistic.
  3. Despite concerns about high college costs, state governments contribute about two-thirds of the total cost for public colleges through various subsidies, making higher education more socialist than commonly perceived.