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Scenes from Warwick

The Lens • 825 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24

🚌 Education Economics Students Books

Many students were inspired to study economics after reading 'The Deficit Myth' by Stephanie Kelton.
Students at the Warwick Economics Summit showed interest in integrating MMT and ecological economics.
Torrens University offers online postgraduate courses in Modern Monetary Theory and Ecological Economics.

Kids Think Math Is Useless and Irrelevant and That Isn’t the Main Problem Here

Mathworlds • 982 implied HN points • 27 Apr 23

🚌 Education Math Students Learning Curiosity

Parents and adults believe math education should be more relevant and useful to students
The main issue in math class is that it lacks interest in students' thoughts and ideas
Students engage more when classes show interest in what they think and feel

Dumb and Dumber (Nos. 87 & 88)

The Redneck Intellectual by C. Bradley Thompson • 196 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24

🚌 Education Higher Ed Indoctrination Students

Pronouns in communication are important and not subjective.
Social and emotional learning can be a way to introduce controversial theories in schools.
There is a push to reform higher education due to issues like racism and administrative bloat.

Inside an averted school shooting plot

School Shooting Data Analysis and Reports • 39 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24

🚌 Education Safety Schools Security Students Incidents

A 14-year-old student in Ohio was arrested for planning a school shooting, targeting specific students and involving anesthetic gases.
The plot involved coordination with an adult in Colorado Springs, highlighting the complex nature of the planned attack.
Despite the detailed planning of this attack, the student was reported, emphasizing the importance of alertness and communication in preventing such incidents.

Colleges need to improve teaching to earn public trust

Science Forever • 1 HN point • 12 Mar 24

🚌 Education Teaching Higher education Faculty Students Administration

Colleges should prioritize teaching above research and other activities to regain public trust.
There is a discrepancy between public expectation of universities focusing on teaching and the actual allocation of resources to research and unrelated activities.
Improving teaching quality requires collaboration among faculty, administrators, and trustees to adjust incentives and prioritize education.

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GRANTED: Why I don’t vote and you should confess your mistakes to your coworkers

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 02 Oct 16

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Voting Education Leadership Students

Many biases can be categorized into four groups - too much information, not enough meaning, the need to act fast, and the need to decide what to remember.
Confessing mistakes at work can create a culture where it's safe to take risks and learn from failures.
Experiencing recessions while in college can lead to less narcissism and more job satisfaction in the long run.

Institutions Don't Automatically Have a Purpose

Outlandish Claims • 0 implied HN points • 12 Apr 24

🚌 Education School Curriculum Institutions Taxation Students

School doesn't always teach practical life skills like tax preparation, which raises questions on its purpose.
Institutions can exist without a clear purpose but can still have significant impacts, whether positive or negative.
High school attendance is often influenced by external factors like truancy laws and job requirements, but this doesn't define the inherent purpose of the institution.