Monday, April 26, 2010

The myth of the teenaged brain

Why teenagers are growing up so slowly

This article discusses how obligatory education shelters young adults from meaningful work. The repetitive monotony of schooling leads youth to disengage and to become disinterested and lethargic: to act like 'teenagers'.

Chomsky on Adam Smith

Chomsky on Adam Smith

Noam Chomsky discusses classical liberal thought, the problems of corporate power and mass education.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Teaching math



This is a pretty interesting video I found surfing reddit.

Who is college material?

http://spectator.org/archives/2009/09/28/who-is-college-material