Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
You probably don’t know as much as you think you do. When put to the test, most people find they can’t explain the workings of everyday things they think they understand. Don’t …
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Ten Commandments For Living From Philosopher Bertrand Russell
Philosopher Bertrand Russell: The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows: 1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything. 2. Do not think it …
The Learning Paradox: Why Struggling to Learn is a Good Thing
The more you struggle to master new information, the better you’ll understand and apply it later. Annie Murphy Paul explores in Time: The learning paradox is at the heart of “productive …
What They Don’t Teach You In Business School
What they don’t seem to teach you in business school is that “the five forces” and “the seven Cs” and every other generic framework for problem solving are heuristics: they can lead you to solutions, …
Does Experience Make You an Expert?
In Experience and validity of clinical judgment: The illusory correlation, Robyn Dawes explores the relationship between experience and accuracy. There is research about the relationship between …
Rating Teachers is Educational Seduction
One of the most interesting studies I’ve come across is the case of Dr. Myron L. Fox. Dr. Fox, an authority on the application of mathematics to human behavior, presented a lecture on …
What Does Bill Gates Read for Fun?
You like to read? So does Bill Gates. And he reads a lot. Here’s a brief look at what he reads on topics such as education, energy, finance, and development. Education Work Hard, Be …