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Do 'Family Values' Weaken Families? by Jonathan Rauch
In red America, families form adults; in blue America, adults form families.
sex  parent  culture  usa  politics  education 
may 2010 by domnit
A World Enslaved By E. Benjamin Skinner
"There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until we admit the massive scope of the problem, attack it in all its forms, and empower slaves to help free themselves."
slavery  poverty  education  children  work  sex  haiti  india  freedom 
december 2008 by domnit
Newt Gingrich: Let's End Adolescence
Newt Gingrich as (socialist / reactionary / culture warrior)
usa  culture  politics  gingrich  education  children 
november 2008 by domnit
The camel has two humps
Consistency of mental model about inherent meaninglessness of a program to a computer as an indicator of ability to learn programming
compsci  psychology  education 
july 2007 by domnit
FSI Language Courses
Unofficial site collecting public domain course materials from the State Department's Foreign Service Institute
travel  language  education 
april 2007 by domnit
Good Math, Bad Math : Nullity - the Nonsense Number
Some twat in the UK is teaching kids a made up number, and the BBC picked it up as a legitimate story. I've been looking for a good rant about it, and this seems to be the best one.
math  compsci  media  education 
december 2006 by domnit
School of Shock
Inside a school where mentally disturbed students are jolted into good behavior
psychology  education  ethics  retarded  mentalillness 
october 2006 by domnit
Quantum Physics Made Relatively Easy - Personal and Historical Perspectives of Hans Bethe
I haven't watched these yet, but I'm in a class about modern physics, and this seems to be relevant and interesting.
physics  quantum  science  education  school 
february 2006 by domnit
Culinary Walking Tours
One-to-several–day classes taking students between restaurant
food  school  education 
april 2005 by domnit

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