Education

219 topics in this forum

1. John Taylor Gatto

   By Buford T. Justice, October 15, 2016
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   • Buford T. Justice
   • October 18, 2016

2. New Zealand Principal, no rules school yard on Peter Schiff show

   By ccuthbert, February 7, 2014   

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   • February 7, 2014

3. Child's skull fractured in school fight; school didn't call 911

   By Alan C., June 4, 2013
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   • Jose Perez
   • June 5, 2013

4. The Atlantic - Public schools actually superior to private schools.

   By fractional slacker, February 11, 2014
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   • Josh F
   • February 16, 2014

5. Does going to college defeat the purpose of home schooling?

   By tiepolo, July 1, 2014
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   • Brentb
   • July 11, 2014

6. Unnessary stress at University

   By Maritain, November 7, 2013
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   • tasmlab
   • November 22, 2013

7. Is a degree worth it?

   By robert1986, September 26, 2017   

   • education
   • life experience
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   • meetjoeblack
   • November 4, 2017

8. How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses

   By zg7666, October 24, 2013
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   • zg7666
   • October 25, 2013

9. Sources for homeschooling

   By Lillthree, September 15, 2016
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   • spartacus2017
   • May 27, 2017

10. A Snapshot of History

    By TheLolGuy, May 6, 2015
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    • TheLolGuy
    • May 6, 2015

11. Wireda rticle abut teaching method

    By TheRobin, October 16, 2013   

    • teaching education school
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    • TheRobin
    • October 16, 2013

12. Story of my life continues, Normative VS Positive and gov debt

    By Magnetic Synthesizer, August 29, 2015
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    • Magnetic Synthesizer
    • August 30, 2015

13. Intrinsic Motivation and its Misappropriation

    By jpahmad, September 19, 2016   

    • self determination theory
    • intrinsic motivation
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      • progressive education
      • punished by rewards
      • unconditional parenting
      • unschooling
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    • jpahmad
    • September 28, 2016

14. Boy allegedly raped at Barack Obama Preparation Academy

    By Alan C., June 25, 2013
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    • Daniel Unplugged
    • March 3, 2014

15. Obedience in Education

    By StylesGrant, August 10, 2014
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    • Tree Frog
    • August 13, 2014

16. College professor pressured students to vote for Obama

    By Alan C., February 19, 2013
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    • Bridges
    • April 16, 2013

17. Secularly Homeschooled Adults

    By ebznflows, August 28, 2014
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    • tasmlab
    • September 3, 2014

18. Last Chance High

    By corpus mentium, April 25, 2014
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    • Wuzzums
    • April 26, 2014

19. Education Level Plummet. Proof?

    By Gold, March 23, 2017   

    • education
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    • spartacus2017
    • May 27, 2017

20. How to tell if you're over studying when you could be...

    By Naer, August 18, 2013
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    • ribuck
    • September 4, 2013

21. i suggest Dr. Warner as a guest on the history of Islam

    By LovePrevails, September 28, 2014
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    • HordOfTheFlies
    • October 8, 2014

22. Apprenticeships in schooling?

    By Elizbaeth, December 7, 2017   

    • education
    • 17 replies
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    • barn
    • December 14, 2017

23. Education Reform

    By Just a Thought, July 30, 2016
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    • dsayers
    • July 30, 2016

24. Learning Skills - Bicycles and Swimming pools

    By Des, October 12, 2015
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    • Des
    • October 15, 2015

25. Interview Salman Kahn from Khanacademy

    By TheRobin, March 2, 2013
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    • TheRobin
    • March 2, 2013

26. A great website for learning for free

    By NameName, August 14, 2014   

    • memrise
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    • NameName
    • August 14, 2014

27. College students: "Obama should spy on Fox News"

    By Alan C., June 18, 2013
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    • Alan C.
    • June 18, 2013

28. Girl Forced To Urinate In Cup On School Bus

    By Alan C., January 10, 2013
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    • Mick Bynes
    • January 11, 2013

29. [Mexico] The Country That Stopped Reading

    By Alan C., March 7, 2013
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    • Alan C.
    • March 7, 2013

30. Twelve Year-Old Boy, Bullied At School, Dies in Hospital

    By Alan C., March 4, 2013
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    • Alan C.
    • March 4, 2013

31. Is there even a point in having a career?

    By Mole, July 17, 2017
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    • meetjoeblack
    • August 6, 2017

32. How bad our public schools? :)

    By fractional slacker, June 11, 2014
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    • QueechoFeecho
    • June 23, 2014

33. Single Sex Schools

    By NGardner, July 15, 2014
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    • jacbot
    • July 16, 2014

34. big standardized tests, yellow #2 pencils, and us

    By AccuTron, October 11, 2015
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    • AccuTron
    • October 11, 2015

35. new resource for audio book

    By George Cocoros, March 30, 2014
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    • sagiquarius
    • March 30, 2014

36. 13 year old Asberger's student tries to bring UPB to middle school

    By OtherOtie, May 21, 2014
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    • tjt
    • June 1, 2014

37. Question on "Satanism and Socialism" Podcast

    By rnsaeger, March 6, 2017
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    • Rventurelli
    • April 2, 2017

38. Abstinence Education Reallocation Act Seeks $550 Million To Keep Teens From Having Sex

    By The_Dude_Abides, April 1, 2013
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    • The_Dude_Abides
    • April 1, 2013

39. Philosophy in High School

    By MysterionMuffles, April 6, 2013
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    • Mick Bynes
    • April 7, 2013

40. FDR Podcasts

    By os.motic, March 18, 2017
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    • NotDarkYet
    • March 18, 2017

41. 7 tips and 8 tricks for being with children from Steven Summerstone

    By LovePrevails, July 23, 2013
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    • LovePrevails
    • July 23, 2013

42. Looking for a mentor

    By NigelW, June 22, 2014
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    • Existing Alternatives
    • June 23, 2014

43. Schools Under Fire for Isolation Room Punishment Tactics

    By EscapingProgress, June 20, 2014
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    • annamoo
    • June 20, 2014

44. Teaching - UK Style - Teacher Tapes Pupils Mouths Up

    By robzrob, March 4, 2014   

    • teacher tape pupils mouths
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    • greekredemption
    • March 5, 2014

45. Releasing the chains of a miserable education

    By Robert Degeer, March 2, 2013
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    • Robert Degeer
    • March 2, 2013

46. What's that called?

    By JohnH., November 8, 2013
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    • Andrew79
    • November 8, 2013

47. Book recommendation...

    By confident, April 29, 2017
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    • meetjoeblack
    • November 4, 2017

48. A scathing video of the teachers who work in the public school system

    By jpahmad, February 8, 2017
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    • jpahmad
    • February 8, 2017

49. Question: Videos on parenting

    By soulshock, May 26, 2014
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    • soulshock
    • June 5, 2014

50. Public universities spend more than $100G per athlete

    By Alan C., January 16, 2013
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    • Magnus
    • January 16, 2013