Aaron said:
The last two paragraphs comport perfectly with what Paul Tough describes in a book you posted on a few months ago, "How Children Succeed." Tough advocates that a stable, loving relationship between kids and their parents, especially in the first few years of life, produces self-assured and less anxious adults due to brain formation or chemical reactions that take place in a baby's brain (simplified summary).
As always, appreciate the posts, especially the Paul Tough book.
Rev. Pfloyd said:
Hans' "The Best Stats You've Ever Seen" Ted Talk is my favorite Ted Talk ever, which is a pretty big statement when you share company with talks like Sir Ken Robinson's education talk and Steven Pinker's Human Nature and the Blank Slate" talk.
Rev. Pfloyd said:
Voting with your feet. And of course now people are fleeing France to move across the water to England for the same reason.
It's truly a global world; soaking the rich really isn't an option anymore.
otacon said:
The media tends to be a willing participant in fanning the flames of racism. Check CNN or the Drudge Report. Every day there is at least one racially charged story. Every day. It has become a tool for news outlets to get clicks but ultimately is a disservice to pretty much everyone.
otacon said:
This is very dangerous and this doctor is acting completely irresponsibly. Are these students supposed to take Adderall for their entire lives or just until they pass American History class?
Why not prescribe steroids for under performing children in sports?
Rev. Pfloyd said:
Mark Perry has addressed this before--we don't need more humanities students in the New Economy. In fact, we probably don't need college graduates as a whole (and those we do would benefit from STEM education):
"Part of the skilled-worker shortage is being driven by the ongoing push from parents, teachers and high school counselors for high school graduates to attend four-year colleges, even though many college students are graduating with $20,000 or more in student loan debt and are unable to find full-time employment. Call it the “obsession with college education” or the “overselling” of college education that has perhaps unfairly influenced an entire generation of young Americans."
http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/10/u-s-manufacturing-is-alive-and-well-and-with-new-training-programs-is-poised-to-create-millions-of-high-paying-jobs/
I've often hypothesized about the idea of charging higher tuition rates for "luxury majors" (what I would consider to be majors of less practical use and more of an "intellectual exercise") and the possible effects on college major or college attendance on the whole.
Rev. Pfloyd said:
I *just* listened to a story about this on "This American Life" and the work of Nobel Laureate James Heckman. He drew some interesting conclusions based on research he's done and has some non-traditional ideas about tackling the problem of "non-cognitive skill" development without the usual wealth redistribution schemes that don't have a track record of doing much of anything constructive.
Der said:
Hello,
Does anyone have a link to the 38 theories mentioned?
Thanks
