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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 20 Apr 1995 to 27 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about language learning.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Conversation with native speakers teaches a language far better than a classroom. Conversation with native speakers teachesa language far better than a classroom. Last stated 5 years ago 24 Sept 2021 DP David Perell — holds since 2021-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn frommaterial made for native speakers:at the start, authentic media isnoise. Last stated 3 months ago by 20 Jul 2026 SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to bebuilt, not a body of facts to beknown. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Aug 2021 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. — tap to centre the map on it A person who studies a language foryears and cannot speak it was taughtthe wrong method; it is not afailure of talent or of effort. Last stated 6 months ago 13 Apr 2026 SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A teacher who does not insist on the target language is a bad teacher. — tap to centre the map on it A teacher who does not insist on thetarget language is a bad teacher. Last stated 14 years ago by 12 Oct 2012 BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2012-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Displaying a moral code that carries no meaning is like hanging a poster in a foreign language — tap to centre the map on it Displaying a moral code that carriesno meaning is like hanging a posterin a foreign language Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jul 2024 DA Dan Ariely — holds since 2024-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Duolingo's real competence is motivation and habit formation, and language learning was only the first thing it applied that to. — tap to centre the map on it Duolingo's real competence ismotivation and habit formation, andlanguage learning was only the firstthing it applied that to. Last stated a year ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary, and none of it will get you speaking on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Everything other than talking to anative speaker is auxiliary, andnone of it will get you speaking onits own. Last stated 15 years ago by 3 Oct 2011 BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2011-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning a language in a hurry and learning one by slow patient habit are both legitimate; neither refutes the other. — tap to centre the map on it Learning a language in a hurry andlearning one by slow patient habitare both legitimate; neither refutesthe other. Last stated 12 years ago 2 Sept 2014 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2014-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 4 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: In education the most important thing is a person who incites and feeds a child’s curiosity, which machines cannot do the way people can. — tap to centre the map on it In education the most importantthing is a person who incites andfeeds a child’s curiosity, whichmachines cannot do the way peoplecan. Last stated 31 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The future will be defined by people who learn, not people who know. — tap to centre the map on it The future will be defined by peoplewho learn, not people who know. Last stated 2 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more one learns, the more freely wisdom flows, as digging deeper in sand reaches water — tap to centre the map on it The more one learns, the more freelywisdom flows, as digging deeper insand reaches water TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development. — tap to centre the map on it Improper use of AI offloads aperson's thinking and learning,which mortgages a field's futuredevelopment. Last stated 2 weeks ago 26 Sept 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more. — tap to centre the map on it Offloading thinking to AI tools doesnot stop a person from learning; itcan push them to learn more. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Students mostly use generative AI to cheat, disconnecting the artifacts of learning like essays and grades from actual learning. — tap to centre the map on it Students mostly use generative AI tocheat, disconnecting the artifactsof learning like essays and gradesfrom actual learning. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Conversation with native speakers teaches a language far better than a classroom. Last stated 24 Sept 2021 · 5 years ago Holds David Perell Read this korrent →