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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 12 Feb 2010 to 7 Sept 2026.
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motivation Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Gifted children are the ones school damages most: never challenged, they spend twelve years learning the worst possible habits and their ability cannot make up for it. Gifted children are the ones school damages most: never challenged, they spend twelve years learning the worst possible habits and their ability cannot make up for it. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. Last stated 5 months ago
13 Apr 2026
SK
Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any teaching method that helps the weakest students also helps the strongest, so closing the gap between them is not something teaching can do. — tap to centre the map on it Any teaching method that helps the weakest students also helps the strongest, so closing the gap between them is not something teaching can do. Last stated 12 months ago
8 Sept 2025
FD
Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent. — tap to centre the map on it We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent. Last stated 12 months ago
8 Sept 2025
FD
Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that stops education innovating at all. — tap to centre the map on it The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that stops education innovating at all. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Schools are still preparing children to become knowledge workers, and that game is over. — tap to centre the map on it Schools are still preparing children to become knowledge workers, and that game is over. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world has achieved universal access to school and nowhere near universal learning, and closing that second gap is the whole problem left in education. — tap to centre the map on it The world has achieved universal access to school and nowhere near universal learning, and closing that second gap is the whole problem left in education. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is. — tap to centre the map on it Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
BC
Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away. — tap to centre the map on it Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
DF
Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
KS
Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
KJ
Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — 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 from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. Last stated 2 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 be built, not a body of facts to be known. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Gifted children are the ones school damages most: never challenged, they spend twelve years learning the worst possible habits and their ability cannot make up for it.
Holds JL Joe LiemandtRead this korrent →
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.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
Any teaching method that helps the weakest students also helps the strongest, so closing the gap between them is not something teaching can do.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent.
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that stops education innovating at all.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Schools are still preparing children to become knowledge workers, and that game is over.
Holds MP Mark Pincus
The world has achieved universal access to school and nowhere near universal learning, and closing that second gap is the whole problem left in education.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Parents and teachers are not trustworthy judges of how intelligent a young person is.
Holds BC Bryan Caplan
Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away.
Holds FL Fei-Fei Li
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Holds DF Dylan Field
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Holds SK Steve Kaufmann
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Holds LL Luca Lampariello
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Holds LL Luca Lampariello