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← Teaching school subjects in isolation, rather than showing their connections, is a failure of education systems.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 22 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under America America Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under language learning language learning Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Teaching school subjects in isolation, rather than showing their connections, is a failure of education systems. Teaching school subjects in isolation,rather than showing their connections, isa failure of education systems. Last stated 9 years ago 17 Mar 2018 MS Marcus du Sautoy — holds since 2018-03-17 — 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 doctor who concludes a new drug must have helped because they have never seen such good responses with chemotherapy alone needs more education. — tap to centre the map on it A doctor who concludes a new drugmust have helped because they havenever seen such good responses withchemotherapy alone needs moreeducation. Last stated 2 days ago 22 Oct 2026 VP Vinay Prasad — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A full replacement for the education system will eventually require physical locations. — tap to centre the map on it A full replacement for the educationsystem will eventually requirephysical locations. Last stated 5 years ago by 21 Apr 2022 AM Amjad Masad — holds since 2022-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lack of education makes women's talk insipid and their solitude unbearable; learning is necessary to make them useful company — tap to centre the map on it A lack of education makes women'stalk insipid and their solitudeunbearable; learning is necessary tomake them useful company MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are Same subject: A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature — tap to centre the map on it A practical science of nature'sforces could make humans the lordsand possessors of nature Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can onlybe seen by the broadly educated iselitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago 2 Sept 2023 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A revival of liberal undergraduate education will probably have to happen in places not dominated by a graduate school — tap to centre the map on it A revival of liberal undergraduateeducation will probably have tohappen in places not dominated by agraduate school JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — 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 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 inburnout however well it works forother people, so it should beabandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago 9 Sept 2020 LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Teaching school subjects in isolation, rather than showing their connections, is a failure of education systems. Last stated 17 Mar 2018 · 9 years ago Holds Marcus du Sautoy Read this korrent →