The latest ACX book review of The Educated Mind is really good! (as a new lens on rationality. am more agnostic about childhood educational results though at least it sounds fun.)
- Somantic understanding is logan’s Naturalism. It’s your base layer that all kids start with, and you don’t ignore it as you level up. - incorporating heroes into science education is similar to an idea from Jacob Crawford that kids should be taught a history of science & industry—like what does it feel like to be the Wright brothers, tinkering on your device with no funding, defying all the academics that are saying that heavier than air flight is impossible. How did they decide on what materials, designs? If you are a kid that just wants to build model rockets you’d prefer to skip straight to the code of the universe, but I think most kids would be engaged by this. A few kids will want to know the aerodynamics equations, but a lot more kids would want to know the human story. - the postrats are Ironic, synthesizing the rationalist Philosophy with stories, jokes, ideals, gossip, “vibes”.
fun, joy, imagination are important for lifelong learning and competence!
The latest ACX book review of The Educated Mind is really good! (as a new lens on rationality. am more agnostic about childhood educational results though at least it sounds fun.)
- Somantic understanding is logan’s Naturalism. It’s your base layer that all kids start with, and you don’t ignore it as you level up.
- incorporating heroes into science education is similar to an idea from Jacob Crawford that kids should be taught a history of science & industry—like what does it feel like to be the Wright brothers, tinkering on your device with no funding, defying all the academics that are saying that heavier than air flight is impossible. How did they decide on what materials, designs? If you are a kid that just wants to build model rockets you’d prefer to skip straight to the code of the universe, but I think most kids would be engaged by this. A few kids will want to know the aerodynamics equations, but a lot more kids would want to know the human story.
- the postrats are Ironic, synthesizing the rationalist Philosophy with stories, jokes, ideals, gossip, “vibes”.
fun, joy, imagination are important for lifelong learning and competence!
anyways go read the actual review