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Child­hoods of ex­cep­tional people

Henrik KarlssonFeb 6, 2023, 5:27 PM
340 points
63 comments15 min readLW link1 review
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

Notes on Teach­ing in Prison

jsdApr 19, 2023, 1:53 AM
274 points
13 comments12 min readLW link

Ex­ams-Only Universities

Mati_RoyNov 6, 2022, 10:05 PM
80 points
40 comments2 min readLW link

Pop­u­lar ed­u­ca­tion in Swe­den: much more than you wanted to know

Henrik KarlssonMay 17, 2022, 8:07 PM
117 points
3 comments11 min readLW link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

No­tifi­ca­tions Re­ceived in 30 Minutes of Class

tanagrabeastMay 26, 2024, 5:02 PM
356 points
16 comments8 min readLW link

Ap­pren­tice­ship Online

Henrik KarlssonOct 9, 2021, 1:50 PM
52 points
20 comments11 min readLW link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

Study Guide

johnswentworthNov 6, 2021, 1:23 AM
291 points
48 comments16 min readLW link

How to teach things well

Neel NandaAug 28, 2020, 4:44 PM
109 points
17 comments15 min readLW link1 review
(www.neelnanda.io)

Notes from “Don’t Shoot the Dog”

juliawiseApr 2, 2021, 4:34 PM
255 points
12 comments12 min readLW link1 review

Against Ac­tive Shooter Drills

ZviJun 16, 2022, 1:40 PM
91 points
30 comments7 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The Case Against Education

ZviApr 15, 2018, 12:30 PM
78 points
44 comments7 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Ac­count­ing For Col­lege Costs

johnswentworthApr 1, 2022, 5:28 PM
363 points
41 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] If in­di­vi­d­ual perfor­mance is Pareto dis­tributed, how should we re­form ed­u­ca­tion?

yhoisethMay 24, 2021, 12:22 PM
27 points
26 comments2 min readLW link

AMA: I was un­schooled for most of my child­hood, then vol­un­tar­ily chose to leave to go to a large pub­lic high school.

iceplantJan 7, 2022, 7:48 AM
53 points
37 comments1 min readLW link

De­bug­ging the student

Adam ZernerDec 16, 2020, 7:07 AM
46 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

The Learn­ing System

Henrik KarlssonDec 3, 2021, 7:08 PM
18 points
12 comments10 min readLW link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

Mid­dle Child Phenomenon

PhilosophicalSoulMar 15, 2024, 8:47 PM
3 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Seven Years of Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Soft­ware in the Classroom

tanagrabeastMar 4, 2021, 2:42 AM
270 points
38 comments34 min readLW link1 review

How my school gamed the stats

Srdjan MileticFeb 20, 2021, 7:23 PM
83 points
26 comments4 min readLW link

The True Face of the Enemy

Space L ClotteyJan 12, 2021, 10:03 AM
35 points
77 comments10 min readLW link

In­ter­net Liter­acy Atrophy

ElizabethDec 26, 2021, 12:30 PM
111 points
49 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

The Sheep­skin Effect

ZviMay 5, 2018, 12:10 PM
10 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Bring up Genius

ViliamJun 8, 2017, 5:44 PM
104 points
62 comments20 min readLW link

Christo­pher Alexan­der’s ar­chi­tec­ture for learning

Henrik KarlssonMar 24, 2022, 9:11 AM
44 points
8 comments9 min readLW link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

What Direct In­struc­tion is

[deleted]Sep 4, 2011, 11:03 PM
69 points
81 comments4 min readLW link

al­ign your la­tent spaces

bhauthDec 24, 2023, 4:30 PM
27 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(www.bhauth.com)

Child­hood and Ed­u­ca­tion Roundup #7

ZviDec 9, 2024, 1:10 PM
34 points
10 comments27 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

What does “au­to­di­dact” mean?

bhauthMar 22, 2024, 6:37 PM
22 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

From the out­side, Amer­i­can school­ing is weird

Mar 28, 2024, 10:45 PM
23 points
4 comments9 min readLW link

Child­hood and Ed­u­ca­tion Roundup #5

ZviApr 17, 2024, 1:00 PM
37 points
3 comments25 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Changes in Col­lege Admissions

ZviApr 24, 2024, 1:50 PM
50 points
11 comments39 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Should I Finish My Bach­e­lor’s De­gree?

Zack_M_DavisMay 11, 2024, 5:17 AM
23 points
13 comments6 min readLW link
(zackmdavis.net)

Bed Time Quests & Din­ner Games for 3-5 year olds

Jun 22, 2024, 7:53 AM
51 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(kidquest.substack.com)

Child­hood and Ed­u­ca­tion Roundup #6: Col­lege Edition

ZviJun 26, 2024, 11:40 AM
28 points
8 comments23 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Opinions on Eureka Labs

jmhJul 17, 2024, 12:16 AM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

De­bate: Get a col­lege de­gree?

Aug 12, 2024, 10:23 PM
42 points
14 comments21 min readLW link

Five Re­cent AI Tu­tor­ing Studies

Arjun PanicksseryJan 19, 2025, 3:53 AM
87 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

A Rant on Calcu­lus III

WofsenApr 25, 2023, 2:51 PM
−5 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Spaced rep­e­ti­tion for teach­ing two-year olds how to read (In­ter­view)

ChipmonkNov 26, 2023, 4:52 PM
48 points
9 comments5 min readLW link
(chipmonk.substack.com)

Book Re­view: How Learn­ing Works

whalesJan 19, 2014, 8:45 PM
56 points
16 comments17 min readLW link

The Case Against Ed­u­ca­tion: Foundations

ZviApr 21, 2018, 2:30 PM
28 points
6 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Effec­tive chil­dren education

kotrfaJun 3, 2020, 8:35 PM
49 points
31 comments2 min readLW link

Sto­ries About Education

Ben PaceSep 4, 2019, 7:53 PM
38 points
1 comment13 min readLW link

[Question] When should we ex­pect the ed­u­ca­tion bub­ble to pop? How can we short it?

Bird ConceptFeb 9, 2019, 9:39 PM
35 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Prob­lems in Education

ThinkOfTheChildrenApr 29, 2013, 9:00 PM
49 points
7 comments12 min readLW link

In­ter­est­ing cri­tique of Bri­tish ed­u­ca­tion by out­go­ing ad­vi­sor (warn­ing: some poli­tics)

bramflakesOct 12, 2013, 4:43 PM
39 points
36 comments13 min readLW link

The Case Against Ed­u­ca­tion: Split­ting the Ed­u­ca­tion Premium Pie and Con­sid­er­ing IQ

ZviApr 29, 2018, 12:40 PM
7 points
5 comments9 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Scien­tifi­cally op­ti­miz­ing ed­u­ca­tion: Hard prob­lem, or solved prob­lem? In­tro­duc­ing the The­ory of Direct Instruction

Owen_RichardsonAug 31, 2011, 5:28 AM
22 points
61 comments18 min readLW link

Re­view: Michel Thomas French (Direct In­struc­tion)

[deleted]Sep 22, 2011, 8:34 AM
40 points
17 comments5 min readLW link

What is wrong with math­e­mat­ics ed­u­ca­tion?

PerplexedMar 20, 2011, 2:40 AM
23 points
56 comments1 min readLW link

A Gam­ifi­ca­tion Of Ed­u­ca­tion: a mod­est pro­posal based on the Univer­sal Dec­i­mal Clas­sifi­ca­tion and RPG skill trees

RitalinJul 7, 2013, 6:27 PM
19 points
80 comments6 min readLW link

On­line ed­u­ca­tion and Conscientiousness

gwernFeb 24, 2012, 9:05 PM
21 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Ed­u­ca­tion con­trol?

PhilGoetzMay 17, 2013, 4:32 PM
21 points
43 comments2 min readLW link

A Ra­tional Education

wedrifidJun 23, 2010, 5:48 AM
19 points
152 comments4 min readLW link

Separat­ing uni­ver­sity ed­u­ca­tion from grad­ing

Stefan_SchubertJul 3, 2014, 5:23 PM
18 points
60 comments2 min readLW link

Min­erva Pro­ject: the fu­ture of higher ed­u­ca­tion?

NathaNov 10, 2014, 5:59 AM
23 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

Ed­u­ca­tion as En­ter­tain­ment and the Down­fall of LessWrong

SquirrelInHellMar 4, 2016, 2:06 PM
14 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

Ed­u­ca­tion via Cell Phone in Africa

[deleted]Dec 22, 2012, 5:47 PM
12 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Seek­ing education

APMasonFeb 17, 2012, 12:55 AM
12 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Role-re­ver­sal ed­u­ca­tion for math and sci­ence stu­dents (pi­lot pro­ject)

EvelynMJan 1, 2012, 12:09 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

I Want to Learn About Education

fiddlemathJan 20, 2011, 3:46 AM
12 points
41 comments1 min readLW link

There are 125 sheep and 5 dogs in a flock. How old is the shep­herd? /​ Math Education

James_MillerOct 17, 2016, 12:12 AM
10 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
(medium.com)

Re­mem­ber­ing school math fondly

[deleted]Nov 27, 2016, 6:00 PM
5 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Re­think­ing Education

Adam ZernerFeb 15, 2014, 5:22 AM
−1 points
88 comments5 min readLW link

The Fu­ture of Education

Michelle_ZFeb 14, 2012, 8:58 PM
0 points
41 comments7 min readLW link

Choos­ing uni­ver­si­ties based on their ma­jor-spe­cific strengths for un­der­grad­u­ate education

VipulNaikOct 5, 2013, 12:44 AM
3 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Ex­per­i­ment­ing with ed­u­ca­tion [link]

Dr_ManhattanFeb 23, 2011, 1:21 PM
3 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

DARPA Digi­tal Tu­tor: Four Months to To­tal Tech­ni­cal Ex­per­tise?

SebastianG Jul 6, 2020, 11:34 PM
213 points
22 comments7 min readLW link

The Math Learn­ing Experiment

Qiaochu_YuanMar 21, 2018, 9:59 PM
56 points
32 comments4 min readLW link

Teach­ers vs. Tutors

[deleted]Oct 26, 2010, 4:59 PM
18 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Tu­tor­ing Small Groups of Chil­dren (for money)

bramflakesFeb 20, 2013, 11:51 AM
11 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

A Year of Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Soft­ware in the Classroom

tanagrabeastJul 4, 2015, 10:30 PM
174 points
26 comments13 min readLW link

A Se­cond Year of Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Soft­ware in the Classroom

tanagrabeastMay 1, 2016, 10:14 PM
64 points
30 comments21 min readLW link

Ad­vanced Place­ment exam cut­offs and su­perfi­cial knowl­edge over deep knowledge

JonahSSep 1, 2013, 9:01 PM
12 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

Ca­reer prospects for physics majors

JonahSApr 4, 2014, 3:02 AM
20 points
32 comments5 min readLW link

Don’t de­pend on oth­ers to ask for explanations

Wei DaiSep 18, 2019, 7:12 PM
77 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Is Ra­tion­al­ity Teach­able?

lukeprogSep 1, 2011, 11:59 AM
66 points
27 comments5 min readLW link

Was a PhD nec­es­sary to solve out­stand­ing math prob­lems?

DirectedEvolutionJul 10, 2020, 6:43 PM
22 points
27 comments3 min readLW link

[Link] Offense 101

Alejandro1Oct 24, 2012, 9:28 PM
45 points
84 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity, Ped­a­gogy, and “Vibes”: Quick Thoughts

Nicholas / Heather KrossJul 15, 2023, 2:09 AM
14 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Numer­acy ne­glect—A per­sonal postmortem

vlad.proexSep 27, 2020, 3:12 PM
81 points
29 comments9 min readLW link

Paper Walk­through: Au­to­mated Cir­cuit Dis­cov­ery with Arthur Conmy

Neel NandaAug 29, 2023, 10:07 PM
36 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.youtube.com)

Two More Things to Un­learn from School

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 12, 2007, 5:45 PM
169 points
157 comments2 min readLW link

The ir­rele­vance of test scores is greatly exaggerated

dynomightApr 15, 2021, 2:15 PM
111 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
(dynomight.net)

[Let­ter] Ad­vice for High School #1

lsusrApr 20, 2021, 4:09 AM
93 points
28 comments4 min readLW link

Fol­low-up to Ju­lia Wise on “Don’t Shoot The Dog”

Alex FlintMay 1, 2021, 7:07 PM
19 points
4 comments8 min readLW link

Academia as Com­pany Hierarchy

Virgil KurkjianMay 9, 2021, 5:29 PM
72 points
40 comments18 min readLW link

The home­work as­sign­ment in­cen­tives, and why it’s now so extreme

Andrew VlahosJun 22, 2021, 4:19 AM
22 points
19 comments3 min readLW link

Grav­ity Turn

alkjashAug 16, 2021, 7:20 PM
220 points
21 comments5 min readLW link1 review
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

[ACX Linkpost] High­lights From The Com­ments On Miss­ing School

mike_hawkeAug 29, 2021, 8:01 AM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(astralcodexten.substack.com)

Think­ing About Col­lege Funding

jefftkSep 9, 2021, 7:20 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Schools prob­a­bly do do something

Yair HalberstadtSep 26, 2021, 7:21 AM
25 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Self-ed­u­ca­tion best practices

Sean McAnenyNov 10, 2021, 5:12 PM
12 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Ed­u­ca­tion on My Homeworld

lsusrNov 14, 2021, 10:16 AM
37 points
19 comments5 min readLW link

Time un­til grad­u­a­tion as a proxy for pick­ing be­tween (Ger­man) universities

MorpheusJan 24, 2022, 6:27 PM
10 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Bryan Ca­plan meets Socrates

Sam EnrightFeb 5, 2022, 12:24 PM
93 points
7 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Can you help me find this book?

mukashiMar 2, 2022, 10:19 AM
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Fact post: pro­ject-based learning

dominicqJun 2, 2022, 8:18 PM
11 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Grand Theft Education

ZviAug 31, 2022, 11:50 AM
66 points
18 comments20 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

First we shape our so­cial graph; then it shapes us

Henrik KarlssonSep 7, 2022, 3:50 PM
53 points
6 comments8 min readLW link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)

Weekly Non-Covid News #1 (10/​13/​22)

ZviOct 13, 2022, 3:40 PM
52 points
16 comments16 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Is school good or bad?

tailcalledDec 3, 2022, 1:14 PM
10 points
76 comments1 min readLW link

Why and How to Grad­u­ate Early [U.S.]

TegoJan 29, 2023, 1:28 AM
48 points
9 comments8 min readLW link1 review

Rus­sell Con­ju­ga­tions list & vot­ing thread

Daniel KokotajloFeb 20, 2023, 6:39 AM
22 points
62 comments1 min readLW link

Grad­ing on Word Count

niedermanMar 15, 2023, 7:17 PM
13 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(maxniederman.com)

[Question] im­pli­ca­tions of NN de­sign for education

bhauthJun 4, 2023, 8:50 PM
9 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­pert trap: Why is it hap­pen­ing? (Part 2 of 3) – how hind­sight, hi­er­ar­chy, and con­fir­ma­tion bi­ases break con­duc­tivity and ac­cu­racy of knowledge

Paweł SysiakJun 9, 2023, 11:00 PM
3 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Liv­ing By Your Own Strength

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 22, 2008, 12:37 AM
45 points
32 comments5 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Games & Apps Brainstorming

lukeprogJul 9, 2012, 3:04 AM
42 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Valuable eco­nomics knowl­edge available, iron­i­cally, for free

Stuart_ArmstrongJul 18, 2013, 11:30 AM
38 points
37 comments6 min readLW link

Prac­ti­cal debiasing

crazy88Nov 20, 2011, 9:45 AM
40 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

Know of any ran­domised tri­als teach­ing de­bi­as­ing in schools? Want to help re­view them, or would that re­view help your work?

MNoetelMar 20, 2022, 4:52 AM
29 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

To Learn Crit­i­cal Think­ing, Study Crit­i­cal Thinking

gwernJul 7, 2012, 11:50 PM
41 points
16 comments11 min readLW link

How to Teach Stu­dents to Not Guess the Teacher’s Pass­word?

PetruchioJan 4, 2013, 3:18 PM
35 points
96 comments1 min readLW link

Ran­dom ad­vice: Teenage U.S. LW-ers should prob­a­bly be tak­ing more AP exams

HonoreDBApr 7, 2011, 4:37 AM
34 points
23 comments3 min readLW link

Preschool­ers learn­ing to guess the teacher’s pass­word [link]

UnnamedMar 18, 2011, 4:13 AM
34 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Guess­ing the Teacher’s Password

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 22, 2007, 3:40 AM
290 points
98 comments4 min readLW link

An In­ter­ac­tive Shap­ley Value Explainer

James Stephen BrownSep 28, 2024, 5:01 AM
42 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(nonzerosum.games)

Pre­dic­tive his­tory classes

dkl9Jul 17, 2023, 8:48 PM
68 points
17 comments2 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

Let’s De­sign A School, Part 1

SableApr 23, 2024, 9:50 PM
55 points
5 comments11 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

men­tal num­ber lines

bhauthJul 19, 2023, 9:01 PM
10 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

What can we learn about childrea­r­ing from J. S. Mill?

Adam ScherlisApr 2, 2024, 6:06 AM
9 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Prob­lems with pre­dic­tive his­tory classes

dkl9Jul 20, 2023, 11:28 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­pert trap – Ways out (Part 3 of 3)

Paweł SysiakJul 22, 2023, 1:06 PM
4 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

The Blue School

VoltairinaApr 16, 2012, 6:15 PM
31 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Bo­gus Exam Questions

Donald HobsonMar 28, 2020, 12:56 PM
18 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

De­liber­ate Grad School

AcademianOct 4, 2015, 10:11 AM
38 points
155 comments3 min readLW link

{Math} A times ta­bles mem­ory.

aaqDec 1, 2019, 3:40 PM
19 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

The An­cient God Who Rules High School

lifelonglearnerApr 5, 2017, 6:55 PM
12 points
113 comments1 min readLW link
(medium.com)

Re­quest for ad­vice: high school transferring

argella42Mar 1, 2016, 10:27 PM
12 points
33 comments2 min readLW link

Should stu­dents be al­lowed to give good teach­ers a bonus?

DirectedEvolutionNov 2, 2020, 12:19 AM
25 points
28 comments2 min readLW link

Can we teach Ra­tion­al­ity at the Univer­sity of Red­dit?

LightwaveAug 20, 2012, 9:59 PM
32 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Hu­man cap­i­tal or sig­nal­ing? No, it’s about do­ing the Right Thing and ac­quiring karma

VipulNaikApr 20, 2014, 9:04 PM
35 points
16 comments8 min readLW link

[Link] Why the kids don’t know no algebra

GLaDOSJul 4, 2012, 10:29 AM
30 points
165 comments4 min readLW link

Help Re­form A Philos­o­phy Curriculum

JonathanLivengoodDec 8, 2012, 10:45 PM
38 points
24 comments5 min readLW link

Start­ing an Egan High School

Chris WintergreenJan 26, 2025, 7:02 PM
8 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

khan Academy—Ra­tion­al­ity se­ries?

GoobahmanDec 12, 2011, 1:54 AM
23 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Link: Writ­ing ex­er­cise closes the gen­der gap in uni­ver­sity-level physics

Vladimir_GolovinNov 27, 2010, 4:28 PM
27 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Should Ad­vanced Place­ment High School classes dis­cuss Is­rael-Pales­tine? If so, how? If not, why? Who should make this de­ci­sion?

Gesild MukaNov 15, 2023, 4:50 AM
−1 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Am I go­ing in­sane or is the qual­ity of ed­u­ca­tion at top uni­ver­si­ties shock­ingly low?

ChrisRumanovNov 20, 2023, 3:53 AM
26 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

Where is the Learn Every­thing Sys­tem?

Shoshannah TekofskySep 27, 2024, 9:30 PM
15 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(thinkfeelplay.substack.com)

Bayesian examination

Lê Nguyên HoangDec 9, 2019, 7:50 PM
86 points
56 comments5 min readLW link

An­nounce­ment: Learn­ing The­ory On­line Course

Jan 20, 2025, 7:55 PM
61 points
17 comments3 min readLW link

Let’s De­sign a School, Part 3.2 Costs

SableJun 21, 2024, 5:58 PM
8 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

Some­thing Was Wrong

ZviAug 5, 2017, 2:48 PM
10 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on a year of college

unoptimalMay 25, 2022, 4:26 PM
35 points
3 comments12 min readLW link

Let’s De­sign A School, Part 3.1: Bring­ing it all to­gether with the Sieve Model

SableJun 11, 2024, 5:03 PM
13 points
2 comments7 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

[Question] Good brain­teasers for chil­dren?

ejacobMar 2, 2021, 6:44 AM
12 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Let’s De­sign A School, Part 2.3 School as Ed­u­ca­tion—The Cur­ricu­lum (Phase 2, Spe­cific)

SableMay 15, 2024, 8:58 PM
24 points
0 comments14 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

How AI Will Change Education

robotelvisFeb 28, 2024, 5:30 AM
6 points
3 comments5 min readLW link
(messyprogress.substack.com)

[Question] Ask­ing ques­tions to fulfill expectations

erkenbrandMar 19, 2021, 2:27 AM
3 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Some things I’ve learned in college

Aaron BergmanMar 25, 2021, 9:30 PM
22 points
1 comment7 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Teach­ing CS Dur­ing Take-Off

andrew carleMay 14, 2024, 10:45 PM
89 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Child­hood Roundup #1

ZviJan 6, 2023, 1:00 PM
84 points
27 comments8 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Rais­ing chil­dren on the eve of AI

juliawiseFeb 15, 2024, 9:28 PM
269 points
47 comments5 min readLW link

Unforgivable

NovalisJun 25, 2022, 8:57 PM
−9 points
12 comments5 min readLW link
(novalis.blog)

Cul­ti­vat­ing And De­stroy­ing Agency

hathJun 30, 2022, 3:59 AM
104 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

Most Ivy-smart stu­dents aren’t at Ivy-tier schools

Aaron BergmanAug 7, 2022, 3:18 AM
82 points
7 comments8 min readLW link
(www.aaronbergman.net)

What makes teach­ing math special

ViliamDec 17, 2023, 2:15 PM
41 points
27 comments11 min readLW link

Will peo­ple be mo­ti­vated to learn difficult dis­ci­plines and skills with­out eco­nomic in­cen­tive?

Roman LeventovMar 20, 2023, 9:26 AM
18 points
33 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Ed­u­cat­ing peo­ple about ra­tio­nal­ity: where are we?

plurpleMar 8, 2023, 1:59 AM
5 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

From Manch­ester to Beirut: The power of ed­u­ca­tion to change lives

garethSep 26, 2021, 11:40 AM
3 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(medium.com)

[Question] Ed­u­ca­tion not meant for mass-consumption

ToloOct 24, 2022, 7:45 PM
7 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

(Book Re­view) The Ge­netic Lot­tery: Why DNA Mat­ters for So­cial Equality

XylitolOct 7, 2021, 10:21 PM
25 points
11 comments17 min readLW link

Book Re­view: The End of Average

Vanilla_cabsOct 14, 2021, 1:49 AM
17 points
3 comments8 min readLW link

The World Ac­cord­ing to Do­minic Cummings

Chris_LeongApr 14, 2020, 5:05 AM
69 points
14 comments7 min readLW link

Let’s De­sign A School, Part 2.2 School as Ed­u­ca­tion—The Cur­ricu­lum (Gen­eral)

SableMay 7, 2024, 7:22 PM
25 points
3 comments12 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

[Question] Should I Pur­sue a PhD?

DragonGodNov 6, 2022, 10:58 AM
8 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

5-day In­tro to Trans­for­ma­tive AI course

Li-Lian AngDec 9, 2024, 7:15 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

AI Gover­nance Fun­da­men­tals—Cur­ricu­lum and Application

MauNov 30, 2021, 2:19 AM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ob­ser­va­tions on Teach­ing for Four Weeks

ClareChiaraVincentMay 6, 2024, 4:55 PM
50 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

For and Against Lot­ter­ies in Elite Univer­sity Admissions

Sam EnrightDec 12, 2021, 1:41 PM
10 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Let’s De­sign A School, Part 2.1 School as Ed­u­ca­tion—Structure

SableMay 2, 2024, 10:04 PM
26 points
2 comments10 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

Let’s De­sign A School, Part 2.4 School as Ed­u­ca­tion—The Cur­ricu­lum (Phase 3, Spe­cific)

SableJun 5, 2024, 9:40 PM
19 points
2 comments12 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

School Daze

ZviJan 14, 2022, 1:50 PM
50 points
6 comments17 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Ed­u­ca­tion 2.0 — A brand new ed­u­ca­tion system

aryanJul 15, 2020, 10:09 AM
−8 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

Does ChatGPT’s perfor­mance war­rant work­ing on a tu­tor for chil­dren? [It’s time to take it to the lab.]

Bill BenzonDec 19, 2022, 3:12 PM
13 points
5 comments4 min readLW link
(new-savanna.blogspot.com)

Books Wor­thy of Integration

Roven SkyfalFeb 20, 2022, 8:03 AM
14 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Bounds of Attention

squidiousApr 5, 2018, 10:53 PM
26 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Cal­ibrate your self-assessments

Scott AlexanderOct 9, 2011, 11:26 PM
102 points
122 comments6 min readLW link

Epistemic Viciousness

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 13, 2009, 11:33 PM
107 points
93 comments3 min readLW link

Ap­proval Ex­trac­tion Ad­ver­tised as Production

BenquoDec 15, 2019, 2:51 PM
82 points
39 comments19 min readLW link3 reviews
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Cog­nito Men­tor­ing: An ad­vis­ing ser­vice for in­tel­lec­tu­ally cu­ri­ous students

JonahSDec 31, 2013, 10:03 PM
84 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

The Align­ment Map­ping Pro­gram: Forg­ing In­de­pen­dent Thinkers in AI Safety—A Pilot Retrospective

Jan 10, 2025, 4:22 PM
21 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Com­men­tary On “The Abo­li­tion of Man”

VaniverJul 15, 2019, 6:56 PM
64 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

Prob­lems in Education

ThinkOfTheChildrenApr 8, 2013, 9:29 PM
92 points
321 comments1 min readLW link

Be­ing a teacher

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Mar 14, 2011, 8:03 PM
82 points
155 comments3 min readLW link

Ex­plicit Ex­pec­ta­tions when Teaching

HazardFeb 4, 2018, 2:12 PM
22 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Please Press “Record”

johnswentworthMar 11, 2020, 11:56 PM
49 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

What is a School?

ZviMar 13, 2020, 10:00 PM
51 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Teach­ing Ladders

alkjashJan 24, 2018, 7:01 PM
29 points
9 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Read­ing Papers in Undergrad

ryan_bNov 9, 2017, 7:24 PM
17 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Teach­ing the Unteachable

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 3, 2009, 11:14 PM
55 points
18 comments6 min readLW link

Draw­ing Less Wrong: An Introduction

RaemonNov 13, 2011, 10:39 PM
45 points
38 comments3 min readLW link

Harms and pos­si­bil­ities of schooling

TsviBTFeb 22, 2022, 7:48 AM
121 points
38 comments12 min readLW link1 review

The Les­son To Unlearn

Ben PaceDec 8, 2019, 12:50 AM
38 points
11 comments1 min readLW link
(paulgraham.com)

Pro­lifer­at­ing Education

Haris RashidDec 20, 2022, 7:22 PM
−1 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(www.harisrab.com)

The Case for Education

SamuelKnocheAug 14, 2020, 5:20 PM
24 points
6 comments10 min readLW link

The Best Ed­u­ca­tional In­sti­tu­tion in the World

SamuelKnocheAug 14, 2020, 5:18 PM
41 points
13 comments9 min readLW link

Room and Board for Peo­ple Self-Learn­ing ML or Do­ing In­de­pen­dent ML Research

SamuelKnocheAug 14, 2020, 5:19 PM
7 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Tu­tor-GPT & Ped­a­gog­i­cal Reasoning

courtlandleerJun 5, 2023, 5:53 PM
26 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Ed­u­ca­tional CAI: Align­ing a Lan­guage Model with Ped­a­gog­i­cal Theories

Bharath PuranamNov 1, 2024, 6:55 PM
5 points
1 comment13 min readLW link

Stan­ford In­tro to AI course to be taught for free online

Psy-KoshJul 30, 2011, 4:22 PM
38 points
39 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­pert trap: What is it? (Part 1 of 3) – how hind­sight, hi­er­ar­chy, and con­fir­ma­tion bi­ases break con­duc­tivity and ac­cu­racy of knowledge

Paweł SysiakJun 9, 2023, 11:00 PM
6 points
2 comments8 min readLW link
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