Knowledge and Education
EPISTEMOLOGY
DFW's Commencement Speech at Kenyon College
"This is Water" About the Companion Video
VIDEO
BLANK ON BLANK "DFW"
A Rational Defense of the Humanities
David Foster Wallace on Postmodernism
NYT Videos LINK for discussing Biases and Stereotypes
"Science and the Art of Listening"
"Young Minds in Critical Condition" NYT Opinion Piece & Study Questions
Here is the link to the Two Guys on Your Head podcast on belief and certainty
https://www.kut.org/post/why-some-beliefs-are-beyond-debate
MOST CURRENT PP
PP Notes Socrates/Plato lecture or PowerPoint
Short NOTES on Plato
"Allegory of the Cave" Reading & Shortened Version
"Allegory of the Cave" Video
Euthyphro Animated
Plato's The Apology & Study Questions or the one with footnotes
John Oliver interviews Edward Snowden LINK
Descartes & Reality
Brain in a Vat thought experiment
Is Social Media Disconnecting Us From The Big Picture? NYTimes
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, Angela Saini
"Mate Choice & The Origin of Menopause"
Women & Healthcare
Inherent Bias
Does Math Objectively Exist? - Watch, discuss, respond in notebook
The Personality Myth" Podcast - listen & take notes!
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
Cornel West's Salon Interview regarding politics in America
From The Atlantic "Finnish Education Chief: 'We Created a School System Based on Equality'"
Locke & Rousseau PP - Some history on education
John Dewey PP
Thomas Henry Huxley from A Liberal Education (1868)
John Dewey: The True Purpose of Education (1910)
Huxley Assignment
"You'll Never Be Famous- And That's O.K." - More on the purpose of your education
From The Atlantic "Finnish Education Chief: 'We Created a School System Based on Equality'"
Education Around the WOrld (Quiz Grade)
“Shop Class As Soulcraft” v. “I Just Want to Be Average”
Choose a college based on these factors & your current interests
Test your Creativity!
Ken Robinson RSA video on changing the educational paradigm
Critique of Robinson- "What he Got Wrong"
Full Robinson TED Talk
Interview with Robinson about his educational theories
Sugata Mitra TED Talk
Humans Need Not Apply
Education Around the WOrld (Quiz Grade)
"School is a Prison" by Peter Gray (Salon)
Excerpt from Hedges Empire of Illusion & Notes Guide (quiz grade)
Excellent Sheep Reading
"Poison Ivy: Are Elite Colleges Bad for the Soul?" The New Yorker Review of Excellent Sheep
Information about Excellent Sheep & William Deresiewicz
Notes Guide for discussion over both readings
One More reading because I love you all.... Click HERE
Free Will vs Free Won't
Code Switch - On education "gaps" and the validity of published studies Word Up
SAMPLE Syllabus to Look Over
You, the Thinker Project Guidelines
DFW's Commencement Speech at Kenyon College
"This is Water" About the Companion Video
VIDEO
BLANK ON BLANK "DFW"
A Rational Defense of the Humanities
David Foster Wallace on Postmodernism
NYT Videos LINK for discussing Biases and Stereotypes
"Science and the Art of Listening"
"Young Minds in Critical Condition" NYT Opinion Piece & Study Questions
Here is the link to the Two Guys on Your Head podcast on belief and certainty
https://www.kut.org/post/why-some-beliefs-are-beyond-debate
MOST CURRENT PP
PP Notes Socrates/Plato lecture or PowerPoint
Short NOTES on Plato
"Allegory of the Cave" Reading & Shortened Version
"Allegory of the Cave" Video
Euthyphro Animated
Plato's The Apology & Study Questions or the one with footnotes
John Oliver interviews Edward Snowden LINK
Descartes & Reality
Brain in a Vat thought experiment
Is Social Media Disconnecting Us From The Big Picture? NYTimes
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, Angela Saini
"Mate Choice & The Origin of Menopause"
Women & Healthcare
Inherent Bias
Does Math Objectively Exist? - Watch, discuss, respond in notebook
The Personality Myth" Podcast - listen & take notes!
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
Cornel West's Salon Interview regarding politics in America
From The Atlantic "Finnish Education Chief: 'We Created a School System Based on Equality'"
Locke & Rousseau PP - Some history on education
John Dewey PP
Thomas Henry Huxley from A Liberal Education (1868)
John Dewey: The True Purpose of Education (1910)
Huxley Assignment
"You'll Never Be Famous- And That's O.K." - More on the purpose of your education
From The Atlantic "Finnish Education Chief: 'We Created a School System Based on Equality'"
Education Around the WOrld (Quiz Grade)
“Shop Class As Soulcraft” v. “I Just Want to Be Average”
Choose a college based on these factors & your current interests
Test your Creativity!
Ken Robinson RSA video on changing the educational paradigm
Critique of Robinson- "What he Got Wrong"
Full Robinson TED Talk
Interview with Robinson about his educational theories
Sugata Mitra TED Talk
Humans Need Not Apply
Education Around the WOrld (Quiz Grade)
"School is a Prison" by Peter Gray (Salon)
Excerpt from Hedges Empire of Illusion & Notes Guide (quiz grade)
Excellent Sheep Reading
"Poison Ivy: Are Elite Colleges Bad for the Soul?" The New Yorker Review of Excellent Sheep
Information about Excellent Sheep & William Deresiewicz
Notes Guide for discussion over both readings
One More reading because I love you all.... Click HERE
Free Will vs Free Won't
Code Switch - On education "gaps" and the validity of published studies Word Up
SAMPLE Syllabus to Look Over
You, the Thinker Project Guidelines