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Essays & writing about Education & learning

Every link here is both Essays & writing and about education & learning.

Hall of Fame: 10
Candidates: 20
Median span: 5.5 yrs
First seen: 2009

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Kids can't use computers, and why it should worry you

www.coding2learn.org 19 submissions · 18 people · 12.7 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2017-01 Resurfaced 2025-04-10

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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education (2008)

theamericanscholar.org 20 submissions · 20 people · 16.9 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2016-12 Resurfaced 2026-05-06

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Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught (1996) [pdf]

www.ams.org 7 submissions · 6 people · 13.9 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2024-06 Resurfaced 2024-06-27

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English has been my pain for 15 years

antirez.com 6 submissions · 4 people · 8.3 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2021-04 Resurfaced 2021-12-22

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There's no speed limit (2009)

sivers.org 7 submissions · 7 people · 8.6 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2016-11 Resurfaced 2016-06-20

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Why there is no Hitchhiker’s Guide to Mathematics for Programmers

jeremykun.com 8 submissions · 8 people · 9.1 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2017-12 Resurfaced 2016-02-18

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Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system (2013)

www.theguardian.com 9 submissions · 9 people · 9.6 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2023-09 Resurfaced 2023-09-16

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Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful

medium.com 11 submissions · 11 people · 5.8 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2018-12 Resurfaced 2018-12-25

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To Remember Everything You Learn, Surrender to This Algorithm (2008)

www.wired.com 9 submissions · 9 people · 6.9 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2021-08 Resurfaced 2024-12-27

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Why do so few people major in computer science? (2017)

danwang.co 5 submissions · 5 people · 5.4 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2023-07 Resurfaced 2023-07-15

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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education (2008)

theamericanscholar.org 20 submissions · 20 people · 16.9 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2016-12 Resurfaced 2026-05-06

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Kids can't use computers, and why it should worry you

www.coding2learn.org 19 submissions · 18 people · 12.7 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2017-01 Resurfaced 2025-04-10

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To Remember Everything You Learn, Surrender to This Algorithm (2008)

www.wired.com 9 submissions · 9 people · 6.9 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2021-08 Resurfaced 2024-12-27

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Lessons I Wish I Had Been Taught (1996) [pdf]

www.ams.org 7 submissions · 6 people · 13.9 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2024-06 Resurfaced 2024-06-27

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Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system (2013)

www.theguardian.com 9 submissions · 9 people · 9.6 years

Hall of Fame Class of 2023-09 Resurfaced 2023-09-16

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Candidates

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A Mathematician’s Lament (2002) [pdf]

www.maa.org 27 submissions · 22 people · 9.0 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2023-05-13 archived copy

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart

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Books and lectures don't work

andymatuschak.org 10 submissions · 10 people · 5.6 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2022-09-28

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart

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How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers (2019)

www.apmreports.org 4 submissions · 4 people · 5.0 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2025-08-02

Needs:5 submissions

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How Inuit parents teach kids to control their anger

www.npr.org 4 submissions · 4 people · 4.9 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2024-02-04

Needs:5 submissions

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What Problems to Solve

genius.cat-v.org 4 submissions · 4 people · 10.9 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2025-06-25

Needs:5 submissions

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95th percentile isn't that hard to reach

danluu.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 3.8 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2023-12-07

Needs:5 submissions

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Advice to Aimless, Excited Programmers

prog21.dadgum.com 6 submissions · 6 people · 14.2 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2023-03-01

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart

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Teaching C (2016)

blog.regehr.org 4 submissions · 4 people · 5.2 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2024-01-05

Needs:5 submissions

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Teaching Linear Algebra

bentilly.blogspot.com 6 submissions · 4 people · 16.3 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2012-10-16

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart

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OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world

www.theverge.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 3.1 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2019-09-23

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart5 submissions

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Why MIT switched from Scheme to Python (2009)

www.wisdomandwonder.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 8.3 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2025-07-25

Needs:5 submissions

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Thousands of scientists publish a paper every five days

www.nature.com 4 submissions · 4 people · 4.3 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2023-01-06

Needs:5 submissions3 active years

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How to Get Kids to Do Chores: Does the Maya Method Work?

www.npr.org 3 submissions · 2 people · 3.6 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2022-04-02

Needs:5 submissions3 submitters

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Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall

www.efavdb.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 2.5 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2025-02-02

Needs:5 submissions3 active years

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An Aspiring Scientist’s Frustration with Modern-Day Academia

crypto.junod.info 3 submissions · 3 people · 4.5 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2015-04-23

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart5 submissions

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Students don't seem to be getting much out of higher education (2018)

www.theatlantic.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 4.3 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2023-07-07

Needs:5 submissions

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Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits (2020)

www.vox.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 5.2 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2025-03-31

Needs:5 submissions3 active years

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Retiring Python as a Teaching Language

prog21.dadgum.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 3.0 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2015-01-21

Needs:5 submissions

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How to teach technical concepts with cartoons

jvns.ca 6 submissions · 4 people · 5.2 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2021-01-23

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart

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Writing code doesn't mix well with oration

inconshreveable.com 3 submissions · 3 people · 3.2 years

Candidate Resurfaced 2019-01-25

Needs:2 breakout events 720+ days apart5 submissions

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