Michele Pasin / Quotes

Dewey: philosophy as the general theory of education

Dewey sees education as the dynamic and continuous development of democratic life, what he called ‘reconstruction’, and rightly believed that society cannot…

The Book Of Dead Philosophers (critchley, Simon) #education #learning #democracy #philosophy

A PhD turned waitress

So, here I sit, a disgruntled graduate of the system. A PhD turned waitress. A waste of taxpayer money, of my own time and that of the people who taught me. I…

# Is a PhD the path to a grad job? Ask the waitress with several degrees #PhD #academics #education

A scuola si dovrebbe parlare di libertà

A scuola si dovrebbe parlare soprattutto del concetto chiave della vita del singolo: la libertà. Quel difficile percorso che può portarci a vivere in un modo…

Adesso basta (Simone Perotti) #freedom #education #consumerism

Admitting ignorance is the first step to learning

If you don’t let a teacher know at what level you are—by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance—you will not learn or grow. You cannot pretend for…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #ignorance #learning #education

Executive function predicts success better than IQ

Welcome to the interesting world of impulse control. It is part of a suite of behaviors under the collective term “executive function.” Executive function…

Brain Rules for Baby (John Medina) #executive-function #intelligence #attention #education

Getting by in artificial social systems

In the short run, in an artificial social system such as school, you may be able to get by if you learn how to manipulate the man-made rules, to “play the…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #personality #education #behavior