Some people find their greatest success outside the classroom. But don’t conflate classroom performance with learning. The people shown here never stopped learning, and they all worked hard. A lot of people will say, “follow your passion.” Some of us believe that is bad advice. Your humble editor may be passionate about cycling, but no...
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US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s Chamber Tour and Tutorial
This is one of our favorite videos. Justice Stephen Breyer gives C-SPAN a tour of his chambers but more importantly does the best job we’ve ever seen of explaining how the US Supreme Court actually works. This is “the missing tour” for visitors to the Court, and is the one we point to whenever someone...
Crash Course in U.S. Government
PBS’ excellent series on the U.S. government can be found here.
Students Serve Food Services Worker Surprise of Her Life
From the Dude. Be Nice. Project
10 Rules for Success from Charlier Munger
I know what you’re thinking. “Who is Charlie Munger?” Charlie is the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. In his 90s, Charlie has survived the Great Depression, World War II, and gone on to build a fortune with his partner Warren Buffett. Charlie’s greatest insight is something most schools could do a better job of demonstrating,...
The Wisdom of a Third Grade Dropout Will Change Your Life
What a son with four degrees learned from his father with none.
What Are You Going To Do With What You Have?
How to Improve Your Handwriting
According to a study published in Psychological Science, students who took notes by hand performed better on recall tests than those who took notes on their laptop. It makes sense when you think about it. Typing is faster than writing, so the temptation is always to “type now, figure it out later.” Taking written notes...