Archive for the 'Education' Category

Learning to Program with Teaching Languages

Friday, November 14th, 2008

This is a short revue of some of the teaching languages I have been impressed by. If you’re looking to cut your teeth on programming, these are all good choices, they all have easy step-by-step tutorials, they are all available for a variety of platforms including Mac, Windows, and Linux, and they are all free!
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The Story of Stuff

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

The Story of Stuff is a must-watch. Yes, even more important than the skateboarding dog.

Related post: What Would Jesus Buy?

The Bitter Homeschooler’s Wish List

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Yes, we homeschool our kids. No, we’re not doing it for religious reasons. Yes, they get to pretty much decide what to learn. No, we don’t think it’s going to harm them, we think it’s a better choice for us. Yes, it’s legal.
*sigh*
From the brand new Secular Homeschooling magazine, I present The Bitter Homeschooler’s Wish [...]

You’re Gonna Get Schooled— On YouTube

Friday, October 5th, 2007

U.C. Berkeley has been making many of its lectures available in downloadable audio and streaming video (that unfortunately requires the RealPlayer.) Now UCB is making its lectures available on YouTube, which is a more convenient format for many people.
Here is the first lecture from Physics 10: Physics for Future Presidents. Everyone should know this stuff [...]