Was there an emphasis on learning things like mathematics and literature? Were there any common topics that might be surprising to someone from the modern day?
reddit.comWhat would the education of a noble child in medieval France or England around 1000-1100CE have contained? Was there a typical education?
The syllabus of what was read at a small secondary school in their final two years by teenagers who focused on Classics in 1910. It is now more than is read in any three- or four-year university degree in the world. https://t.co/OBIIFqN25G
One of the primary skills that a child raised under concerted cultivation learns is how to come up with their own questions.
Ian Leslie • Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
The traditional line for why essentially all intellectuals used to be aristocrats is that they were the only people with the leisure time to pursue the life of the mind. But what if it was never solely about leisure, but also a style of education that has fallen out of favor?
Erik Hoel • Why We Stopped Making Einsteins
Really enjoyed the interview on @ezraklein’s show discussing AI and education, which I found thoughtful and nuanced. Just in case it is helpful, as homeschoolers with elementary-school aged kids, our family has currently settled on:
✅ letting the kids use ChatGPT for fun with limits (30 minutes/day; they use it mostly... See more
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