How to Lower a Pipe to the Ground

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Sabian: I had five classes of students across three years across the 15 classes. The median class took about 20 minutes to lower the pipe to the ground, he says. Sabian: Anybody can pick up a golf ball from anywhere and put it in their hula hoop. His goal is to have the most golf balls inside your hoops at the end of five minutes.

Why do "antagonistic" teachers exist in popular culture but not in the classroom? What happens to student outcomes when "antagonistic" learning is implemented in real classrooms? What is the Field Theory of Parenting? What are things that we can do for others but can't do for ourselves? How can we notice and utilize costly and unfakeable signals? What is the core definition of civilization? How can we influence others ethically? Is explicit communication always better than implicit?

Duncan wants to leave the universe noticeably different than it was before he arrived, and he's currently trying to do this through making things and teaching people. He has a background in LEGO, parkour, and middle grades education, and is easily manipulated by people quoting Ender's Game. You can find out more about him at thirdfoundation.github.io.

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