The Flaws of the Standard Education Model

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I think the standard education model does this thing where it sort of implicitly conveys the message that what's going on in the classroom is actually not super valuable. And especially when you contrast that with teachers explicit statements of like, Oh, you'd better pay attention. You know, this is going to be super important to you in the future. I think they're outstanding teachers that manage to dodge these dynamics through other means. But if you take like the median public school teacher, they’re actually giving too much information and hyping up the information too much."

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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