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Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read. A Reddit.com user posed the question to Neil deGrasse Tyson: "Which books should be read by every single intelligent person on the planet?

Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read

" Below, you will find the book list offered up by the astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and popularizer of science. Adafruit Learning System. Untitled. Ask. Answer. Explore. Whenever. Take Online Courses. Earn College Credit. Research Schools, Degrees & Careers. I heart intelligence FREE BOOKS: 100 legal sites to download literature. Enciclopedias-Diccionarios-Ciencia. 12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free. All education is self-education.

12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free

Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn. Those people who take the time and initiative to pursue knowledge on their own are the only ones who earn a real education in this world. Take a look at any widely acclaimed scholar, entrepreneur or historical figure you can think of. If you’re interested in learning something new, this article is for you. Free Online Courses In India - How Indian Women Can Benefit From MOOCs. MOOCs offer Indian women a whole new world waiting to be explored!

Free Online Courses In India - How Indian Women Can Benefit From MOOCs

Read on for all the dope on free online courses in India. By Shruthi Rao A couple of years ago, I was searching the web for free online courses in India. An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments. Get a College-Level Computer Science Education with These Free Courses. Virtual Library (Publications Getty) Distance Learning. Critical Reasoning for Beginners.

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VARIOUS SUBJECTS. Impossible Learning. MUSIC. ENGLISH LANGUAGE. MATH. Road Scholar (Elderhostel) Popular Education. Demystifying the Older Adult Student Segment. Demystifying the Older Adult Student Segment Older learners have some very specific, but not necessarily well-understood, barriers to accessibility which institutions must accommodate for in order to be able to better serve this growing cohort of learners.

Demystifying the Older Adult Student Segment

Photo by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York. Older learners make up a growing number of adult students, and they have different needs and goals when it comes to their higher education. The EvoLLLution interviewed Pat Spadafora from Sheridan College’s Elder Research Center to learn more about this group of students and the barriers they face. AA: What are some of the biggest misconceptions about the older learner cohort? It’s kind of hard to compare somebody who, say, is 90 and who lived through the great depression and the war with a 50 year old. Self Learning Resources. Creative Education SIMMERING POT 2.

Hogwarts Online (I HAD to Pearl This ...) Introducing Mynd. Everyday, I come across reports and articles on the Web that bear on the topic of memory and learning, and I faithfully file them away, with the intention of doing 'something' with them.

Introducing Mynd

Many get put in my file of articles to discuss, or riff off, in my blog - which grows and grows, until I end up with huge Word documents containing articles NOT discussed in 2009, 2010, 2011 ... I have tried a variety of ways to at least spin off those worthy of mention that I don't have the time or inclination to discuss. None of these have proved satisfactory. What I want - because my abiding belief, that underscores what this website is about, is that very little is particularly helpful on its own - is to have these reports and articles recorded, tagged and categorized, so that we can follow or explore a specific topic. Accordingly, I am starting a new section of this website - a blog which is what's known as a filter blog, or curated site. There are, of course (aren't there always?)

Educating Ourselves: Classical Education for Adults. The great bonus of classical education is the fun that parents have “catching up” on material they never learned in school.

Educating Ourselves: Classical Education for Adults

I’ve heard dozens of home schooling parents say, “I’m getting the education I never had!” As you shepherd your child through the classical curriculum, you too will learn. Visit our Self-Education Message Board to discuss your ideas with other parents. General Instructions 1) Take your own education seriously — by setting aside time for it. 2) Begin with generally improving your reading skills and keeping a notebook (see “General Education,” below). 3) “Early to bed, early to rise” isn’t in the Bible, but it’s a great way to study — go to bed at a decent hour and do your study first thing in the morning. 4) Turn off the TV.

General Education 1) Begin the habit of keeping a learning journal in which you jot down ideas, facts, questions, material that you’re learning.