Education is a process of imparting knowledge. It is typically associated with the formal, systematic process that includes schools and trained teachers, but also includes the informal "word-of-mouth" method where knowledge is imparted through the telling of stories and folk-tales.
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Was Einstein a poor student?
I've heard this repeatedly over the years, that Einstein was bad at math, that he was bad at history, that he was dyslexic. I also read somewhere in my youth that some of the " bad at math" stuff was based on a poor exam score he once received -…
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Did Einstein say "if you can't explain it simply you don't understand it well enough"?
A very popular quote attributed to Albert Einstein but did he really say it? If so, what is the original document containing the original explanation of it?
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Are girls and boys pre-programmed to behave... like girls and boys?
My dad claims that even as toddlers, my sister and I knew which toys to play with. For example, I would always pick up toy guns, Action Man, and other similar toys. She would always pick up Barbie. He also claims that this happened while we were…
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Do 33% of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives?
I've seen this statistic reported on several sites (for example, Those Who Don't Build Must Burn and Want To Do Meaningful Work? Keep Reading. Literally), along with a list of other startling numbers.
33% of high school graduates never read another…
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Did Ohio pass a law granting students the right to give scientifically wrong answers consistent with their religious beliefs?
The Patheos blog and WKRC local12 report:
The Ohio House on Wednesday passed the "Student Religious Liberties Act." Under the law, students can't be penalized if their work is scientifically wrong as long as the reasoning is because of their…
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Are Democrats more likely to believe Astrology is a science?
In an answer on politics.SE, a Northwestern University study was highlighted, whose main findings included:
more Democrats than Republicans think astrology is scientific
Using Fisher’s Exact Test, conservative Republicans are significantly more…
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Have Islamic prayers been introduced into Ontario public schools while Christian ones have been removed?
Recently I saw one of those chain letters circulating that made a number of lurid claims that looked suspect for me. Here's the first such claim:
Islamic prayers have now been introduced into Toronto and other public schools in Ontario, and, yes,…
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Are people with a PhD least likely to be vaccinated in the US?
According to Unherd's summary of a CMU study
[Title:] The most vaccine-hesitant group of all? PhDs
[...] more surprising is the breakdown in vaccine hesitancy by level of education. It finds that the association between hesitancy and education…
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Did Elon Musk falsely claim to have a degree in science?
Elon Musk's Wikipedia page states that he has bachelor's degrees in physics and economics, referencing various sources including a biography by Ashlee Vance.
… the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree…
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Do school uniforms improve student behavior?
Many of the advocates of school uniforms claim that uniforms for students in K-12 reduce behavior problems such as bullying.
What evidence exists to support or contradict these claims?
For example, it's fair to say that students are less likely to…
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Did Einstein as a student debate with his professor about God and Evil?
There has been numerous videos online claiming that Einstein as a student had a debate with an atheist professor about God.
I read the text version of this story in forums and via hearsay, but I just discovered that apparently the Macedonian…
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Did the government of Florida reject all K-5 maths books, except for ones issued by a specific ex-employer of a colleague of the current governor?
This article alleges that the only books approved by Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education were published by "Accelerate Learning", a company which happens to have employed fellow Republican Governor Glen Youngkin:
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Did Hitler say this quote about education?
On How Hitler Stopped Homeschooling they say Hitler said this:
“The youth of today is ever the people of tomorrow. For this reason we have set before ourselves the task of inoculating our youth with the spirit of this community of the people at a…
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Are exams getting easier, or are students getting smarter?
There is an interesting trend in test scores in exams (GCSE and A-level) in the UK: they are increasing, or so the trend in the grades would tend to show. This is known as grade inflation and affects other countries, too.
Why is this? I have heard…
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Are US colleges awarding more A-scores?
On the June 4, 2021, episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the host makes the claim:
In 1960s colleges awarded A's to 15% of the students. Now it is 45% of the students.
Ref: Youtube clip from the show
I was able to locate some supporting…
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