Interesting Links for 19-07-2012

[andrewducker]

• Green streets can cut pollution
  (tags: green nature pollution )
• What Central Europe thinks of Britain and why
  (tags: uk europe viaNWhyte )
• Private education: The Swedish model. (I am fascinated. Anyone got more on this?)
  (tags: education schools sweden )
• Leaked e-mail suggests Scots gay marriage bill may be delayed until UK Equalities Act is amended
  (tags: equality law marriage lgbt uk )
• John McCain does a good thing, by acting like a reasonable human being.
  (tags: republicans usa viaSupergee politics )
• Firefox 15 plugs the add-on leaks (hits beta today/tomorrow)
  (tags: memory firefox )
• Northeast Portland man who stripped naked at airport is acquitted of indecent exposure charge
  (tags: nudity freespeech law usa )
• Very simple visualisation of the structure of a windows executable.
  (tags: windows code software visualization )
• Microsoft will inspect photos you store on SkyDrive and remove your account (including XBox Live) if it doesn't like what it sees.
  (tags: photos microsoft EpicFail nudity )

Comments

[andrewducker]

I feel much the same way. And not just because it would have been good for me - I _hate_ the way that people get left behind by the current system. If you miss something vital in the foundations then you never get to go back over it, you get shoved forward into areas that can never make sense to you. It's a recipe for frustration.

[clevermynnie.livejournal.com]

Yes! The amount of time kids need to put in to learn anything is naturally going to vary by subject, which is a problem when everyone is being dragged through lessons in lockstep, but totally fine if the work is being done individually.

[meaningrequired.livejournal.com]

Exactly this!

When I'm interested in a subject I have a lot of motivation and dedication. I remember being ready to explore and learn topics in school, but by the long dwindling time we finally got round to them I was bored. The ideal schooling experience would have let me explore as I was interested.