#1 The Education System
In the first weekly episode of the “Educated Machine Show” Darragh and Micheál discuss the education system, why most of college is nonsense, the importance of not going to college straight away, how to learn different things online, learning languages online, psychological tricks for getting over procrastination, why a college degree is losing its value, the lack of talent in Ireland, why we government support is not necessarily good for business and the future of education.
Survey of Irish Student Participation
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/how-irish-college-students-differ-from-americans-1.2355672
One of the first University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Al_Quaraouiyine
Edx – CS50
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x
Cousera
https://www.coursera.org/
Udacity
https://www.udacity.com/
Schools and Victorian Era
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/sep/15/primary-schools-policy-history-victorian
School Holidays are a relic of the past
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/9057284/School-holidays-are-a-pointless-relic-of-the-past.html
Summer Learning Loss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_learning_loss
Duolingo – Language Learning Tool
https://duolingo.com/
Teamtreehouse
https://teamtreehouse.com
Commitment Device Tool
https://www.beeminder.com/
59 Seconds think little, change a lot
https://www.amazon.co.uk/59-Seconds-Think-little-change/dp/0330511602
Closing of the Nohovation fund
https://www.thejournal.ie/pat-phelan-angel-fund-closed-2-3434037-Jun2017/
Written by Micheal Reilly