Brown's Open Curriculum Isn't Actually Freedom From Structure
No core requirements sounds like no requirements at all. The real story is a different kind of structure, one that depends on infrastructure that's quietly eroding.
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View all →CLEP Exams Are Not a Shortcut to Knowledge You Don't Have
The College Board's other credit-by-exam program gets a fraction of AP's attention. Used for the right reason, it's actually the more useful one for some students.
Read moreWhy Static Sites Are Having a Moment Again
The pendulum that swung from static HTML to heavy client-side apps and back to server rendering has swung again — and this time it's landed somewhere better.
Read moreNotes on Thinking, Fast and Slow
The System 1 / System 2 framing is famous enough to be misunderstood. A few ideas from the book that are easy to miss on a skim.
Read moreTime in the Market vs. Timing the Market, Revisited
The cliche is true, but the usual explanation for why undersells how much it depends on missing a small number of specific days.
Read moreThe Difference Between Studying and Practicing
Rereading notes feels like learning. Retrieving them from memory is what actually builds it. They are not the same activity.
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