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Towards a theory of higher education.: I ran across the following quote in a post over at 37signals' Signal vs. Noise. I think it really communicates an aspect of my developing theory of higher education. You pursue education to learn how to think, or improve how you think, not to learn ⇒ read more; added 07/30/2008. tagged as education, classes, learning.
On Teaching: Today I stumbled across a passage in Calvin Seervald's Rainbows for the Fallen World (amazon) that I hadn't noticed before. The premise of his argument is that the best, most memorable teachers were the most eccentric. They impacted their students li ⇒ read more; added 05/08/2008. tagged as teaching, aesthetics.
Quizlet: Over the past year or two I've started using a service called Quizlet to help memorize vocabulary. My experience with it has been amazing. Sometimes you need to learn vocabulary for retention and sometimes you need to learn a lot for a particular qui ⇒ read more; added 04/22/2008. tagged as hungarian,, languages,, learning.
Rome, take 2: Our second and third days in Rome have been pretty eventful, we've seen tons and are now all about relaxing and chilling out for a while. Hopefully Florence will be conducive to that. Sunday We started the day by taking part in the Rome marathon. W ⇒ read more; added 03/18/2008. tagged as travel, italy, rome, art.
Rome, take 1: We just arrived in Rome. We're staying at a great hostel, good location, and the prices aren't too bad. So far we've just been chilling out and having a good time. We've spent some time today in the beautiful Villa Borghese park. Tomorrow we're going ⇒ read more; added 03/15/2008. tagged as travel, rome.
Eger, Hungary: Last Saturday I travelled to Eger (where is it?). It is a beautiful town in Bükk Hills found in the northern uplands region of Hungary. Eger is well known for several things. Egri Bikavér (Eger's Bulls blood), as it's called, is one of Hungary's gr ⇒ read more; added 02/14/2008. tagged as travel, hungary, eger, history.
Churches and the Jewish Quarter: So, I've been thinking about places where I want to go in Europe. I really dislike the notion of tourism. Sure, I want to see beautiful things and great places, but I think that in the end this is empty. I am more interested in history and at the mom ⇒ read more; added 02/10/2008. tagged as travel, jewish, churches, synagogues, budapest.
22 Forint: One of the cheapest things that I can find to eat here in Budapest, that is reasonably nutritious, is the good ol' roll. These wonderful little morsels of food can be combined with cheese, liver patee, salami, jam, nutella, peanut butter -- whatever ⇒ read more; added 02/08/2008. tagged as budapest, food.
Welcome to Budapest: Budapest is a fascinating city with an incredible history. Later, I hope share some thoughts about the history and culture of this place, but for now I will post some pictures to give you an idea of what it looks like. ⇒ read more; added 02/05/2008. tagged as travel, budapest.