What are the origins of education?

This is a paper that takes a Darwinian view on education to try to understand it origins. If we go back far enough in time, education does not exist. So, when does it appear? It largely depends on how we define it and distinguish it from learning. This paper attempts to do this by examining the academic literature in hunter gatherer societies, what psychological studies say about the way children learn, and then what changes when civilizations utilize scripts and have bureaucracies that are in charge of accounting.

The origins of formal education

Submitted 2026-08-23T19:46:00Z by Low-External-3116 https://ift.tt/Gca3opl

Would you say math/physics teachers or engineers in industry do more calcs by hand? Trying to choose a career path that suits my passion for the subject matter...

Submitted 2026-08-23T07:20:03Z by TheNextOne8797 https://ift.tt/wIvcebk

Doutorado na área da educação

Olá a todos!

Sou brasileira e tenho licenciatura em matemática e mestrado em ensino de matemática feitos no Brasil. Tenho experiência de dez anos como docente por lá e atualmente vivo em Portugal e trabalho em uma associação da área da educação por aqui.

Quero muito fazer o doutorado em algum outro país para ampliar minha experiência internacional e tentar seguir carreira acadêmica na área da educação/formação de professores.

Nas minhas condições atuais eu só conseguiria fazer isso tendo uma bolsa integral de doutorado ou sendo contratada como pesquisadora pela universidade.

Meu mestrado foi acadêmico e pesquisei sobre como o ensino de matemática pode contribuir para a manutenção do sistema capitalista.

Como pesquisa para o doutorado penso em seguir essa linha de estudo relacionada as práticas neoliberais dentro da educação e suas relações com o capitalismo e desigualdades.

Aqui em Portugal trabalhei muito com intervenção comunitária e também penso que uma possibilidade seria estudar essas questões de construção comunitária principalmente em contextos com muita diversidade cultural e imigração.

Acham que é um bom caminho? Conhecem universidades, pesquisadores e países que tenham essas linhas de pesquisas?

Geralmente eu vejo muitas bolsas e editais abertos para as áreas da matemática, mas queria mesmo me dedicar a educação.

Qualquer dica, indicação ou compartilhamento de experiências nesse sentido me ajuda.

Na minha pesquisa encontrei grupos com temáticas no sentido que eu procuro na Alemanha e na Áustria, mas ainda estou na fase inicial desse planejamento.

Tenho certificado C1 de inglês, então precisaria ser nesse idioma.

Obrigada!

Submitted 2026-08-21T17:44:06Z by ledk0901 https://ift.tt/qoJfaBV

Did CA quietly quit funding by “butts in seats”?

CA is one of 5 states that fund by student seat time. I think in CA 4 hrs and 30 min counts as a full day of funding.

But all I’ve seen is legislation repealing truancy consequences but I haven’t seen districts push the panic button on funding given the amount of chronic absenteeism.

The bar for being chronically absent is >2 absences a month. We have kids at our school who are missing 40% of the year. I think our average is ~35%. Maybe more (I have to pull the data).

Submitted 2026-08-21T16:23:41Z by ICUP01 https://ift.tt/J9vRuLZ

Minor help!!!

Hi! I am in college in the US and trying to decide between a Spanish minor and Communications minor. My major is International Studies with a concentration on global issues + leadership. Which would be more advantageous to the international job market? Completely open to all ideas and would love to have some international feedback as well. TIA!!

Submitted 2026-08-21T13:24:06Z by RemarkableDiver4613 https://ift.tt/GjhRda4

fed up with how we teach in jordan, curious what other countries do

im a 10th grader in jordan, and ive been sitting with this feeling for a while now, we memorize hundred page books, material we wont touch again unless we end up teaching that same page to the next kid, and thats basically a loop feeding itself, not learning, i keep asking myself where the creativity went, where the real world skill went, and i dont get a clear answer, so im asking people outside jordan now, teachers, students, parents, anyone whos been through a school system that felt different, what did your system get right, what did it get wrong, i built a small study app on the side called ilmak cus i was tired of waiting for someone else to fix it, quizes, flashcards, a worksheet solver that walks step by step instead of just handing the answer, but honestly this post isnt about the app, its about the question, is memorization ever going to be enough, or are we all just stuck grinding for a job market that doesnt even want what we memorized,

Submitted 2026-08-21T09:10:39Z by Temporary-Truth2159 https://ift.tt/gJus4IF

What education will make me a better gamer?

I play league of legends and AAA games. I want to know which type of education will make me a better player?!? I ask gemini and he told me psychology , math , and game theory. What do you think? Is there any proven education tatic that can help make me a better player!?!

Submitted 2026-08-21T04:54:16Z by SinsCloud28 https://ift.tt/MfFkz9H