Embracing anti-fragility: applying Taleb's concept to education
Anti-fragility, Nassim Nicholas Taleb's concept, enables us to thrive in uncertainty, unlike resilience. This article explores this idea in education, proposing projects, simulations and critical thinking to prepare students for a chaotic world, turning setbacks into opportunities.
Does It Work to Encourage Behaviors in Education?
In 2008, the specialist Richard Thaler explained the concept of behavioural incentives. The idea is to subtly influence a person to adopt a desired behaviour. In marketing, this often leads to a purchase. But it can be used in other areas, including education. Does gently encouraging students to study better work? It can when it is well thought out.
Economic education reform: a real headache!
The teaching of economics is one of those debatable disciplines. Are teachers biased? Should economics be taught as a science? Should the social aspect be separated from economic teaching? All these questions have come back to the fore in France with the ambition of reforming economics education.
Taking a risk or understanding a risk
Taking a risk is a delicate matter, especially in the face of major problems such as climate change. Many people don't want to see or understand, and remain passive. Others do the opposite. What are the reasons behind these decisions?
How do animals listen?
Let's learn to listen like animals to better understand the world's activity