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In 1919, Sigmund Freud published “The ‘Uncanny,’” his rare attempt as a psychoanalyst “to investigate the subject of aesthetics.” The essay arrived in the midst of a modernist revolution Freud himself unwittingly inspired in the work of Surrealists like Salvador Dali, Andre Breton, and many others. He also had an influence on another artist of […] The Uncanny Children’s Book Illustrations of Sigmund’s Freud’s...

Earlier this month, Stanford's Online High School offered (in partnership with Stanford Continuing Studies) a free, five-day course "Teach Your Class Online: The Essentials." With many schools starting the next academic year online, this course found a large audience. 7,000 teachers signed up. Aimed at middle and high school teachers, the course covered "general guidelines […] A Free Stanford Course on How to Teach...

Among the political and social revolutions of the 1960s, the movement to democratize education is of central historical importance. Parents and politicians were entrenched in battles over integrating local schools years after 1954’s Brown v. Board of Education. Sit-ins and protests on college campuses made similar student unrest today seem mild by comparison. Meanwhile, quieter, […] The Summerhill School, the Radical Educational Experiment That...

I always champion anything that will improve the lives of people with disabilities and put it on the front burner. - Itzhak Perlman At its best, the Internet expands our horizons, introducing us to new interests and perspectives, forging connections and creating empathy. The educational children's series Sesame Street was doing all that decades earlier. Witness this brief […] Itzhak Perlman Appears on <I>Sesame Street</I> and Poignantly...

Remember the posters that decorated your childhood or teenaged bedroom? Of course you do. Whether aspirational or inspirational, these images are amazingly potent. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit what hung over my bed, especially in light of a certain CGI adaptation… No such worries with a set of eight free downloadable posters honoring eight female trailblazers in the fields […] Download Beautiful Free Posters Celebrating the Achievements of...