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2023-05-12	FEE – Foundation for Economic Education
2022-01-01	Essential Vermeer – A large collection of resources about Vermeer.
	Ingenuism – Ingenuism is a new economic framework which holds that progress derives from ingenuity supported by the core principles of connection, exploration, and environment. Connection is the ability for people to observe and learn from other people’s ideas and insights, and to collaborate in ways that generate better ideas and insights. Exploration is our ability to test out ideas and engage in trial-and-error learning. Environment is a culture (and legal framework) that not only allows for but encourages exploration, connection, and iterative learning.
	Euclidia – Euclidean Constructions Made Fun to Play With, Euclidea is all about building geometric constructions using straightedge and compass. About doing it the fun way. With Euclidea you don’t need to think about cleanness or accuracy of your drawing, Euclidea will do it for you. But it’s also a game. A game that values simplicity and mathematical beauty. Find the most elegant solution, the one, which is built in the least possible moves, and you’ll get the highest score.
2018-12-31	VanDamme Academy Favorite Books by Grade Level – An excellent list of books for children, grouped by the grade level they are typically appropriate for.
2018-11-22	Read with Me – Lisa VanDamme publishes audio recordings of great literature and conducts an online reading and discussion group bringing the literature to vivid life.
2017-11-24	FEE Homeschool Education – The Foundation for Economic Education is a 501c3 educational foundation trusted by parents and teachers since 1946 to captivate and inspire students with the principles of market economics, personal responsibility, strong character, and the entrepreneurial mindset. Experience top-rated and engaging in-person workshops and webinars for teens, as well as high quality teacher professional development training. Educators, students, and parents get free access to entertaining videos, online lessons, and relevant daily articles that inspire discussion and educate future leaders. Visit FEE.org/Classroom to request a free student workshop or email seminars@fee.org for details. Teachers may request free books or visit FEE.org/Learning-Center to access timely, on-demand lessons at no cost to them.
	FEE Classroom kits – Designed with educators in mind, FEE's Classroom Kits inspire students to see economics in a new light that is applicable in everyday life no matter which career path they choose.
	FEE Workshops – A Hands-On Workshop for Teens. Empower students for life-long success by teaching the importance of ethical entrepreneurship, strong character, and thinking with an entrepreneurial mindset.
2016-01-03	James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railroad – James. J. Hill transformed the American Northwest into productive farming and manufacturing land. More remarkable than the result, even, was how he achieved it: vision, trading great value to his customers, and not a dime of government money.
2015-08-08	Modern Home Designs by Frank Lloyd Wright – A listing of approximately 25 links to further resources about Frank Lloyd Wright.
2015-07-25	The Growth Mindset Online – Web resources devoted to expanding on the book Mindset.
	Summary of The Mundanity of Excellence
	Talent – The practices that develop talent
2014-12-28	Chegg.com – Rents textbooks. With the high prices of textbooks, this can make a big difference.
2014-09-07	Mathematics is About the World – Robert Knapp has created a blog to add advice and supplementary information for readers of his book, Mathematics is About the World, How Ayn Rand's Theory of Concepts Unlocks the False Alternatives Between Plato's Mathematical Universe and Hilbert's Game of Symbols by Robert Knapp. What is mathematics about? Is there a mathematical universe glimpsed by a mathematical intuition? Or is mathematics an arbitrary game of symbols, with no inherent meaning, that somehow finds application to life on earth? Robert Knapp holds, on the contrary, that mathematics is about the world. His book develops and applies its alternative viewpoint, first, to elementary geometry and the number system and, then, to more advanced topics, such as topology and group representations. Its theme is that mathematics, however abstract, arises from and is shaped by requirements of indirect measurement. Eratosthenes, in 200 BC, demonstrated the power of indirect measurement when he estimated the circumference of the earth by measuring a shadow at noon, in Alexandria, on the day of the summer solstice. Establishing geometric relationships, solving equations, finding approximations, and, generally, discovering quantitative relationships are tools of indirect measurement: They are the core of mathematics, the drivers of its development, and the heart of its power to enhance our lives. (from the book's website) Blog for the book .
	Video: Seven lectures by Richard Feynmann – All seven of Feynmann's Cornell lectures, preserved and available, courtesy of Bill Gates.
2014-02-10	Purple Math – Free math lessons from early algebra to the begininnings of triginometry, plus links to other math resources, plus fee-based math tutorials with videos, tests, and more.
2014-02-08	Darwin Resources – Resources about the thinking methods, work, and life of Charles Darwin
	Darwin Online – The world's largest and most widely used resource on Darwin
2014-02-02	Three Krauss and Sendak books – Harper Collins re-issues the three wonderful Krauss/Sendak collaborations.
2014-02-01	Open House for Butterflies: Ruth Krauss’s Final and Loveliest Collaboration with Maurice Sendak
	Why Nerds are Unpopular – by Paul Graham. Because they would rather be smart. Schools are prisons run by beasts.
2013-12-08	A Passion for Math: Elly Schofield at TEDxClaremontColleges – Math education fails students when it teaches them only to apply formulas. Math education needs to also teach how to solve problems, that is, how to formulate a problem in mathematical terms and how to productively attack a problem for which the student does not already have a formula.
2013-11-28	Study Hacks – Cal Newport writes about "the benefits of living deeply in a distracted world. I’m increasingly convinced that cultivating the ability to concentrate on hard things without distraction is a skill that’s becoming increasingly rare at the same time that it’s becoming increasingly valuable in our economy."

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