Whether you believe him or not, I agree that many activities can be taught more efficiently than they are currently.

Quoted: Is it possible to get good at swimming late in life? Yes. (Photo: Shutterhack) Swimming has always scared the hell ...

Quoted: The findings also may help explain why intense education programs do help some autistic children — because certain genes that respond to experience weren't missing, they were just stuck in the "off" position.

I've been meaning to watch this series. Sounds like they've managed to combine comedy and education.

Quoted: This might surprise the millions of fans trying to guess who's the genius behind the hit Web series, You Suck At Photoshop, but no, it's not the comedian Dane Cook. It's not Will Ferrell, either.

Tennis instructional videos...

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Quoted: Through a system of early training and local orchestras, Venezuela has not only provided an uplifting musical experience for its at-risk youth, but also developed an orchestra that is world famous. Bob Simon reports.

One of the simplest and best explanations of the subprime crisis - with cartoons and a narrative. Why isn't everything explained this way? This is how my discrete math professor taught his class during my freshman year at CMU.

Thanks Ken.

Another Demand Media site. This one looks useful.

Snowboarding tricks: http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/4443_snowboard-terrain.htm

Quoted: Expert Village is the world's largest how-to video site. Free videos and online video clips featuring qualified experts. Watch instructional videos and learn how to do something new.

Quoted: Bob Compton, an Indianapolis venture-capitalist-turned-filmmaker, has produced a controversial new documentary called "2 Million Minutes" that looks at how American education falls short in today's global economy.
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"What I saw in the K-12 schools absolutely shocked me in both India and China. … I became very concerned about the competitiveness of my own daughters' education," Compton said on "Good Morning America."