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On the harm of education

Широко разпространено клише гласи, че образованието е универсално полезно, че който се учи, той ще сполучи, а „науката е слънце“. Икономическият превод на това твърдение намира израз в хипотезата на Нобеловия лауреат Гари Бекер, че образованието е инвестиция, която дава високи доходи, защото увеличава производителността. Здравият разум предполага общоприетите истини …

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Right-wing topics that politicians don't have the balls to touch

There are a little more than 2 weeks left until the elections. For every Bulgarian with a (un)healthy interest in politics, 2 things are striking – the almost complete lack of campaigns by most participants, and the blurred “field” of new formations. A closer look at these new formations draws attention to something else – the lack of …

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Books are not fast food: How to read and how NOT to read

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Happy New Year! How many books did you read in 2020? Don't worry, I'm not here to judge you or compete with you, as you're probably used to when someone asks you this question. In fact, I'm here to do the exact opposite. Let me tell you that this is exactly how many books you read in the past …

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2. About Chalga, Education and Something Else (with Zhoro Vuldzhev and Lacho Tomov)

Guests in the second episode of the new edition of "60 Minutes of Freedom!" are the stars of the debate "The Scythe: Left or Right" organized by the Bulgarian Libertarian Society in December - Georgi Vuldjev and Lachezar Tomov! Lache is a mathematician and a lecturer at the National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures (NGDEK) and NBU, and Georgi …

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“The Eternal Principles Behind the Successful Child” - a new book about freedom

Dear readers of EKIP, We would like to present to your attention a new Bulgarian book that has caught the attention of our editorial board. Its title is “The Eternal Principles Behind the Successful” Child by the entrepreneur, father and follower of the ideas of freedom Yavor Rusinov. >>>YOU CAN BUY THE BOOK AND VIEW REVIEWS HERE

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Season 2, Episode 13 - The Labor Market with Georgi Ivanov from Noble Hire

In this episode: - What is the value of diplomas in 2019? - How can we be more competitive in the labor market? - Why are most job advertisements so clichéd and provide so little information? - How can more abstract skills such as leadership, communication, etc. be communicated to potential employers? …

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S2E8 - The Irony of Life with Emile Conrad

In this episode, I spoke with Internet sensation Emil Conrad about a variety of topics, including: - The "mental health" taboo - The family - YouTube and the media - Politics and taxes - Education - Marriage Links Emil Conrad: youtu.be/jByNNZzbib0 www.instagram.com/emilconrad/?hl=en Book: www.orangecenter.bg/ironiyata-na-zhivota-mi.html Thanks to Influencer.bg Agency: www.influencer.bg/bg For greater convenience, we recommend …

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Why do politicians love roads, nuclear power plants, and schools?

Author: Georgi Georgiev And why exactly for this reason should they be deprived of the right to dispose of them? The topic of this post inspired me to read the book by Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein: “The State in the Third Millennium” which I recommend to anyone interested in …

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The problems with proposed measures against academic plagiarism

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The Parliamentary Committee on Education has proposed amendments to the Academic Staff Development Act (ASDA), which aim, broadly speaking, to achieve two main things: To add the possibility of revoking doctoral degrees and dismissing university professors who are found guilty of plagiarism. In the event of systematic violations (at least three academics …

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State priorities in education: theory versus practice

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According to a series of state strategies, "informatics, information and communication technologies are a national priority." However, according to the actual actions of the Ministry of Education and Science, the following things are happening: They are forcibly closing classes in mathematics high schools in Ruse, Burgas, Vratsa and Plovdiv so that students can enroll in other declining schools, ...

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