At the beginning is an interesting speech. Then comes an even better lecture!


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LEARN, or DIE was founded to promote educational reform -- specifically, a powerful new grading policy to refocus education on, you know, education. I am happy to report that we generally been met with approval! As we are gaining steam, we are developing many new ideas and projects:

• We will be beginning a full media campaign soon, complete with press releases, and possibly even online ads and videos.
• As our base expands, we hope to connect supporters to promote the discussion and education of o...

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Here's a fun image for supporting LEARN, or DIE. The top is a GIF, and the bottom is just a boring PNG.

Link: http://learnordie.yolasite.com/resources/hypocrisy_gif01.gif

Link: http://learnordie.yolasite.com/resources/hypocrisy01.png
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Recall this image from the home page:


Certainly, it sounds nice when we say, "If we don't increase funding for our schools, children won't have the resources they NEED to learn! There is no other way." It is what we call a feel-good argument; that is, it has no real merit, but it makes you feel like a good person. Anyone who doesn't agree with this idea is indicted as being anti-school.

However, we can and should look at this objectively. The United States, as the above graph demonstrates, spen...
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UPDATE: A PDF of this post is now available in the Essays section

A brief comment on goals:

Goals are good,
Goals are nice,
The means themselves just don't suffice.

The goal of the introduction is to catch your attention. Every good writer knows this. One method (or means) of creating an effective introduction might be to write a nice poem. Poems are great, if you're into that sort of thing. But what happens if I focus my attention on making my introduction rhyme? Certainly, 'nice' and 'suffice' d...
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LEARN, or DIE has released a new essay on our proposal! The new essay covers the necessity of an individualized education, and how to achieve that in a standardized school system. LoD's grading policy would do just that!

Download the essay here, or from our Essays section.
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Welcome to the LEARN, or DIE web page!

This site will serve a few purposes...

1. Provide material related to the LoD proposal.
2. Promote educational reform.
3. Interact with supporters and the public.
4. Provide a forum for the discussion of related material.

First off, if you haven't already, you should read about our proposal and/or download our essay on the subject.

Secondly, you might be interested in our pictures.

Finally, you may want to find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Stick around! It's going to be fun--...
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