There have been several studies correlating music to therapy, so this comes to little surprise. I am a proponent of more RD on this important correlation.
“Doctors order 9% fewer tests when they know how much the tests cost.”
Oftentimes doctors won’t even acknowledge the cost of the test since they know this cost will ultimately be adjusted with a third party insurer in most cases. So, when they know you have decent insurance coverage, seems like they’re happy to make you go through every test available, regardless of whether some are necessary or not.
“There are 2,800 (and probably more) public schools in America that are de facto private schools.”
And these de facto private schools are correlated to higher-income demographics. Again, higher income is the main correlation to better academic performance. I don’t know if a private school with a bunch of low-income students would perform better than a public school with a large low-income population. The environment the students are in matters a lot in how they end up focusing on school and many low-income segments of the population tend to provide a difficult environment for the student to focus on academics.
The Brian Eno music is more proof that external sensory cues can have therapeutic qualities. It reminds me of the color “drunk tank pink” and its profound psychological effects.
“You often hear for good or for ill some proposal or set of proposals described as a “market-based” reform to the education system. But the fact is that a market-based school choice scheme is at the very core of American public education, it’s called the real estate market.”
Uhhhh, no.
I don’t have anyone from Wal-mart telling me I can’t shop there because I don’t live in the same ZIP code. In fact, if I don’t like my nearby Wal-mart/Target, I can drive elsewhere. If I don’t like my local grocer, I don’t have to apply for a transfer. I can simply drive a few more miles to a different store.
That is the problem with public schools. Let parents choose whatever private or public schools they want. Before 1812, people had to own property to be able to vote. By zoning students based on location, we are once again requiring property ownership in order to vote for your school of choice.
“Journal of the American Medical Association finds, saved the hospital just about $400,000”
– That’s a very large sum of money for a relatively easy policy change.
I could see how calming music has the same affect on people’s nerves when they are ill as when they are healthy.
“Surgeon prescribes Brian Eno music to patients.”
There have been several studies correlating music to therapy, so this comes to little surprise. I am a proponent of more RD on this important correlation.
“Doctors order 9% fewer tests when they know how much the tests cost.”
Oftentimes doctors won’t even acknowledge the cost of the test since they know this cost will ultimately be adjusted with a third party insurer in most cases. So, when they know you have decent insurance coverage, seems like they’re happy to make you go through every test available, regardless of whether some are necessary or not.
“There are 2,800 (and probably more) public schools in America that are de facto private schools.”
And these de facto private schools are correlated to higher-income demographics. Again, higher income is the main correlation to better academic performance. I don’t know if a private school with a bunch of low-income students would perform better than a public school with a large low-income population. The environment the students are in matters a lot in how they end up focusing on school and many low-income segments of the population tend to provide a difficult environment for the student to focus on academics.
The Brian Eno music is more proof that external sensory cues can have therapeutic qualities. It reminds me of the color “drunk tank pink” and its profound psychological effects.
“You often hear for good or for ill some proposal or set of proposals described as a “market-based” reform to the education system. But the fact is that a market-based school choice scheme is at the very core of American public education, it’s called the real estate market.”
Uhhhh, no.
I don’t have anyone from Wal-mart telling me I can’t shop there because I don’t live in the same ZIP code. In fact, if I don’t like my nearby Wal-mart/Target, I can drive elsewhere. If I don’t like my local grocer, I don’t have to apply for a transfer. I can simply drive a few more miles to a different store.
That is the problem with public schools. Let parents choose whatever private or public schools they want. Before 1812, people had to own property to be able to vote. By zoning students based on location, we are once again requiring property ownership in order to vote for your school of choice.