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The Age of Educational Romanticism
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| Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2008 |
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Educational romanticism asks too much from students at the bottom of the intellectual pile, asks the wrong things from those in the middle, and asks too little from those at the top.
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Poverty and Marriage, Income Inequality and Brains
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| Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 |
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When it comes to poverty and income inequality, the cycle of optimistic promises and zero results will repeat itself because politicians ignore causes that don't fit the way they want the world to be.
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With a High IQ Comes Need for Special Education
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| Posted: Monday, August 6, 2007 |
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It is time for the United States to accomodate the needs of its intellectual elite.
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Abolish the SAT
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| Posted: Friday, July 13, 2007 |
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The SAT is an unnecessary and socioeconomically divisive institution. We should drop it in favor of achievement tests.
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Should No Child Left Behind Be Reauthorized?
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| Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 |
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NCLB is a disaster for federalism, excellence, and imagination.
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Jewish Genius
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| Posted: Monday, April 2, 2007 |
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Why are Jews overrepresented in every field of intellectual accomplishment?
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Education, Intelligence, and America's Future
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| Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2007 |
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Hardly anyone will admit it, but education's role in causing or solving any problem cannot be evaluated without considering the underlying intellectual ability of the people being educated.
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Aztecs vs. Greeks
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| Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2007 |
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We should acknowledge the existence and importance of high intellectual ability, and think about how best to nurture the children who possess it.
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What's Wrong with Vocational School?
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| Posted: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 |
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Rightly understood, college is only appropriate for a small minority of young adults--perhaps even a minority of the people who have IQs high enough for college work.
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Intelligence in the Classroom
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| Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
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It is true that many social and economic problems are disproportionately found among people with little education, but the culprit for their educational deficit is often low intelligence.
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