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Daniel Lattier

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  • The Education System Isn’t Designed for Smart Kids

    The Education System Isn’t Designed for Smart Kids1

    Sometimes, something that’s right in front of you can escape your attention. Over the past five years I’ve looked at countless student performance numbers, and almost always, my attention goes to the large percentages of students who are performing below grade level in reading, math, history, etc. I see these numbers as evidence of the

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  • Why Professors Are Writing Crap That Nobody Reads

    Why Professors Are Writing Crap That Nobody Reads1

    Professors usually spend about 3-6 months (sometimes longer) researching and writing a 25-page article to submit to an academic journal. And most experience a twinge of excitement when, months later, they open a letter informing them that their article has been accepted for publication, and will therefore be read by… … an average of ten

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  • The Real Problem with American Education?

    The Real Problem with American Education?0

    • October 25, 2016

    Since its beginnings, America has directed most of its educational energies toward creating average students. Already in 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville observed in his classic Democracy in America, “I do not believe that there is a country in the world where, in proportion to the population, there are so few uninstructed and at the same time

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  • ‘Boys Are Stupid; Girls Are Awesome’ – Most TV Shows & Movies Today

    ‘Boys Are Stupid; Girls Are Awesome’ – Most TV Shows & Movies Today0

    Most kids’ shows today are pretty much twaddle. However, in moments of exhaustion and weakness, I let my boys watch the occasional age-appropriate movie or TV show. But I usually find myself having some ‘splainin to do with them afterwards. That’s because, more often than not, they have just watched something in which the female

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