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Sowell and the American Education System • Part I

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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The Importance of Affective Education

Seoul is talking about affect in the sense of an attempt to cultivate a student's emotions using psychological techniques. Seoul hits on one of the most important themes of his book, how teachers intentionally try to alienate students from their parents. When Diane Raim asks Seoul if trying to build up a child's self-esteem isn't a decent alternative to having the kids just learn facts by rote memory, he can't contain his laughter.

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