What if We Didn't Do It That Way?

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I just got a letter from the na. Chapman university, one of the deans, i forget who, to all of us a that you are not to dismiss the students for the final exam week. It's kind of crazy. Now, back to the butt, more systemic problem is that these are public schools, and the schools are divided by zip code. So the zip code you happen to live in is, that's the school you go to. And that's how public schools work, i i presume, in all states. Well, what if we didn't do it that way? Maybe a systemic change would be you can send your kid anywhere you want, everybody like school vouchers

Michael Shermer speaks with Chris Edwards about educational reform, his study and teaching of world history, the problems in K–12 education, the zip-code model vs. the seat time model of education and how they result in massively different educational outcomes, how “no child left behind” left children behind, federal vs. state educational systems, cheating scandals and what to do about them, the future of education in a world of free (or nearly free) online learning, comparing the U.S. educational system to other countries. Shermer and Edwards also discuss thought experiments, based on Edwards’ latest book, Thought Experiments: History and Applications for Education.