How the Term Self Evident Came to Be Added to Jefferson's Original Draft by Franklin

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The term self evident came to be added to jefferson's original draft by franklin. Jefferson had asserted, intentionally or not, that the principle in question was an assertion of religion. Franklin's editid edit, turned it instead into an assertion of rationality. And i think history has proven that that. Theres been some really good books that have been written that compare participatory governments with those dominated by single party states. I think we do a very poor job in my field of articulating what i think is one of the great truths of the world.

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.