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193. Chris Edwards on Educational Reform and Thought Experiments

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The Application of Thought Experiments in Education

i've always appreciated the use of thought experiments, but i've always thought they were underused. The parameters for thought experiment have not been really clear orte the purpose of them. A thought experiment is perfect for helping people in general, students, whoever a to to set the parameters of the thinking with the right analogy and forms of analogous thinking. There's no direct connection between my teaching and the books that i like to read. And there's a whole bunch of them, tha, that i just find really interesting that i wanted to share onthey.

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