The Con Academy Is a Good Idea, Isn't It?

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I remember seeing con give a talk at ted. I think it might have been two thousand six ted, or maybe one of the other years. And about these suno short, five minute vidios on physics problem or calculus or mathor english and whatever. It was stunning. After i left the room, i saw bill gates migrate right over to him who was talking to him. They funded the con academyand but i haven't looked in years to see how they're doing. Yes, well, without government inevent with government intervention, it can p it can be sustained forever,. Which is why, you know, maybe if it was more marked oriented, then people would vote with

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.