What Would You Do if You Need to Learn Surgery?

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Bachelors degree not really improving the cognit scales, according to disturbing studies. We're not entirely sure what the bachelor's degree actually imparts. But i think it's entirely possible. I'm pretty sure a daily attendance is ging to dropped dramatically. Is like, bae, i'm just going to go down to the gem and work out and watch shermer's lecture later and and write that paper for him on my own time. And why don't i need to go spend three hours listening to this guy droning on at the chalk board? Yes, that's that. That's exactly what would happenruso,. This is why we're not, we're

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.