Why Do Schools Make Even Genius Kids Feel Like Failures?

Did you know our school system is based on a 200-year-old Prussian model designed to create obedient soldiers? Or that we grade students in ways that would make even elite athletes like LeBron James look like failures?

Isaac Morehouse and Matt Bowman expose the fundamental flaws in our education system in their category-defining new book "Open Education: How to Reimagine Learning, Ignite Curiosity, and Prepare Your Kids for Success."

In this episode, the authors break down Part One of their book, examining the historical traps of education, why standardization doesn't work, and their revolutionary "mastered or not yet" approach.

0:00 Introduction to the book "Open Education"2:00 Two types of nonfiction books and how this one combines both4:48 The "good enough for who it's for" principle9:20 Overview of Part One's three chapters11:40 The "Mastered or Not Yet" approach to learning16:07 Contrasting education with real-world hiring practices20:56 The shocking history of public education21:51 Why "LeBron James is a failure" by school standards24:08 The fish climbing a tree: why standardization fails29:19 Finding the balance between challenge and passion31:35 Preview of Part Two: giving children voice and choice

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