education

What is the purpose of school?

Ivan Illich:
Jay Doubleyou: deschooling society

John Taylor Gatto:
Jay Doubleyou: dumbing us down
Jay Doubleyou: john taylor gatto - best teacher ever

And the result is:

A 'permanent underclass':
Jay Doubleyou: neets
Jay Doubleyou: neets - again

Moral panic:
Jay Doubleyou: panic in the west over educational achievements in the far east
Jay Doubleyou: education in the uk - high university intake - low literacy rates

What do you know about the British school system?

Public schools and home-schooling:
Jay Doubleyou: explaining how your country's education system works

Are there alternatives?
Jay Doubleyou: socratic method
Jay Doubleyou: socratic method pt 2
Jay Doubleyou: questioning and problem-solving

Sugata Mitra:
Jay Doubleyou: teaching the teachers: the future of education
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