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The Dangers of Not Knowing how to Talk About Education

Submitted by Evren on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 6:06pm

Brain and Education Web Paper 3

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Willpower, the Brain, and Education

Submitted by Evren on Mon, 11/08/2010 - 4:00pm

Brain and Education Web Paper 2

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Brain, Education, and Inquiry

The (Further) Disadvantages of an Elite Education

Submitted by Evren on Tue, 10/05/2010 - 3:10pm

After American football and its military, the United States’ higher education system is perhaps the pride of the country. More indicative of the importance of this education system is that it is the envy of the rest of the world. There are boarding schools in foreign countries solely dedicated to get their students accepted into the top tier American colleges and universities. The Ivy League colleges and their peers are factories that take in “successful” students and churn out “successful” students that are wired to have “successful” careers and lead “successful” lives.