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throwaway85825yesterday at 10:23 PM3 repliesview on HN

Almost no education research questions the quality of the students ability to learn. Students with an ability to learn will do so regardless of the resources expended, the ones that don't won't. Trillions wasted over the decades due to a preference to ignore reality.


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rfw300yesterday at 10:27 PM

Well if only we had such thoughtful minds in the education space. How did no one ever think of "why don't we just give up on the children"?

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elzbardicoyesterday at 10:30 PM

No. Actually the elephant in the room is the dismal quality of most teachers. But teachers are kind of a sacred cow of discourse, and nobody can state the screaming obvious.

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nitwit005yesterday at 10:45 PM

I don't believe you actually think this is true.