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Re: How Can We Make American Students Smarter?

Another detriment of the system placed upon education that I don't think has been mentioned is that colleges also get affected when a student does not show his or her full potential due to the fault of system, they don't get to learn everything about the student.

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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256 View Post
Today I've just started "The New Cool", for the 6th time, and reading a quote from
Woodie Flowers made me rethink the entire schooling process, and the FIRST process. The exact quote (below) explains how in schools we are "training" students, and in FIRST, we are "educating" students.
Forgive me, but I totally forgot this book even exists! (I have seen the book before) I'll consider buying the book to read it.

Also, another thing you reminded me of is this video shown in the 2011 Kickoff featuring Woodie Flowers. One thing he said was very similar to the quote you provided, though very general but nevertheless still inspiring!

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Originally Posted by davidthefat View Post
Thanks for the link. This is still relevant today.

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