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It appears that I too suffer from Oppositional Logic Syndrome and Stage 3 Ideation Slippage

COVID changed some things. Would real like to see a new addition with an additional chapter named “Yeah, about COVID…”

I expect our response to the pandemic impacted Freddie’s thinking on some of the concepts and his ideas he laid out in The Cult of Smart

But many people,
induding many brilliant people, know very early on thatthey are not meant for formal schooling. We should listen to them and respect their right to opt out at a far younger age than we currently do.

Don’t see an “and then, what?” here

equality of certain essential outcomes related to material security and political representation is a realizable and noble goal.

Really enjoying it. In his typical straightforward style, Freddie is busy rubbishing some old nostrums such as “what you believe you can achieve“ and “ if the students failed to learn, the teacher failed to teach,” with a focus on the idea that education outcomes are relatively plastic over time in the aggregate. Looking forward to his ideas about what to do with that.