Questioning the Practice of Grading in Schools (Robert Gressis & Kevin Currie-Knight)
MeaningofLife.tv: SophiaShow Notes
Rob and Kevin make small talk ... Kevin describes and laments the grade economy ... What's the relationship between grades and learning? ... Bryan Caplan's "The Case Against Education" and how it has traumatized Rob ... Unschooling ... If schools suck so much, how did Rob and Kevin learn? ...
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