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From language acquisition to problem solving to social skills, questions of how we learn are central to understanding human development. Formal education has its share of critics—can psychology lead the way to true reform?

Problems and Challenges

Problems and Challenges

A Brief History of Education

To understand schools we must view them in historical perspective.

by Peter Gray in Freedom to Learn

A Problem America Won't Solve in Our Lifetime: Education

We're getting dumber.

by Stanton Peele in Addiction in Society

Rousseau’s Errors: They Persist Today in Educational Theory

Pity poor Émile!

by Peter Gray in Freedom to Learn

See Also

model schools and inspirational methods

Model Schools and Inspirational Methods

Education: Class Dismissed

A school where kids can play all day—with good results.

by Hara Estroff Marano

"Education is Not the Filling of a Pail, but the Lighting of a Fire"

Motivation, procrastination, and Yeats.

by Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. in Don't Delay

How Nature Can Transform Education

Beyond the landmark "No Child Left Inside" act.

by Richard Louv in People in Nature

Minimally Invasive Education: Lessons from India

How thousands of impoverished children in India became computer literate.

by Peter Gray in Freedom to Learn
College and Beyond

College and Beyond

The Myth of Higher Education

Can you count on a diploma to pay for itself?

by Stephen Mason, Ph.D. in Look At It This Way

Education: A College Cure?

Universities hope to prevent depression by engaging students.

by Hara Estroff Marano

Want to Graduate? Get to Work

A part time job can reduce flunking out of college.

by Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D. in Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence

The Perils of Higher Ed

The undergrad life is a blast, but it may lead you to forget everything you learn.

by Steven Kotler

The Latest on Education

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The Brain Can Change Itself: Evidence From Phantom Limb Research by Daniel R. Hawes
Do schools exploit the best strategies for learning? by Susan R. Barry, Ph.D.
Learning By Observation Rests on Early(!) Sleep by Daniel R. Hawes
Can beliefs about single people become self-fulfilling prophecies? by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.
What does nature have to teach us? by Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D.
Self-help therapy in the form of four exercises. by Thomas Scheff, Ph.D.
Educating passionate problem-solvers for the 21st Century by Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D.
Disrupt your sleep, disrupt your body and brain. by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
CNN: Sure, you survived cancer, but you’re still single. by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.

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