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Education

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

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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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Schools can discourage education by ignoring the risks of learning. by Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D.
Telling stories is an underrated experience. by Joachim I. Krueger, Ph.D.
We notice the characteristics of each other's appearance. by Dara Chadwick
Smoking weed at 16 may leave you lonely later on in life. by Adi Jaffe
Why do some students seem so smart? by Susan R. Barry, Ph.D.
How do you explain the magnitude of huge numbers? by Adam Alter
Good feedback makes teaching and learning more effective by Nancy Darling

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