On education, on and off-line

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Empiricism, Pragmatism

Despite predictions of its imminent demise — whether or not its inefficiencies can be overcome by new technology — it seems to me that traditional education is not in danger of extinction. The reason for this has less to do with the way students learn, or even with the value of education as a form of signaling.

On self-esteem and educational achievement

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Empiricism, Ideology, Philosophy of Governance

Why is it that the more emphasis is made on self-esteem in education, the less achievement the highly self-regarding students are achieving?