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Presents text and figures that describe statistical findings on an education-related topic.| nces.ed.gov
Presents text and figures that describe statistical findings on an education-related topic.| nces.ed.gov
"I believe the children are our future" - Anand Sanwal via Whitney Houston| My non-sucky newsletter
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Make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy and require universities to underwrite loans| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
By high school, 2/3 of students are disengaged in school - a mass exodus of minds. And we're not doing shit about it.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
How elite education creates high-achieving but risk-averse students who struggle to think for themselves.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
Like ghost kitchens that exist only on delivery apps, these nonprofits exist only on college applications.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
Schools should NOT exist to train children to be compliant and conforming employees and consumers. Education should help develop students into independent-thinking explorers, leaders and problem-solvers.| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
This essay first appeared in my newsletter. Sign up here if interested in F’ing up the status quo and fixing education. Here's a thought that might change how you view the American education system: Most of what passes for educational progress is actually a sophisticated form of distraction. The ancient Romans had a term for this: "bread| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
Imagine a school where the number of books checked out from the library is used to judge the school’s literacy efforts. Absurd, right? Yet this mirrors the reality in many American government schools today (note: my focus is on public, government-funded middle and high schools). A conversation with a brilliant public school teacher recently illuminated| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
This essay first appeared in my newsletter. Sign up here if interested in F'ing up the status quo and fixing education. Here's a puzzle: how do you create a trillion-dollar debt bubble that can't be popped? Answer: make student loans non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. Now, here's a trickier one: how do you fix this mess when| Anand Sanwal » Trying to mess things up
