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For some odd reason we have decided, as a society, that all young people who go to college—even those who want to become poets or linguists—must show their mettle on a test of ability to do a certain amount of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry that they will never do again. And so, some companies make lots of money tutoring kids—kids who have already “taken” thousands of hours of math in school—to do those tests. And quite often the tutoring does the trick, because the young people at this point want to learn what they must to get into the college of their choice. Then they can promptly forget, forever, the math that they had put into their temporary memory banks.
Quote ID: 03176
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Peter Gray
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How Children Acquire “Academic” Skills Without Formal Instruction
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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