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8 essays

1. Going Back to Kindergarten at Age 28: Melia Dicker’s Quest

   This is a quest case study. ( Read others or nominate yourself . ) Have you ever wanted to go back to your school days knowing what you know now? In her part- Billy Madison style, part-personal develo

2. Learning How to Learn

   Long ago, I described myself as a “lifelong learner.” I never liked school much, but I liked learning.

3. There’s No School For What You Need To Do

   At one of the stops on my current tour, the bookstore host introduced me by saying in part “… and Chris earned a master’s degree in International Studies

4. The Resumé Of Failures

   For every success, there are countless failures. Yet when we look at someone from the outside, especially someone who’s been particularly successful, we may

5. Just Because it’s Supposed to Work Doesn’t Mean it Will

   Dan finished his education degree without ever stepping into a classroom.After he graduated, he realized he didn’t like teaching and wasn’t good at it.

6. If You Want to Make Money, Don’t Study Hard in School

   If you want to make money, question the rules and don’t study hard in school. That’s the finding of a new study: In 1968, researchers began studying

7. The One-Year, Alternative Graduate School Program

   What if learning wasn’t confined to a rigid program in a university? What if you could begin learning now, without going back to school?

8. If You Can’t Learn Math, Maybe It’s Not Your Fault

   I dropped out of high school and never learned algebra or geometry—not for lack of trying. Here's what that experience taught me about how we think about intelligence and learning.