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Stephen Downes

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Interesting commentary. "In his 2016 book The End of Average, Dr. Todd Rose explains that, to (Edward) Thorndike, the purpose of school wasn't to educate each student. It was to sort them based on what he believed to be their inborn intelligence. 'It is deeply ironic,' writes Rose, 'that one of the most influential people in the history of education believed that education could do little to change a student's abilities.'" I wonder what percentage of educational reserachers have similar views today.

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