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School Ruins Our Minds. Here’s How We Can Fix the Damage
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School Ruins Our Minds. Here’s How We Can Fix the Damage

These five areas of focus have transformed my life, and I hope they can do the same for you and other bright, active minds.

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Thomas Walker-Werth
May 01, 2025
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Every major problem in our world today has its root in education.

In most Western countries, mainstream state education is heavily influenced by the “progressive” ideas popularized by the early 20th century philosopher and education reformer John Dewey. He rejected the idea that the purpose of education was to prepare individuals to succeed in life, sayi…

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