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Geoffrey Miller @primalpoly · Apr 11, 2022

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Paul Galletta @Paul_Galletta · Apr 12, 2022

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“Equity is best thought of as a virus … then uses the resources of its host to spread even further, leaving wreckage behind on a never ending quest for power.” - @lukerosiak

Book Mar 8, 2022

Race to the Bottom: Uncovering the Secret Forces Destroying American Public Education

by Luke Rosiak

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Erik Smith @Asaperik_ · Apr 12, 2022

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The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life (A Free Press Paperbacks Book)

Book Sep 1, 1994

The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life

by Charles Murray and Richard J. Herrnstein

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Carlotta 1.0 @PeacefulAutism · Apr 11, 2022

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By the great @PsychRabble . Debunks virtually everything taught routinely in ed school.

Book Mar 9, 2012

Social Perception and Social Reality: Why Accuracy Dominates Bias and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

by Lee Jussim

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ColtenInTheRye @ColtenInTheRye · Apr 11, 2022

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The Cult of Smart. I would say The Blank Slate, but I feel like the length and writing style make Cult of Smart more accessible.

Book Aug 4, 2020

The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice

by Fredrik deBoer

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jzac @ethicalzac · Apr 11, 2022

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Book Jul 17, 2018

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

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Cam Houser 📹 @cahouser · Apr 11, 2022

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Just googled this author. His other books are called Weapons of Mass Instruction Dumbing Us Down This dude doesn’t mess around. Thank you for the rec 🙏

Book 1991

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

by John Taylor Gatto

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Cam Houser 📹 @cahouser · Apr 11, 2022

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Just googled this author. His other books are called Weapons of Mass Instruction Dumbing Us Down This dude doesn’t mess around. Thank you for the rec 🙏

Book Oct, 2008

Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling

by John Taylor Gatto