Charles Murray, W. H. Brady Scholar of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and author of the book Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality, explains how the educational system works in the United States. He elaborates on the four simple truths of his book—people have different abilities, half of the children are below average, too many people are going to college, and the importance of rigorously educating the academically gifted. Murray proposes redefining the goal of education and believes credit should be given to anyone who is good at what he or she does, not just those who have earned a bachelor's degree.
Charles Murray
Charles Murray is the W. H. Brady Scholar of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He was a consultant for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and for the Bulgarian government as well as senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and chief scientist at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Murray holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BA in history from Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality, The Bell Curve, and In Pursuit: Of Happiness and Good Government.
Fuente: www.aei.org Última actualización: 11/10/2008
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Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality Charles Murray Student Center Building, CE-200 Universidad Francisco Marroquín Guatemala, November 7, 2008 A New Media - UFM production. Guatemala, November 2008 Camera: Manuel Alvarez; digital editing: Claudia de Obregón; index and synopsis: Carlos Barreno; content revisers: Daphne Ortiz, Rebeca Zuñiga, Jennifer Keller; publication: Mario Pivaral / Carlos Petz
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Introduction
Educational system in the United States
Living a lie
No alternatives
Educational propaganda
Two kinds of jobs
Four simple truths
Ability varies
Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
Half of the children are below average
Murray's athletic skills
Too many people are going to college
Bachelor's degree
Certification
America's future depends on how we educate the academically gifted
Elites
Holding feet to the fire
Rigor in verbal expression
Rigor in evaluation of data
Rigor in thoughts about human life
Redefining the goal of education
Accomplishments for leading a happy life
Excellence in all of its forms
Final words
Final credits
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