What we really should be teaching: statistics, science, math, media, code
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What we really should be teaching: statistics, science, math, media, code

ByJosh Bernoff

The pandemic and our elections have revealed America’s weak spot: ignorance. Too many in the populace can’t reason, can’t think straight, can’t differentiate opinion from reality, can’t identify bias, and have no context for what they consume. “This is a consequence of the poor education system in our country.” That is the applause line. But…

Adulting 101: 10 things they really should teach teenagers at school — and 3 we could do with less of

Adulting 101: 10 things they really should teach teenagers at school — and 3 we could do with less of

ByJosh Bernoff

I’ve watched teenagers struggle with the most amazing things in high school and college. Their heads are crammed with Dickens and trigonometry but they can’t make a phone call or cook a meal. Nobody should graduate high school without knowing this stuff. So here are ten things we should teach in school and three things…