Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem? (Rebroadcast)

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🗓️ 28 January 2016

⏱️ 37 minutes

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If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed "just a little bit below average," it's not really their fault. So what should be done about it?

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0:00.0	Hello, my fellow freaks. This is Stephen Dubner. The episode you're about to hear is called
0:08.0	Is America's Education Problem? Really just a teacher problem. In my humble opinion,
0:14.0	it's a really good episode, but you'll be the judge. It originally aired in November of 2014,
0:19.2	but I think you'll find it very relevant to the increasingly intense conversation we're all
0:23.3	having these days about education, not just in the US. Also, I wanted to give you a heads-up on
0:28.1	something else. As you may know, I host another non-frekenomics podcast called Question of the Day
0:34.0	with my friend James Altature. And all this week, our special guest co-host is none other than...
0:40.8	Well, here. Hey James, give me an M.
0:44.9	M.
0:45.7	Give me an A.
0:46.8	Hey.
0:47.4	Give me an N.
0:48.6	M.
0:49.2	Give me an Ush.
0:51.0	Ush.
0:51.6	Give me a Zomerody. Manouche Zomerody is joining us in the studio today. Hi, Manouche.
0:55.8	Hi.
0:56.4	Thanks for playing Question of the Day with us. Oh, it's my pleasure.
1:00.7	That's right. It is Manouche Zomerody, the host of WNMC Studios' hit podcast Note to Self.
1:06.9	Note to Self is all about using technology in the most productive and purposeful ways you can.
1:13.2	So, when Manouche sits down with James and me on Question of the Day, we'll get into this stuff.
1:19.5	I have lots of ethical issues with Facebook. Why not? Give me your top three. You'll also see
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