Schools Don’t Fail—Students Do. The Back to School Episode

Schools don’t learn—students do. In this back-to-school episode, Doc G and the Discussants dispense with programs, slogans and familiar excuses to ask who is really responsible for a student’s success. They lay out ten practical rules students can use to take control of their futures, challenge parents to maintain high expectations without imposing artificial limits, and tell teachers what every student is owed from the adults entrusted with a year of childhood. Then comes the larger question: Have we made education far more complicated than it needs to be?