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Everything you know about education is wrong

Learning with video is as effective as the classroom — and that's a problem. By trying to teach children of varying abilities in one classroom, is American society underdeveloping some of its brightest young people? From Time, blame game: Let’s talk honestly about bad teachers; and Kayla Webley on the problem with paying teachers less. Annie Murphy Paul on Salman Khan: The new Andrew Carnegie? Most principals can’t identify or explain what constitutes good teaching, much less help teachers improve, according to a new book. Does it really take a village to raise a child? Jonathon A. Gould on an examination of the relationship between the members of the residence of a middle-school student and the student's satisfaction with school. A review of The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. Why Google is the most important learning tool ever invented: An interview with Tom Vander Ark, author of Getting Smart: How Personal Digital Learning is Changing the World. A look at how it only takes $6 million to educate the world. The Occupy movement has catalyzed rising anxiety over income inequality; we desperately need a similar reminder of the relationship between economic advantage and student performance. Everything you know about education is wrong: A groundbreaking study of New York schools by a MacArthur "genius" challenges the typical understanding of what makes a good school. From Finland, an intriguing school-reform model. Steven Brint on the four kinds of heretics attacking the gospel of education: A review essay. Should public schools raise pay to attract more of the top applicants who tend to go into higher-paying professions?