To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because none of them are going on to college. Almost all of drop out of school and so, they're spending their time learning things that are important to them.

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And so, you can do hundreds and hundreds of studies showing a general factor and...

And so, you can do hundreds and hundreds of studies showing a general factor and...

Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly,...

Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly,...

If there's going to be an SAT, it's probably practical to invest in a book...

If there's going to be an SAT, it's probably practical to invest in a book...

In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that...

In other words, if a teacher only teaches in one way, then they conclude that...

But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves...

But what many psychologists have done, probably because they did well on a test themselves...

ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its...

ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its...

In other words, unlike some people with new theories, we will go out, we'll go...

In other words, unlike some people with new theories, we will go out, we'll go...

If you're not adapting to the very rapidly changing environment, if you can't think creatively,...

If you're not adapting to the very rapidly changing environment, if you can't think creatively,...

But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first...

But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first...

Well, I don't think that the SAT is a scam.

Well, I don't think that the SAT is a scam.

And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at...

And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at...

If you bore them to death and say, this hurts me more than it hurts...

If you bore them to death and say, this hurts me more than it hurts...

You can quickly go from having passion and love to passion and hate when an...

You can quickly go from having passion and love to passion and hate when an...

Well, first of all, we did lots of studies where we show practical intelligence doesn't...

Well, first of all, we did lots of studies where we show practical intelligence doesn't...

So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has...

So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has...

I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach...

I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach...

In other words, the better they did on the IQ test, the worse they did...

In other words, the better they did on the IQ test, the worse they did...

There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is unique about them.

There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that's what is unique about them.

All of the studies we do in my group are quantified.

All of the studies we do in my group are quantified.

The three parts of the theory are analytical ability, the ability to analyze things to...

The three parts of the theory are analytical ability, the ability to analyze things to...