Dr. Robert Weissberg joins Andy Nash to talk about his most recent controversial book, "Bad Students, Not Bad Schools." Dr. Weissberg suggests that, as in athletics, there are limits to one's natural ability to achieve in the classroom, and that the repercussions of this thinking are enormous.
1:04 - What everyone knows, but is afraid to say in public. (1 min)
3:50 - Like in athletics, there are limits to your natural learning abilities (1 min)
5:10 - Children can distinguish between "smart" and "dumb" peers (1 min)
6:30 - Programs like HeadStart do not boost cognitive ability (1 min)
9:00 - Big Bird should be killed (2 mins)
12:49 - Cheating is tolerated in education, but not in sports (2 mins)
16:15 - School choice doesn't increase motivation to learn (1 min)
17:44 - Let teens drop out with certificates to redeem later (2 mins)
