Neil deGrasse Tyson on Education

• 4:36 – We as a community have stigmatized learning to end the second you graduate
• 8:50 – Students who get straight A’s do so despite the bad teachers, not for the good teachers.
• 13:51 – Use a question your kid asks to teach them to figure it out for themselves
• 18:19 – What Neil deGrasse Tyson would change within the public school system
• 24:41 – Using the grading system to prevent certain students from opportunities
• 30:24 – Looking at grades just shows attempts to impress people, not passion
• 35:36 – Some other things matter, like ambition, for example.
• 44:49 – It’s statistically tougher to be an NBA star than a medical professional

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