Willingham on Education, School, and Neuroscience

Daniel Willingham of the University of Virginia and author of the book Why Don't Students Like School? talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how the brain works and the implications for teaching, learning, and educational policy. Topics discussed include why we remember some things but not others (and what we can do about it), the central role of memory in problem solving and abstract reasoning, the current state of math education in America, and what makes a good teacher.

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Willingham on Education, School, and Neuroscience is an episode from EconTalk Archives, 2009 by Library of Economics and Liberty.

This episode is 1:03:00 long.

This episode was published on Oct 12, 2009.

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