Season 3, Episode 14: Exam schools and meritocracy

03/21/22 • -1 min

Diane and Michael dive into the fierce debate around selective exam schools as a case study to not only identify the problems in implementation that meritocracy-based ideas have created, but also to suggest solutions that retain and amplify the benefits of meritocracy.

https://archive.org/download/class-disrupted-s-3-e-14-final/Class%20Disrupted%20S3%20E14%20final.mp3

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Season 3, Episode 13: Meritocracy and education

In this episode, Diane details the discussion of the history, pluses, and minuses with meritocracy through the prism of three recent books on the topic. Michael and Diane then discuss how this intersects with our K–12 education system—and set up two episodes to come about exam schools and selective college admissions.

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Season 3, Episode 15: Meritocracy and selective college admissions

Diane and Michael work to dispel the myths around selective college admissions, dissect whether they are in fact meritocratic, and architect what they see as a better path forward.

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