Bill Gates on education

[Adam Smith]

Originally posted by Agathon
I just read that Freakonomics book. I trust that guy more than any cretin you're likely to have read.

Let me see if I have this down right.

Agathon, who trashes economists at every opportunity, is basing his argument on the writings of Steven Levitt...

1994 John Bates Clark Award Winner....

(best american economist under age 40)....

(AKA next stop Nobel Prize)....

the youngest full professor of economics at ....

that bastion of rabid conservatism....

the seminary of economic self interest.....

the ultimate source of all capitalist evil....

drum roll please....



The University of Chicago.


Oh, the irony!

[Agathon]

Agathon, who trashes economists at every opportunity, is basing his argument on the writings of Steven Levitt...

I enjoyed his book. I don''t necessarily agree with everything in it, but it was an interesting read nonetheless.

I don't mind if economists want to investigate crack gangs – it's the repug apologists who should be hanging from lamp posts.

[Sandman]

Raise taxes, spend more on education. And stop branding teachers failures. Simple.

[Jon Miller]

most teachers where I went to highschool did suck

Jon Miller

[DanS]

Originally posted by Adam Smith


Let me see if I have this down right.

Agathon, who trashes economists at every opportunity, is basing his argument on the writings of Steven Levitt...

1994 John Bates Clark Award Winner....

(best american economist under age 40)....

(AKA next stop Nobel Prize)....

the youngest full professor of economics at ....

that bastion of rabid conservatism....

the seminary of economic self interest.....

the ultimate source of all capitalist evil....

drum roll please....



The University of Chicago.


Oh, the irony!

I would like to hear what thoughts you have on this topic, if you have formed them.