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Mark Blyth Tweet on Schools

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Pic of the day: Oh the irony of Neoliberal Elites constantly banging on about "skills" as the way to reduce inequality. Despite trying to push anyone breathing into college, guess which countries suck the most on basic numeracy and literacy? https://t.co/DlPIvGESusMy tweetAll those tests to ensue the teaching is 100% making school a misery for kids & teachers. All the market solutions: the competiton, the competitive tendering, adding stress to the system to keep everyone on their toes - but it doesn't work. Reward works better than the cane.

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Pic of the day: Oh the irony of Neoliberal Elites constantly banging on about "skills" as the way to reduce inequality. Despite trying to push anyone breathing into college, guess which countries suck the most on basic numeracy and literacy?

Mark Blyth Tweet on Schools

https://t.co/DlPIvGESus

My tweet

All those tests to ensue the teaching is 100% making school a misery for kids & teachers.

All the market solutions: the competiton, the competitive tendering, adding stress to the system to keep everyone on their toes - but it doesn't work. Reward works better than the cane.

Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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