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Detracking in education is a process that aims to reverse the ways students are grouped into different educational pathways, addressing systemic injustices.
The harm of tracking can lead to racial and socioeconomic disparities in education, impacting opportunities for college and overall school experience.
Challenges in detracking include the resistance from educators and parents, as well as the need for training and support to create more inclusive and diverse classroom environments.

Colleges are struggling financially and need to reimagine majors based on data.
Small schools should focus on their unique value proposition to remain relevant.
Online learning is evolving, and colleges need to rethink design to better serve students' needs.

Competence in organizational management is essential and often underappreciated.
Putting inexperienced individuals in charge can lead to gross mismanagement and negative consequences.
Prioritizing ideology over core organizational goals can result in disastrous outcomes.

Positive thinking originated as an antidote to Puritanism and is about trying to think positively as a practice or discipline.
In academia, positive thinking can enable gaslighting where university leaders may manipulate or undermine faculty concerns to align with their personal visions.
Negative thinking, while often seen in a bad light, can be essential for seeking truth and survival by challenging assumptions and serving as a tool for vigilantly assessing reality.

Education aims to enrich students' lives by fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and courage.
Promoting uncertainty and questioning in education is essential for a scientific approach to the world.
Expecting high quality from students helps them rise to meet those expectations and develop valuable skills for life.

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Online education allows professors to scale and reach more students, but the reality is different from the initial hype.
A story of a student unknowingly learning from a deceased professor emphasizes the challenges of discerning if a professor is alive or not in online classes.
Universities might need to be more transparent about the faculty's status to avoid potential long-term issues, like unintentionally paying a deceased professor for years.