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For the first time in modern history, students are less cognitively capable than their parents. In the age of AI, iPads, and COVID learning loss, Dr. Kathleen O'Toole (Kathleen O'Toole) of Hillsdale College College joins Freedom to Learn to share why she believes classical education is the answer to... show more

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