Whether they were the best days of your life, or a grim memory you avoid at all costs, your school days are incredibly formative. This week we’re unpicking the school system, as we examine where the modern system comes from and find out why it fails so many people. We’re also uncovering whether there’s any truth behind ‘learning styles’, why it’s so hard to make changes to the school system and how electric shocks might be able to help us learn! Thank God our school days are over…   Special thanks to today’s expert Guy Claxton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.