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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    How to Recover from Burnout? Ask a Nine-Year-Old Who Just Left School. (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    How School Trains You to Burn Out (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Jul 21, 2026

    Schools Don't Just Fail the Kids Who Struggle. They Are Run by the Kids Who Didn't. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  4. Issue · Jul 14, 2026

    Schools Don’t Just Limit Unstructured Time for Kids. They Teach Children Their Hours Belong to Someone Else. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  5. Issue · Jul 7, 2026

    Schools Don't Just Fail to Teach Cooperation. They Teach Children That a Classmate's Success Is a Threat to Their Own. (opens the original)

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