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And it\u2019s one where, I like to think and hope, Latter-day Saint educational institutions \u2014 including not only the Utah, Idaho, and Hawaii campuses of Brigham Young University, but our seminaries and institutes and our Sunday schools and youth programs and the experiences that many of our youth have as missionaries \u2014 might have something to offer. \u00a0And where we at BYU might want to see whether we can offer yet more.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Once you understand what he\u2019s asking, this is an extraordinarily interesting question: \u00a0 https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/is-the-u-s-education-system-producing-a-society-of-ldquo-smart-fools-rdquo\/ \u00a0 And it\u2019s one where, I like to think and hope, Latter-day Saint educational institutions \u2014 including not only the Utah, Idaho, and Hawaii campuses of Brigham Young University, but our seminaries and institutes and our Sunday schools and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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