What Freddie deBoer thinks about government

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Writer with a PhD in English who taught writing for years, author of The Cult of Smart and How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement. Argues that academic ability is unevenly distributed and that schools cannot close the gaps they are blamed for.

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1 dated position, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Freddie deBoer has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 8 Sept 2025

   Our readingSchool's purpose should be humanistic rather than economic, and the people who are not academically talented need a welfare state rather than a promise that school will lift them.

   Their wordsWhat we need, ultimately, is a return to a holistic, humanistic vision of what school is for, and we need a robust social safety net to protect those who are not lucky enough to be naturally academically talented.

   ↗Education Doesn't Work 3.0freddiedeboer.substack.com 6th of 6 in this piece