Breaking even

The myth of average

High school dropout turned Harvard faculty talks about how a simple new way of thinking helps nurture individual potential.

L. Todd Rose is co-founder and president of The Center for Individual Opportunity, an organization dedicated to providing leadership around the emerging new science of the individual and its implications for education, the workforce, and society. 

In this TedTalk video, Todd Rose cautions against designing curriculum and classrooms for the proverbial average student. He explains the myth of the average learner and the consequences that result for both students and society, when designing for average.