Quote by: James Heckman

The goal, I think, of American education, for decades, and across many, many scholars, was basically to teach people broad lessons in how to live life, how to engage life, how to essentially be effective citizens and effective people.


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Author Bio


  • NameJames Heckman
  • DescriptionAmerican economist
  • BornApril 19, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEconomist; Statistician
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Memorial Prize In Economic Sciences; John Bates Clark Medal; Frisch Medal