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When educational credentials create impossible expectations

Everyone expects me to have opinions about everything because I went to an Ivy League school but most of the time I honestly have no idea.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External markers of intellectual achievement can trap individuals in performative roles that disconnect them from authentic uncertainty and learning.

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