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#1399: "Did Self-Directed Learning Break Up The Beatles?

Credit Barry University
Dr. David Kopp says the differences in John Lennon and Paul McCartney's self-direction may have sped up the break-up of the Beatles.

You’ve seen them, those students or colleagues who are always taking the bull by the horns and plowing through projects and assignments on their own. In academia, these are called self-directed learners. Now, a professor has used the concept of self-directed learning to analyze one of the greatest relationships in music history.

Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, did self-directed learning break up the Beatles?

Then we’ll hear about a group of student suing the state of Washington for a better environment, and we’ll spend an academic minute finding out if testosterone makes you dumb.

Bob has been a part of the WAMC family since 2001. He currently produces and hosts National Production's The Best Of Our Knowledge. Over the years, Bob has produced The Environment Show and The Health Show for National Productions and hosted weekend mornings on WAMC for a decade. In addition to producing TBOOK, he is currently a reporter and on air host at WUWF Public Radio at the University of West Florida in Pensacola.