Alan Schoonmaker's Opinion For My Next Book

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1.) I think Harrington proved that a book of hands can be successful. I'd love a limit cash game version of that book.

2.) The what Poker teaches us could be very successful. Think about how well Freakonomics did. I'm thinking a book in the same mold, but based on poker theory, could be very interesting.

3.) I have a number of issues with Dr. Schoonmaker's educational opinions, but I don't see how anybody with any reasonable level of poker knowledge can think that tying student performance to teacher compensation is a good idea. The number of variables that impact student performance are enormous. A mediocre teacher can achieve a lot of improvement with a talented kid, and a great teacher can only achieve a small amount of improvement with a slow-learner kid.