Indoctrination Station, Part 3 (Education)

Episode 50 - Indoctrination Station, Part 3 (Education)

This is the final destination on the Ben Express, the last in a three-part series on the Marxist March through western institutions.  It's the topic that's been begging to be discussed, the station to end all stations:  the Indoctrination of Education.  News Flash:  Education in America is in a bad way.  Whether it's schools becoming testing grounds for each new leftist lunacy, or the country's average test scores falling pitifully below that of its international counterparts, headlines noting the 'crisis' abound.  What's really intriguing is the contention that the school system's failure might not be a failure at all; it might be a failure by design.

Ben puts nails to the chalkboards of every all-in-with-the-latest educator by asking the hard questions in this episode.  Chad turns up the Dewey decibels by adding in his own uncomfortably critical commentary.  The two put up the challenge (even to themselves) to honestly assess the condition of education in this country.  What is the history and ideological underpinnings of modern public (government) education?  How can we identity the negative effects of schooling in our society and in our children?  If we know the less-than-stellar outcomes that result from these schools, why do we continue to send our children to them?

SHOW NOTES:

"Enemy of the State" movie clip referenced:  Because you made a phone call - Enemy of the State - 1998 - YouTube

Ben's primary book source for episode:  Amazon.com: Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation: 9780063215047: Hegseth, Pete, Goodwin, David: Books

Dorothy Sayers text:  LostToolsOfLearning-DorothySayers.pdf (pccs.org)

GK Chesterton quote (by Ben):  Gilbert K. Chesterton - Education is simply the soul of a... (brainyquote.com)

News Headlines on the "crisis" (don't just take our word for it!):