Thomas Sowell EXPOSES Schools Brainwashing Your Kids

[@mikejacobson14]

Sowell wasn't saying not to teach your children to have an opinion. He was saying that they should have one, well thought out and informed by facts.

[@user-qd4lu1rw9b]

Agreed... Greta thrown in as the example was perfect.

[@enderoctanus]

Which you can't usually do as a child. Another problem with ASSIGNING a child a position, is that they didn't have to think it out to hold it. So they probably didn't have to think about the issues it solves, or the problems it might create. If your dad teaches you something as a kid, you don't question it unless you are a teenager. Politics isn't something where blind obedience is a good thing, the opposite really, it's pretty harmful. We want people to hold GOOD ideas, and the only way to know if it's good is to test it against either reality (ideally), or other ideas if necessary. When your parents instill those ideas into you, they become part of who you are instead of just an idea.

[@mapachem4828]

​@@enderoctanus that's kind of the way to get people religious. When someone goes to a religious elementary they teach kids the values, morals and the existence of some things, even when people doubt and stop pratcice as adults some things are so engrained on the head that are imposible to disregard or to stop believe.

[@AB-ez4rm]

Good teachers should be paid more, and bad teachers should be fired. The teacher unions make that impossible.

[@kathleenking47]

The teachers unions only been around since the early 80s.. Also, they stopped teaching choir around same time in public schools Before that, kids had music🎼🎵🎶 textbooks, showing even what symbols were

[@bricehatcher8391]

The teachers union is the single biggest blight in the US Education system.

[@kevreeduk222]

Sadly, it's not just the unions, but many of the boards of education. At least most of the latter are subject to the democratic process as a means of ameliorating the harm they can cause, but without the necessary transparency (which is often sorely lacking) this is largely moot.

[@SHAKE-S-PIERRE]

Same problem with the police Unions

[@reasbey]

100%.

[@shandrag6329]

It’s sad what kids are having to deal with in school nowadays. Let them be kids and learn things that will help them, not teaching them that they are oppressors or oppressive, and bringing sex and gender into it. It’s just sick

[@ruffbuffwest7169]

It's like okay, so I don't want "tEacHerS" to talk to my child about sex and identity and genders and transgenders and things associated with the LGBTQ AND somehow makes me a homophobic! I could have swore it was my kid and not the governments... School nowadays is nothing better then indoctrination.

[@roknroller6052]

That’s why I disagree with Vans point. I think teachers being paid to brainwash, doesn’t deserve more money, actually everyone should cease donating anything to any form of education, and make sure you Complain, Take notes, Report teachers. Just like Cancel Culture does to Us and all dissenting opinion, Don’t let those teachers get away with conditioning your kids, Report them and target their Job. Most of those people have deliberately become teachers to brainwash, it’s their form of activism. The less disgruntled activist teachers, The better!

[@ruffbuffwest7169]

@@roknroller6052 I agree, I would say the good teachers don't get the recognition they deserve and the Obviously crazy ones and crazy insane school board members should be held accountable. They are basically saying the parent is homophobic for not allowing them to have conversations on sexuality ect with your child. Tf kind of world do I really live in

[@AjenjoAnejo]

And race.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

exactly school should be learning about practical knowledge and techniques that help you through life. Anything else is for you to learn about on an individual level

[@SomeGuy-cw9rw]

Being a conservative with a Ph.D., I can tell you it's not low compensation that keeps one out of academia. There are gatekeepers who won't allow you in if you lean right, regardless of your productivity.

[@downeybill]

Yes, I was looking for this comment.

[@waywardson1663]

The non-socialist profs I have known either a) started out as a socialist and later become a centrist or conservative, or b) work at the University of Calgary!

[@mikel3510]

False

[@mikes3827]

@Some Guy My best friend worked at UBER-liberal Tufts University (Medford, MA, suburb of Boston) for 30 years. John didn't work as a professor, but as a researcher (for fundraising). He eventually had a nervous breakdown, as his c*#! (former) boss literally increased his workload 4X what he had been used to doing. John was a victim of getting rid of a long-standing employee, who was a few years from retirement and VERY good benefits PAID FOR BY THE UNIVERSITY. So, rather than have to pay John his benefits that he earned for 30+ years at Tufts, the"non-profit" instead forced John out...albeit via disability. What I've long known about is these "compassionate" and "progressive" universities like Tufts and Harvard--I have multiple family members that work for Harvard, and the same cut-throat practice that went on at Tufts goes on at Harvard too--is that they're every bit as duplicitous and nasty as how the for-profit corporations can be. But, of course, Tufts, Harvard and universities are all "non-profit" so therefore they're benevolent and don't act like cut-throat corporations LOLOL. And if someone believes that BS, I have some "fabulous" land investment in Ukraine that I want to sell to that person.

[@tactless8671]

@@mikel3510 You have added nothing to the conversation.

[@shanenolan8252]

No child left behind was a terrible idea, my sister was held back a year in 1st or 2nd grade and it really helped her long term

[@kathleenking47]

My daughter was held back in 6th grade, but had such a great teacher, and tutor, she was able to skip the 8th grade and graduated on time. She had a hard time learning to read, early on, but NOT comprehension. shes fine now😊

[@sarahgould5435]

I was so high achieving I school that I skipped a grade. My math and science scores never recovered from that, so yeah, not a fan if NCLB. There are certain things that students *need* to grasp before they can successfully continue, no matter how quick or slow they are to grasp those things.

[@jippy8976]

You know that legislation has issues when textbooks used to train educators tend to include paragraphs discussing how controversial the legislation is among professionals in the field.

[@shanenolan8252]

@@jippy8976 yes

[@davidhogan7008]

There's a big difference between indoctrinating your own kids versus the public school system indoctrinating your kids. That's what the bill in Florida was essentially about. Parents are the final say.

[@kevreeduk222]

Sadly this isn't the case. Whilst parents SHOULD have the final say, they often don't. Especially when they are in the dark due to a lack of transparency!

[@mikel3510]

So indoctrination is cool as long as you're in charge? Gross

[@RedHeart1]

Thomas Sowell gets it..let the kids be kids. As well as you Van, you know what’s up. There’s a difference in the parents teaching their kids verses teachers pushing their views on the children. Especially when they’re suppose to be teaching math, science, reading, etc.

[@kevreeduk222]

Bingo! This is where I really wasn't on the same page as Van. I get the impression he thought Thomas Sowell was referring to parents pushing kids to be political, when he was really talking about an education system that seemed at the time (let alone the situation today) to be more focussed on teaching kids WHAT to think, instead of teaching kids HOW to think!

[@whasian1487]

It's one thing if your parent gets you to write your political representatives. It's another when your school teacher does it. I'm 35 and remember being in elementary school and one of my teachers having us write letters about "global warming" to state reps. We didn't understand what we were doing. We were doing it for the grade.

[@enderoctanus]

I don't even like parents doing that. Your kid can't vote. They aren't part of the electorate yet. They aren't informed. You're meant to advocate on your child's behalf, your child is NOT meant to be speaking for you.

[@joshdh46]

Van you worry far too much about how people feel about you. Be you, you're a good person. You've gotten yourself a long way

[@kathigreen1479]

Amen!! Makes him more real. If we all can't admit we've done reckless things, what's the point. Not one of us is perfect.

[@kenashburn5473]

The issue isn't telling other parents how to raise their own kids. As you said parents have the right to raise their kids however they choose. The concern is making sure schools aren't undermining how we raise our kids

[@alphacat9302]

I can listen to Sowell all day, even better with your reactions. School has become indoctrination.

[@janelleg597]

Yep, case in point, teachers in Burlington VT are leading 5th graders to "come out" using the gedner unicorn🤮

[@ValentineMichaelSmit]

School has ALWAYS been indoctrination. The difference is in what they're being indoctrinated WITH.

[@animeyhem9780]

School has ALWAYS been indoctrination; but it used to be indoctrination in how to think, not what to think. In the hard sciences at least instilling the how to think is still being taught...

[@alphacat9302]

@@animeyhem9780 i get what you are saying, but the word indoctrination implies using coercion and repetition to force ideology upon someone through inculcation. If you are teaching someone 'how' to think, indoctrination is no longer the correct word.

[@animeyhem9780]

@@alphacat9302 indoctrinate, teach, instruct, guide and educate are all synonyms...and indoctrination in and of itself is not necessarily evil unless what you are indoctrinating someone in is actually false. It has been given a negative connotation, yes; but education is and always has been indoctrination plain and simple. You can indoctrinate someone to truth, logic and rational thinking...and as someone who has been through military training, I believe I know at least a little something about indoctrination.

[@joshdh46]

The US Government won't pay for it. The tax payer does.

[@Carlos559Caps]

As someone who finished college a few years back and still have those bs “fees” added every quarter burned into my memory, I remember countless people working in admin and thinking “wtf does this person even do here?” Soooooooo many pointless high paying administrators in school. Teachers would make way better pay if someone would come in and cut out all the fat.

[@jonathandorsey]

The bureaucracy needs to expand to meet the demands of bureaucracy. Most schools shouldn't need multiple vice presidents with large administrative staffs. Diversity and inclusion usually becomes an impossible rabbit hole and money sink for meeting government requirements as well. State and federal funding comes with tons of strings, and someone has to do that paperwork too. It's grossly inefficient but it's also how you hire new grads for a couple years to boost your employment numbers and then fire them later as they underperform. Those all important rankings are thus manipulated.

[@emilyb5307]

The teachers I respected and admired the most absolutely refused to tell us any personal opinions on politics. Discussion and dialogue were encouraged, and facts (and their sources) were presented, but never would a teacher state their personal opinion or "direct" our thoughts. It gave me a sense of the integrity that should be crucial within the system.

[@Jolinga]

The more teachers (mostly Gen X) that I get to know, the more I’m convinced that teachers have been brainwashed over time.

[@alphacat9302]

We all heard about 're-education camps' in communist countries. We had them here, too... but instead of sending dissidents to them, every business just held 'diversity training', 'anti-sexism seminars', and whatnot for years. They'd joke about these things in shows like 'The Office', but the fact is, millions of adults were forced to sit through indoctrination. This includes teachers. And those who spoke up in resistance were let go. And anyone who spoke out against these things was called ist or phobe.

[@kathleenking47]

Boomer and older, wasnt this bad

[@ManDuderGuy]

People that work for the government become tools/puppets of government, it's not just a paycheck.

[@ruffbuffwest7169]

Just like a movie, teachers have a script they have in sections that they have to teach over the course of a year. They usually get the paperwork of things they have to teach before the year starts.

[@kathleenking47]

Come to think about it, Gen-x, were some of the 1st latchkey kids. And easier to control Post 1966.. If you were a boomer, you may have had older siblings around Or, oldest of gen-x

[@MegaReacts]

I was that kid also. School was for hanging out with friends and to be fed.

[@southernladyish]

And sleep. Don’t forget sleep 😂

[@west-Co_exploration]

Hey Van, thanks for playing another great Thomas soul clip. I'm really enjoying your journey. I think you missed one important point when he was discussing the fact that a lot of excellent teachers had quit and gone to think tanks. It wasn't because of money it was because they were driven out due to their "unacceptable" viewpoints. His entire discussion was based on the fact that in the late '60s the universities began purging any professors who said anything that would make students uncomfortable or hold them to a high standard that they didn't like.

[@rockymountainrussian2540]

it's fine if the parents want the children to know politics, but it should not be teachers telling the kids what to think and write, which is what is happening.

[@animal482]

BINGO! Teachers used to just teach the basics but now since politics has become pop culture we have to many people having stupid takes and passing them on to our kids. I used to think more people should get involved in politics 🤣 damn, that didn't age well.

[@40granite]

"As the scripture teaches, `Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ' (Prov. 22:6.).

[@LordNomad28592]

It's one thing to teach you own children your beliefs, it's quite another thing for the school to teach your children what to believe regardless of the parents wishes.

[@JoeBizzle]

I imagine Van is probably between 120 and 130 IQ, but different people learn in different ways. A one size fits all education system is ridiculous.

[@JoeBizzle]

@Dun no its not about budget, it's about accountability. There is almost no competition for most government schools, so there is little incentive to do a good job. I don't have the perfect template for the ideal school, but every school having the same curriculum is certainly not the best option. Schools should have the flexibility to try different methods. The bad schools need to be allowed to fail. The good schools should be emulated. Every community has different needs and the schools should reflect the community.

[@theblindvisionary]

115 max

[@JoeBizzle]

@@theblindvisionary you can't give me 5 little points? Most people will have a 5 point variance from test to test for a number of reasons.

[@enderoctanus]

We really have no basis for discussing his IQ beyond flattery or being rude, to be honest. He might not be as intelligent as some people, but that's fine. A plumber doesn't need to have 130 IQ, but plumbers have saved more lives than doctors. You can be very productive and useful to society without being intelligent, it isn't the only thing that matters.

[@chago4202000]

I used to skip school and go to the library so I could learn something.

[@kristyshortridge4968]

I have a daughter who is an educator as well. She struggles every day with paperwork that takes time away from students and she struggles with thise few students who refuse to work and hurts the rest of the class. Teachers are asked to do the impossible with few resources and minimal pay. I agree...teachers should earn a professional salary. Many of them would make more at $10 an hour at any other job than what they do. Many in society treat teachers as glorified baby sitters, and they feel like that sometimes. I am a firm believer in removing unruly children from a regular classroom because one or two students should not be allowed to disrupt the learning of others. I've seen, working in a school system, a student hit the teacher, be sent to the office, only to be returned to that classroom. It is really very sad. Our teachers are the people educating our future doctors, nurses, Presidents, etc. Treat them with the respect they deserve! And I fully agree..society should let kids be kids. Keep politics out of the schools. Keep political ideology out of the schools. Many subjects should be taught in the home. As a society, we've allowed and almost insisted by our actions that schools should raise our children. That should be stopped so that children can learn thru play, thru trial and error, thru the values of their parents.

[@Mrs.CGraves]

The ability to discipline disruptive students has been removed entirely from schools. Parents won’t support a teacher bringing that attention. They blame the teacher, the admin, call them (xyz) A disruptive student is that way for a reason. So, if removed to a different class, in that class a different type of teacher is needed (a leader) and additional help should be given to student to broaden the mind and find that learning fit. Most kids fit traditional model but some kids don’t, and aren’t necessarily “bad” Teachers should paid more.. but they also get a pension others don’t.. we need a total educational overhaul and teachers should have a bipartisan learning plan that must be agreed to. If they break from agreement and let bias slip in the must be fired. Just like all jobs. It allows for the greatest success because our society won’t last if we build a generation of jaded activist. How productive is that? Parents need to parent again. I think the foot was off the gas in many important areas, and that role needs to be respected like a educators role should be.

[@ndperson1]

As someone who wanted to be a small town college professor the fact that people in colleges are actually hostile to someone who disagrees with them definitely chased me away.

[@alphacat9302]

'No child left behind' didn't "work for you" even as you describe it. More like, you succeeded in spite of it due to natural talent. Because everything you say about it makes it sound like it held you back, gave you reasons not to push yourself. Which honestly, perfectly describes my education as well - looking back, school 100% told me not to push myself. It taught me to scrape by with a minimum of effort, excel without actually learning (ie, read books last minute, etc). I am fortunate things worked out well for me, but I wish I was taught how important striving was, something i figured out on my own just in time.

[@stachefonzi]

i don't think it was actually the No Child Left Behind Act that Van dealt with either, because at 44 he'd have been out of high school by 2001 when Bush signed it.

[@kevreeduk222]

One thing I often find myself disagreeing with Van on is when he refers to himself as "not being intelligent". He shows the genuine humility to accept the limitations of his current level of knowledge, combined with an apparent passion to learn and improve. That lack of wilful ignorance puts him streets ahead of many (perhaps most), and is, in my view, a sign of greater intelligence than he appears to credit himself as having.

[@davidrains3918]

I tested at 145 IQ when I was in elementary school and, like Van, I never thought of myself as highly intelligent because I was aware of how much I didn’t know. I wish that I had an average IQ, then I’d know everything and always be right.

[@thecoolunclea.k.a.unclebea1158]

I'm watching the early dawn of a new age of reason and logic in America. And this channel has a influence on it. That's a extremely good and important thing.

[@stephenhuber1219]

Realize what you don't know. Sometimes you know just enough to get in trouble.

[@kdkay4039]

I just bought several of his books. I can’t wait to read them! He is a deep well of information and insight. I can’t wait to dive in!

[@JoeBizzle]

My State spends an average of $10,000 per student per year. That classroom of 25 kids is a quarter of a million dollars. If the teachers are underpaid, where is the money going?

[@jonathandorsey]

Administration. Same thing with college.

[@123darkdeal]

The beauracracy/administration of both education and healthcare have exploded in size due to government spending. Teachers and RN's actually make really good money. A lot of people just think they don't due to 2 reasons. Either they think that because they don't know what teachers really make and are just repeating what they have heard, or they think that because of how much student debt educators and nurses come out of college with. I think the problem is the government backed tuition, that allows colleges to spike their prices. People used to be able to work their way through college. Some still can. Ivy Tech has a nursing program and it isn't that insane of a price. I make more money than I have ever made (42 yo) and I am still $15k+ less than the average Teacher and RN salary. At least in the US.

[@gatorstew1]

Government schools are big money laundering operations. Baltimore city spends over 17k/student and most of the kids aren't able to read and write. You're right, where's it all going?

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

Running a school isn't JUST paying teachers.

[@Bjjboxing]

@@JohnMiller-zn9pf Tru op's comment just comes off as ignorant

[@peteyn.y.7960]

Thomas Sowell is a Gem who should be treasured!! 💯💪🏽💪🏽🙏🏽🇺🇸

[@MW-go9rh]

Your child naturally picking up the beliefs and opinions of the family is much different than parents using their children to further their political agenda. That to me is despicable and abusive to the child.

[@bobbymayo4797]

You can't stand for something if you don't have the capacity to defend it 💯

[@FiREfaiRY1441]

No! We like you MORE because you've changed your ways and made a life for yourself. And we love that you can open yourself up to us!

[@coyotej4895]

Bring back Trade schools and Apprenticeships. Do away with the BS academics who clearly are not doing what we pay them for.

[@brookebond2390]

we need a million teachers like Mr Sowell and in one generation we could fix not only this nation but every bloody where. I say the greatest living mind today. May God protect him for as long as possible, we need him more than ever

[@oldguyhustle5941]

When you say that you aren't the most intelligent person, but you are learning that shows just how intelligent you really are. Most of the loudest voices aren't willing to learn or hear from the other side. Keep educating yourself. Education is power.

[@londonmum1901]

In my day I had no idea what my teachers political, religious or sexual attitudes were because they did their job which was to teach a subject. Their private life was just that - private.

[@JJ-nh8lv]

I think that education is too important to be regulated by the Government. Also, people go to school for the wrong reasons. If $ is all your after then you'll learn nothing.

[@bethhowton2719]

I have three siblings we all knew what was on news. I don't remember my mom talking politics with us until we asked her, not the other way around. Two of us kids are right of center two are left of center. We still do family. I believe you should raise your kids in your beliefs. We didn't know jack about our teacher's life's outside of school, let alone who they slept with.

[@brettg274]

Educators in the lower levels aren’t paid enough, but they are too hard to fire and not accountable enough for results.

[@GrimrDirge]

4:50 the problem isn't that teachers aren't paid enough; the problem is that they aren't paid their market value. Unions and regulations keep the most brilliant teachers from fully profiting from their efforts, while horrendous teachers who aren't even allowed near students are kept in "rubber rooms" sipping coffee and collecting the same paycheck.

[@1fferritto]

No, it’s because their teachers are “woke” and that’s tragic.

[@frank1387]

So education should be free, but educators should make big salaries ? How exactly does that work ? The government doesn’t pay for anything, taxpayers do.

[@terrigabriel582]

Love Your Smile, and Your Shining a Light 🙏❤

[@bahamutzero4903]

I really respect honesty of character; if you're not aware of yourself you can never improve on your shortcomings, and being able to be forward with that information shows that you've put deep thought into who you are.

[@bahamutzero4903]

I also agree completely on including children in your interests, or honing their skills in things they're passionate about. Personally I believe that's what allows us to grow at such an astonishing rate as a species, as it's the ability to pass down knowledge to the next generation that makes us so specialized. As you said, if it's lacking ill intent, I see absolutely no downside.

[@janelleg597]

I'd rather teach my kids how to evaluate different types of views than have them parrot my own ideas. Yes I impart my own values but I am not going to politically clone them before they even know how to function as an adult in society.

[@vegastjg]

right teach em how to think not what to think.

[@123darkdeal]

Average pay for both teachers and RN's is actually really high. Both are around 60k a year. The reason the people in think tanks didn't go into the education system has more to do with the leftist culture on campus's. Conservatives are silenced and usually ran out.

[@larrarain6531]

Often, they will take into account behavior when deciding who to skip or hold back. My nephew and niece were both held back once, despite being very intelligent and acing tests, because of the way they acted out in class. They were deemed "too immature" to move forward, but they were really just acting out because of their home life.

[@cecilspurlockjr.9421]

There are some so-called teachers that are payed way to much if they're paid at all.

[@bobbierobinson6269]

School is like everything else, it's about the money. Schools get so much money per child, yet they don't provide anything above the basic necessities. Teachers are not paid enough and have to provide their own books for reading. It's pitiful.

[@itechnwrite]

The lion’s share goes to administration and propaganda projects. Local schools don’t even keep up the maintenance. There’s a reason taxpayers fund at highest rates per child versus other nations, yet produce third world quality students. Where’s the money?

[@lynnbaxley4458]

With the children writing to their congressional representatives, was the educators narrative, which they should not push onto children.

[@BeeBlot]

I'm glad you didn't edit that out. I appreciate your realness. Not to mention that you may known what you were doing, but you were a kid being used as a pawn by the system. And it shows that we all do stupid shirts, but that only defines us if we allow it to! Respect!

[@chester6514]

It’s great to teach kids about the government and how to write letters but only if you also teach them about the basic issues on all sides and then ask them to write their own letter. Instead of telling a group of kids the world is going to end in 10 years and then asking them to storm into a senators office with placards. That is setting those kids up for disaster.

[@maryboylan3093]

Love your honesty. 👍🤗☘️

[@7Sandie]

The children are being directed by the teachers to right those letters, not the parents!

[@johntucker4296]

Any teacher that's serious about helping kids learn has to be able to kick kids out of the class so the rest of the kids can actually learn. I had a warning note to disruptive kids: NEXT STOP 105. That was the middle school 'time-out' room. The rest of the class was thrilled that I wouldn't hesitate to boot kids out for bad/disruptive behavior. I would love to talk with you, Van, about my time as a sub. Kids like you thanked me at their graduation for doing exactly what I did.

[@bucmon9845]

It isn't pay. It is gatekeepers of ideology that keep out people that won't toe the line.

[@kathigreen1479]

Difference between you teaching your child your values, and schools INDOCTRINATING your child.

[@debbeborders5762]

I appreciate your frankness about your experiences. I didn't enjoy school after 5th grade. I became aware that we didn't have money and I was ashamed. As an adult I thoroughly enjoyed learning and school. There are many factors to consider when discussing our education system. We need to scrap it and create a new education system with different requirements.

[@michelemcneill3652]

It sounds like you are a great father. Congratulations on your beautiful daughter being a teacher.

[@lapearl521]

Great counter-commentary, man! Love the fresh, respectful insight!

[@lu13501]

I just want to say I love watching your channel and I love how no matter what you take the side of what's right no matter what political views it may be you always take the side of right and I definitely appreciate that

[@ddrgkd]

Every one is paid enough, if your not paid enough your shafted, that’s just life we will never have everything perfect, if you get through life your doing good.

[@AliasMark69]

You are learning. Share what you learn with those in your world.

[@michaeldouglas8214]

I like you more dude! Honesty is the best way to go! I was a welfare boy growing up but made sure i didn't take that path. I quit school in seventh grade a couple years later i smartened up and studied on my own until i got my GED then joined the Navy.

[@jessicapainter6149]

Weaponized by parents because they’re woke!! Preach it!!

[@thegman8968]

It's shameful that this "educator" feels that teaching the youth of America was "not worth the bother".☮

[@61greerb]

One thing we learned during covid, was kids can learn online at home... If we don't have to pay for school infrastructure, maybe the teachers can get paid more.

[@elizabethhodges7869]

Yes government doesn't pay for it. We do.

[@Jcikokalol]

Administration departments usually ruin most jobs. I had a meme a long time ago I hung up in the shop on my ship. It was a person wearing a yellow hardhat (which usually means supervisor or a bigger boss) carrying a clipboard. It said "I don't know how to do your job, but my clipboard says you're doing it wrong" People who don't do the work dictating the best ways to do it. Almost every job. It's in mine in healthcare. And they love to say "we used to do your job too so we know..." Sure thing lady.

[@texashookem22]

Part of the problem when it comes to paying public educators is they are almost all part of a union, and pay is not distributed based on capabilities or qualification, it is increased based on tenure. And since public schools are funded by local municipalities, state, and federal governments, the poor areas will be paid less. And funding from the government is contingent on test scores, so teachers do not educate any longer, now they only teach to the tests. The Department of Education is one of the worst run government departments period! The DOE, along with the FED, need to be abolished. Tenure needs to have much less weight attached to it, and there needs to be much more focus on accomplishments, but that won’t ever happen as long as the unions keep running everything.

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

Side note you touched on- nurses get paid a lot of money. And my brother was a teacher, then a VP then he went back to a teacher. There is plenty of tax money in the education system (which should be federally abolished). But it is the unions and administration that eats all the money.

[@nicocas3583]

I love Thomas Sowell! He is my hero! Whenever I see a video or an article with his name on it, or a new book he's written, I immediately have to see it or read it! Thank you for all of your TS videos! Even though I have watched these interviews, I just want to watch them again!

[@michelemcneill3652]

I have learned about Thomas Sowell from you, what a great man he is.

[@Blaze_1961]

Average nurse salary is eighty seven thousand a year in the US. Public school teach is sixty one thousand.

[@bmo1878]

The average public school teacher salary is 61,730 the average salary across the board is $51,916.27. They are doing fine my man.

[@robertabell9182]

There’s a lot of difference between Learning something and being Programmed! All day long Yahoo

[@shellydevries6083]

My husband used to say to our 4 boys “You can either be a nerd, or work for a nerd. Your choice.”

[@NoirMorter]

It's good to hear how you handled yourself and how you agree with him or not.

[@Kipperbob]

I make damn sure that my kids question everything that comes from the education system,

[@davidarmour7766]

Education, Nursing, Policing, Fire Fighting, etc. are all service industry jobs, that should be filled with folks that are called to those jobs by their love for serving others. The pay isn’t where it should be but the rewards and benefits are.

[@chlupl]

I agree on not controlling parents in general. I find it pathetic to terrorize children that the world is going to end and they won't even live to adulthood.

[@chlupl]

I think you misunderstood what he said. He said kids are being taught to have emotion without facts. He isn't speaking of encouraging kids to excel and dig for knowledge. We are creating people who have no understanding but to follow a narrative.

[@crushlogic]

My wife has been a public school teacher over 25 yrs. The system has become a factory churning out people that follow the masses blindly, cannot think for themselves, and severely lack common sense. But, I believe this is the desired goal. Non thinkers are easier to control and herd. We try to teach our children to question everything. Not in a defiant or rebellious way, but to understand and find reason within. Of course we influence them, it's impossible to not, but they are encouraged to find and form their own opinions and beliefs. If they agree or disagree they should be able to support their decision. Just because a friend or relative says so is not enough. Thomas Sowell is very intelligent and reasonable, more people need to listen to him.

[@chuckkosack]

You turned out okay. I think those that raised you are proud.

[@chlupl]

John Taylor Gatto has a lot to say about modern education and society. He has a book out called "Dumbing us Down." There are also many talks that are given, so KZbin may be fruitful. He got New York teacher of the year awards a few times and tore through the BS with his acceptance speeches 🤣

[@env0x]

man i wish there was more people like you in the school i went to. i went to catholic school where everyone came from rich families with connections and i was one of the only kids from a lower class family. it's was a small school of only 500 students and everyone was basically the same overachievers with big dreams because their opportunities to go to a good university were wide open. i skimmed through highschool with all Ds and then got into community college for free and graduated with a 3.8

[@aliciasavage6801]

because instead of paying more for top teachers they take the government money and put it in to more administrative stuff.

[@mgentles3]

My son taught for 3 days. He couldn't deal with the idiocy.

[@emilytidd3811]

And you shouldn’t ask other people to pay your way.

[@EastCoastGal66]

This Man makes perfect sense !

[@AnnaMarie66]

I see no problem teaching our kids about politics when they’re young as long as your not OBSESSED & only teach FACTS not your own feelings

[@Mrs.CGraves]

If your facts are “oppressor/oppressed” it’s a slanted view. It’s pretty easy to put your views based off facts (half withheld or opinions inserted on intention)

[@sschuyler1]

If you haven't already, I'd recommend checking out interviews/videos with Milton Friedman, Walter Williams, and Don Boudreaux. They are all great at making economics understandable without using a lot of jargon.

[@joajoa4127]

That's what hes trying to say it should be up to the parents and family what the children should do it should not be forced on them by the teachers because they're putting their views in your children

[@fewwiggle]

You want to teach them how to think -- not what to think.

[@Brandon-so9fp]

Look into teachers at your kids school that don't teach. Its easier to keep them on the payroll then to fire them.

[@thomaswells8566]

Our children know our politics they also know what we CONDONE.

[@skyqueen1148]

"People who can, Do. People who can't, Teach"

[@debradanner5030]

So the Dep. Of Education began in 1979. Until then education was a local issue. The government has ruined the way our children learn. They have to carve out special this and special that. Education should be about education not social agendas. By the way Van, I really enjoy you. 🙂

[@Laubz]

He said why they werent in upper acadamia, the students railed against professors that would challenge them and their views