Unschooled: The PragerU Curriculum | Meet the Press Reports

[@h.davidburstein3578]

It is unfortunate that this report wasn’t approached from an objective journalistic viewpoint. Why not give the topics discussed in the 100s of videos, the CV’s of the presenters, the reasons why the videos have been seen billions of times as your introduction into the success of PragerU? Have you noticed how “conservatives” who believe in conserving the good stuff get labeled “right wing “. All this report did was again show me that legacy media is in big trouble because of time constraints always present stories from their agenda. BTW, Chuck, can you please tell me what are the Ten Commandments?

[@Sean-gv1nw]

All your comment showed was your opinion was made before this video was.

[@ravenrog]

Prager is gonna drop the full interview that these guttersnipes cherry-picked from.

[@brucemoose926]

Please search PragerU NBC Hit piece where Prager U recorded the entire interview instead of this edited version to sell you a narrative.

[@timlewis2605]

It’s not that they don’t want kids to be indoctrinated, they just want to be the ones indoctrinating them.

[@jackiesmith1325]

Amen! They are such hypocrites.

[@jodihouts6032]

We want children to be given information, and to use their own free will to come to their own conclusions. We also want children to know that the love of Christ is bigger than any on this earth, and that they are significant in God's eyes. That they not only have worth, but a purpose in this world.

[@claymore4496]

@@jodihouts6032…so you’d have a problem if your child decided to become a Muslim or Hindu or any other religion their educated mind steered them towards. You miss the point completely.

[@NopeUghUghAbsolutelyNot]

​@@jodihouts6032This is interesting because it seems some in the Christian faith want to remove people's free will

[@MkE1121]

@@jodihouts6032 Do you know what I hear when I hear this - we want children to be informed about what we believe so they can believe they are coming to use their own free will to believe what I believe. Giving children information and using their free will means giving them information - all information. Not just the information we want them to know. It means teaching them that Jesus is *A* reason for the season - not *THE* reason for the season and teaching them that dozens of holidays, from a variety of faiths and cultures are celebrated between November 1 and January 31. It is allowing a child to see differences - and see how things are at home - and deciding if that is what they choose to believe. You are absolutely welcome to teach your child about Christ. You are absolutely welcome to teach your child that God is the only way. You can do that - - but you don't have the right to teach that to other people's children unless they invite you into that (like as a sunday school teacher, youth pastor, even family friend) . You do not have the right to make people who don't believe this way - to conform to your way of thinking.

[@MV-qm9ne]

What do schools of the '30s look like? They were schools that taught reading, writing and arithmetic; not much else. Schools of the '30s produced students, who in the 5th grade knew more than most students who graduate high school today. Those types of schools are what PragerU wants for today's children. As for book banning: there has always been book banning. If you were to step foot in a public library, you would know there's an adult section and a children's section. That's simply because some materials are not proper for children.

[@scottd2063]

Bingo! Well said.

[@skjenco]

My mother was an exceptional writer, so much so that once an English professor questioned a college paper she had "edited" for me, noting it seemed professionally written. She was widely recognized for her writing prowess. When I inquired about how she honed her skills, she attributed much of it to her elementary school education between 1938 and 1944. A significant part of her learning involved studying Latin and mastering the skill of wordplay to express ideas with precision and clarity.

[@CarlAfrika]

There was little to no Black history taught in the '30's. In fact, Blacks were told they had no history of significance and Africans barely discovered fire and did not know the wheel when Whites first encountered them.

[@caleblauber1441]

I support PragerU. Need to remember you don’t NEED TO BE AN EDUCATOR TO TEACH! In fact, homeschooled children performed significantly better than their public schooled peers in terms of academic performance. Most parents are not certified educators. So there! FACTS don’t care about your feelings people. Let’s educate our kids.

[@Anonymouthful]

I cant even imagine the kind of life a child will have when their entire perception of the world is dictated by outright lies and misinformation sponsored by whatever industry giant feels like pushing their ideas trough this "university".

[@HisZotness]

Please cite scientific studies to support your claim that homeschooled children perform better than those in public school. I'm betting you can't.

[@CarlAfrika]

@@HisZotness We home schooled our kids too and you STILL have to follow standards set by educators, despite what the other person wrote above. Home schooled doesn't mean you get to exclude basic educational standards because you think its "Marxist".

[@annawolfe2706]

"Unschooling" means no curriculum, not either a right or a left curriculum. This is a total misnomer. I "unschooled" my son from 2003 to 2010. Public education failed us for a number of reasons. He is now an honors student at one of the world's top universities. He's a History major.

[@jvc0107]

PragerU seems like a really sound and safe curriculum for kids! Nicely done.

[@sugarmuffin319]

They have a great children's book series, too! Available on Amazon❤

[@thewannabefarmerswife]

My kids have learned more from PragerU about our country, the country we live in then they ever have in the public school system. We love PragerU. I have two in public school and 2 not ready for school and knowing what I know now homeschooling is the way for my youngest two. They will both be raised on PragerU. Wish I would have had this option for the oldest two.

[@pete8516]

What NBC does not address once is if you ask the vast majority of parents what they want their children's curriculum to include they would say Reading, Writing, Arithmetic. History, Science...they would not include propaganda theories from the left or right....

[@Peteyboy4justice]

You’re over the target Prager University! Keep up the good work, you’ll save this country one child at a time. Thank you for all you do.

[@bndergltd3053]

I saw one of their silly videos about cars. It was all conservative talking points that were not backed up by facts.

[@livingmartyrreport9583]

@@bndergltd3053 Each one of their videos has a facts and sources tab at the bottom that they purposely try to not cite right wing sources. You must have nmissed that.

[@Peteyboy4justice]

To bndergltd3053……. I don’t believe you.

[@bndergltd3053]

@@livingmartyrreport9583 please cite some of those reputable sources. Given that it was founded (and funded by fracking billionaires and the Devos family) by conservatives and are not hiding the fact that their aim is to present a conservative viewpoint, I find it hard to believe that they are going out of their way to rely on factually based sources. PragerU is low on factual reporting, uses poor sources and has an extreme right wing bias. Don’t believe me? Google “media bias fact check” and once on that site, type in PragerU. PragerU is a joke, and it shouldn’t be used in classrooms. I’m sure you’ll say that that website is biased. You’re more than welcome to type in a left wing news source that you love to hate, and you will see that they also point out their left wing bias.

[@EntrepreneurGuy]

@@Peteyboy4justiceYou can go look for yourself then if you don’t believe him.

[@yukonjack8103]

It's fascinating to watch Hylton and Todd, people inundated by left-leaning thought, try to understand rational conservative content. This must sound so incredibly different than the people they meet every day.

[@bman11714]

This was probably the most disengenious “journalistic” piece I’ve ever seen. NBC should be ashamed of themselves. I would encourage everyone to watch this then go and watch the Praeger U follow up to this.

[@timothysiler5722]

Wow! Great hit piece. 30 minutes of comments taken out of context and outright lies. Anyone watching this will have no idea what Prager U is like. Linking bomb threats to Prager U is especially disturbing as it has nothing to do with Prager U. Go watch the videos and then judge for yourself.

[@CACruizin]

That was exactly my thoughts when I watched this piece. It started out interesting, then took a hard LEFT into darkness

[@Ncthrifter]

I have and Prager u is horrible

[@timothysiler5722]

@@Ncthrifter I suppose it is if you don't like the truth.

[@Ncthrifter]

@@timothysiler5722 I love the truth that's why I liked it but I see a lot of right wing bias on here so I'm not surprised you say that but if you ever tell someone something like that maybe have some facts to back it up, just saying. I haven't watched all of the videos but the ones I have watched only show one side of things. Like when I was in school we learned Columbus discovered America and did some good stuff and we learned the bad but all I saw in Prager u video was he was a good guy that was misunderstood and the native Americans were savages. Horrible like I said and they don't hide the fact that it's a conservative view point. That's like saying a progressive view point is the truth. There are some truths but any education based in religion or political is going to be biased and doesn't matter which side.

[@timothysiler5722]

@Ncthrifter I'm not sure if you watched the same video that I watched. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXPakqp9ZceDgMUsi=PBcpROFxj10UlZLO It never said anything about native Americans. It did mention tribes in the Bahamas and said some were good and some were bad. The bad ones were the cannibles that ate babies. It also covered his faults.

[@ManUnitedRealMadriGuy]

Attended a private, Christian elementary and middle school in FL and a secular, college prep high school in FL. Graduated in mid-2000s. The curriculum skewed heavily to the right, glossing over complicated aspects of American history. My college education balanced me out, it did not "indoctrinate" me into becoming some radical communist. Today, my wife is a public school teacher (elementary) in "liberal" New England. Never once has she been asked or forced into teaching CRT, talking about preferred pronouns, etc. Conservatives would lead you to believe there's an epidemic of indoctrination running rampant through our nation's schools - it's not true. Talk to actual teachers. What is true is that this political pressure cooker is pushing teachers out of the profession and exacerbating the shortage that actually impacts our kids' education.

[@We_r_the_resistance]

So they can then go on and privatize the system.

[@AngelaMStovall]

Exactly they know their lying the evil greedy pigs just want all of the money 💰 funneled over to their creepy private schools so they have control over the next generations to come 🤬❗️

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Yep, they want to abolish the Department of Education, they say so proudly, and privatize the system, which would be an unmitigated disaster and set our country back many decades. Conservatives in this country are unhinged, dangerous and destructive.

[@claucemicro1080]

I don’t think teachers are quitting just because they see opinions on the news. Most teachers who quit say it’s mostly because they aren’t allowed to discipline the students in any way, so if there are bullies in the classroom, they almost have to surrender the classroom to them. Other reasons are that they lack resources, and there are also those who don’t agree with the school programs.

[@BottomLineBassin2]

Purely anecdotal

[@MkE1121]

Oklahomans are horrified/disgusted/angered by Ryan Walters. He is singlehandedly destroying the future of education in Oklahoma and we have dropped to 50th. This man is horrifying - he has promised to get federal funding (and their requirements) out of public schools - and he's following through to the extreme detriment of schools across the state.

[@MkE1121]

Ryan Walters by no means invites conversations from concerned parents.

[@PabloMelendez1969]

Having a MAGA cultist in charge of education of a whole state is just so insufferable. Turning your schools into a culture war zone must be such an enormous waste of children's precious time. Awful.

[@SpeakerOfTruth444]

PragerU is 'indoctrination" not education.

[@papaagidi2838]

Yes he’s trying to get rid of stupid woke stuffs in school like “men can get pregnant “

[@dv9763]

Isn't there a conflict of interest for the teachers? If the teacher unions demand a certain paradigm to be taught and if you don't follow it, as a teacher, is there financial instability that comes along with it? Are you getting paid to teach a certain 'propaganda' by the union?

[@torim856]

Highly edited to put down PragerU. I just watched the UNEDITED interview with Dennis on the PragerU channel. EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD ALSO!

[@saramartinez103]

Can you please link it here

[@susanavilez9302]

The founding fathers were atheists, deists and Christians came here to form a country where people could practice their religion of choice or none at all. the only group to have their religion banned until, 1978 was Native Americans. Traditions, cultures, dances, ceremonies, languages, religion all banned. In American "Indians could be anything they wanted to be, but Indians." Russell Means

[@mscott7004]

This is horrifying and eye-opening. Thanks for sharing. Never, ever knew this.

[@susanavilez9302]

@@mscott7004More Natives have served in our military than any other group per capita, but not allowed to vote until 1963, forced sterilizations until 1976, not allowed to practice religion until 1978, last forced Indian school used to separate families and destroy the core of the Indian closed 1996. Read the Ft. Laramie Treaty for the Sacred Black Hills. Many Natives across Turtle Island/USA assimilated worked, bought land paid taxes only to have government take it and sell or give to white settlers.

[@nemesisprime7518]

They were Freemasons. To be a Freemason, one has to believe in a diety. Not atheists.

[@susanavilez9302]

@@nemesisprime7518 I'm a Mayflower descendant with John Adams and two others in my tree my own grandmother who I knew well was born 63 years after Adams passing, Tell me more BS.

[@nemesisprime7518]

@@susanavilez9302 Freemasons

[@Shane-zl9ry]

It's how to be an old bigot 101

[@kcm7134]

The “sociologist” has no idea what she’s talking about. She says teachers shouldn’t be supplementing curriculum? Teachers supplement curriculum all day, every day! That’s why the site Teachers Pay Teachers is so successful. Teachers purchase materials created by teachers to supplement their curriculum. I don’t know any teacher who ONLY uses their district provided curriculum.

[@YankeeStacking]

What did PragerU expect from the leftist at NBC? I swear I would have told them to take a hike if they wanted to interview me and my company.

[@tfo4093]

Ryan Walters' evidence of Marxism in the schools, left wing ideology, etc was some TikToks (and not much more than that). He is an embarrassment. It's shocking that he calls himself an educator.

[@danielmorales1470]

Goebbles called itself an educator too😮

[@Power_to_the_people567]

Kent Hovind calls himself an educator too

[@willmont8258]

Leftism is Marxism, so wherever you find leftists, (like in public schools teaching our children), you will find Marxist ideas being taught.

[@camille11ize]

Marxism is being taught in public school. Social Emotional Learning is mandatory and is Marxist and has priority over any core classes.

[@beetoven8193]

Not even trying to hide his religious bias

[@rjean99]

Or his MAGA credentials

[@dominique217]

​​@rjean99 For me, that's what's so glaring. It's confusing coming from a government employee's mouth speaking from his professional position.

[@finalhexgirl]

As a survivor of Christian Nationalist homeschooling, I can't even describe how horrifying this is...

[@stephaniegormley9982]

You don't want their material in schools? You sound like a 'book burner'

[@consv]

How was it "horrifying"?

[@CarlAfrika]

@@consv Whitewashing and omitting all of the crimes and most of the data. Teaching Blacks they were better off as slaves. There is so much more....

[@Adrian-pd9xd]

Hot garbage NBC. Pure and simple. Heaven forbid another perspective is provided to our children against all the BS that they are receiving in schools which have exceeded their charge. Teach how to think, not what to think. Need to hear all sides. Yes, parents have the ultimate responsibility to teach their kids, not the education system.

[@natasharostova5186]

NBC tried to trash PragerU but all they did was encourage even more support. Get it together NBC😁

[@HikerBiker]

The minute that guy said "the radical left" I shut it off. That summed it up to me that it's all about politics, nothing more. Politics do not belong in the schools any more than religion belongs in politics, or public schools. You want politics or religion in schools then go to private schools with zero tax dollars supporting them.

[@CarollemMen-cl8nz]

Dennis Prager said he hates the Left. He's really a sick and distorted being. How dare the Florida schools use his videos yo indoctrinate the children of Florida. The parents need to see and hear what their children is listening to.

[@willmont8258]

But the left controls the public schools today, and left wing politics is entwined into all subjects. That is the problem.

[@camille11ize]

Well it's being taught in school. S.E.L. is being taught and it's Marxism.

[@emmadilemma5274]

As an Oklahoman, I'm embarrassed. .

[@lifetimepav]

Thank You! I am proud of You!

[@katenoke1571]

You're great people - we support you!

[@consv]

why?

[@ponyboygarfunkel1675]

Sadly, no matter what is taught, trust in educational institutions.has been lost. Under this new hyper-scrutiny, I worry about the future of public schools. It was once a jewel in our U.S. crown.

[@MichaelDamianPHD]

Trust has been lost because the schools are crap.

[@lemonblue2387]

These reporters who deny the left wing ideology is in schools - including grammar schools - need to do a deep dive muck-rakers field day on King and Snohomish county schools in Washington State. I can testify that its been in classrooms there at least since 1985. It began with "objective looks" at America that favored Socialist and Eastern philosophical perspectives with heavy doses of the harm the US has done in the world with a list of dates and facts to memorize about history but no context that show that outside of helping defeat Hitler, America had done any good in the world. The gender confusion was by at least 4 years ago when my nieces and nephews were in school. And the DEI integrated math lessons etc are on the web as the King County curriculum statement. It is true. At least in Western WA. By the time I graduated from high school I didn't realize how little I really knew - but I was overtly ashamed of being American. 35 years later I looked up my old high school history teacher and he is now a fairly prolific and openly Socialist writer. I didn't start questioninfg the perspective on America until I wa 30 and met a Canadian with a radically different idea of America's work in and affect upon the world.

[@lynnholland8355]

A human being’s first ‘job is to be an a scientist explorer, using all senses to acquire unbiased information about their surroundings. The baby emerges from an aquatic environment to a radically different air environment. Life depends upon using the senses and the brain to make decisions about safety and comfort. The data collected comes directly from the source. The first job is to be a scientist, usually using a trial and error method. A ‘teacher’s job” is to equip the seeker with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make those discoveries in a life-affirming manner in all “subjects.”

[@AlexiKaruna]

Very well put, and living in todays world requires such in spades to even navigate understanding of events alone. With advent of AI it will require even more if truth and objectivity matter, and they should.

[@julieanderson100]

Montessori understood this.

[@emmadilemma5274]

I think teaching kids that "America is great" just because it's America is why america isn't so great anymore. You teach people that greatness comes naturally and they don't think they have to contribute to the greatness. Everyone wants to be a influencer.

[@CD-tw9tv]

I don’t think it’s that simple. I agree the rah rah America and white washing of history is dumb when conservatives do it. But it’s a backlash to the left denying how exceptional the American experiment truly is. It’s not a I’m American so America is great, it’s an appreciation for the genuine uniqueness of our founding principles. Prager goes to far and fails to acknowledge the dark chapters in our history, but they do that because the left often seems to focus exclusively on those chapters.

[@shimonelstein7476]

When I was in school back in the 70's, we were taught that America is great because of its great achievements accomplished through hard work and struggling to overcome adversity.

[@sdob9054]

PragerU educates students on what they need to know. Not wokeness.

[@susanne9602]

This would definitely be popular in the South where the education system is still based on the ideas of 1850.

[@shellbell2167]

That is very non-prejudice of you. 🙄

[@sevensages5279]

And look at how poorly the southern states rank in education! 🧐🧐🧐

[@ArtaxForever]

Citing "libs of tiktok" as a source should have been the last straw for shutting the interview down at 20:00

[@HQBergeron]

He did not specifically cite Libs of Tik Tok, though such people can easily be found there speaking in their own words. Or do you think those people are fake and none exist in real life? Many of them have been located and spoken to or have other social media confirming their views and teaching jobs. While I would agree these people are outliers, they do hold jobs across our nation, bring their nonsense into our children’s classrooms, and often are allowed to continue. In Oregon cities, they are common and may in fact be politically dominant in our schools. Our state Dept. of Education actually says there are no longer correct answers to math problems, and no testing of any kind is required to demonstrate proficiency to receive a diploma. Why would any employer hire someone with an Oregon high school diploma any more without administering their own test for literacy and math skills? If illegal aliens find this out, they will descend here to get a diploma so they can get work without being able to speak or read English.

[@camille11ize]

This was a hit piece

[@andrewmathias1967]

We don't have fights about teaching kids reading writing and arithmetic. It's just history. I wonder why?

[@JohnPublic-dk7zd]

The communist democrats are trying their best to rewrite history...no argument that many subjects can be updated in history studies, but to completely throw out facts that do not conform to the desired narrative is stupidly dangerous...

[@claucemicro1080]

Well, it’s the DEI folks who want to remove Math from some curriculum.

[@emerstone]

God bless PragerU. Go and watch their videos and see for yourself how brilliant they are.

[@Anonymouthful]

The only people who these videos will seem brilliant to are people who actively deny the reality around them and vulnerable children ready to be moulded by lies and propaganda.

[@mikefobear589]

Reading books, including topics that make us uncomfortable help us develope basic thinking / reasoning skills. This is very dangerous?

[@therolando608]

This is dangerous, because PragerU has an agenda. Their agenda is to white-wash history and feed children into conservative media.

[@willmont8258]

It is today all one sided. Only leftist books on what leftists think is uncomfortable and needs to be challenged is presented.

[@markwickens2756]

As a teacher, I must say this Ryan Walters is out to lunch! Shameful!

[@Mike-jq9jo]

I’ve lost all respect for NBC and the rest of mainstream media. You people have lost your flipping minds!

[@jayguerero47]

Didnt watch the video. Just here to comment that i support PragerU. My “tipping point” was when i watched the video about suicides in Europe, then that McDonalds lady who learned more about life from being a fastfood worker than from the “safe spaces” of university.

[@loretomacadaegjr3310]

Education shouldnt be left or right, it should be just education. Thats the hard part though, through whos eyes are they being educated. Perspective...

[@joshx9746]

It says a lot that Prager U has no problem airing the complete un-edited interviews, and NBC needs to cut it up and make a specific narrative about it.

[@HashtagTheKate]

Please correct Ryan Walters when he erroneously states that the US was built upon judeo-christian values. That is patently false and needs to be called out.

[@Ottawa411]

Do people know why they are careful to say JUDEO-Christian values, rather that just Christian values? It is because PragerU is run by a Jewish man.

[@sevensages5279]

Prager spews that nonsense as well!🫣

[@jayguerero47]

Why is this patently false?

[@willmont8258]

Tell us what the US was built on?

[@sevensages5279]

John Adams: "The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."

[@SerErryk]

NBC News needs to go out of business.

[@drb_tn]

I very much enjoy and support PragerU.

[@tevyedelara]

Hi, I’m Mexican. I’ve got no real cat in this fight but even I understand how American MSM and progressivism is obliterating your country’s youth.

[@richierich3194]

Whenever you bring politics into the the classroom it is just DANGEROUS

[@thomasdarling2553]

What about politically neutral ideas?

[@kathyweis7451]

Being taught history is politics...this about religion, white Christian nationalist. Welcome to the Handmaids Tale.

[@lissaglasgow5492]

You should be able to talk to the truth about what’s going on it’s like during the invasion in the Iraq war if you stood up and you said anything about it, Afghanistan, anything you were basically people wanted to hurt you Fast-forward two decades, and the people who were against the forever war were actually telling the truth . And that’s when the war on liberals started two decades ago

[@myleskgallagher]

​@@kathyweis7451Calm down Kathy 😂

[@FG-hw5ep]

​@@kathyweis7451 You are 💯 correct!

[@shellilundberg2423]

Cristofero Colombo was ITALIAN, not Spanish. He wouldn't have said "Caramba!" SMH

[@CbelaRey]

Actually was Portuguese and his goal was to add territories to the Queen Isabel of Spain, that is what Mexican public school system taught on the 80s.

[@shellilundberg2423]

He was born in Genoa (Genova), Italy.

[@HQBergeron]

Columbus was born in Genoa, now in Italy. He was financed by and working for Queen Isabella of Castille, now part of Spain. He probably spoke her language quite well to negotiate her financing such an endeavor as sailing west to reach the far east.

[@CarlAfrika]

@@HQBergeron Why guess when the history is right there for us to read for ourselves so we don't have to say things like "he probably"?. Its all there for people to read. That's why I know what Prager U pushes is trash because I can pull out a book on these subject written by the very people of that time or edited by highly trained educated people. No one should be looking for 5 minute videos to be the basis of their understanding about subjects as nuanced as history.

[@undertow2142]

If your source is “went viral on tik tok” that means it’s MORE likely to be lies, bs, or clickbait.

[@christianstarling3710]

This is terrifying ...

[@kendi1417]

How is this guy a superintendent for education anywhere?

[@j.e.9017]

This makes me wanna check out pragerU 🥳 🎊 🎉

[@Anonymouthful]

Plese do, only trough direct exposure to their content do people realize just how unhinged their videos are.

[@tiffanie7139]

Please do because then you’ll realize how trash this hit peace is.

[@teamginger9134]

You’re going to love Prager u!

[@wayando]

Prague U is a good resource ... But there is no denying that it is part propaganda ... They have positions that they push unapologetically and without shame and "at any cost" ...

[@michaeleverest3487]

That guy Ryan didn't really answer any question asked. And what he did submit as a reply was incredibly vague, so much so it seems he was afraid to actually state or define his positions. Which makes me wonder what didn't he want us to know about his beliefs? Except for at the very end when he tells us he wants a Christian nation.

[@Teeveepicksures]

I wouldn't want that guy anywhere mear my kid. He's intellectually devoid.

[@umbomb]

And he brought up "American exceptionalism."

[@Ottawa411]

Why does someone who wants a Christian nation invite a large organization run by a Jewish man into their schools to educate their kids?

[@martin2289]

Of course, people like that can't openly and honestly discuss their agenda because most people would reject having their kids bombarded with fact-free Christo-fascist propaganda that's designed to turn them into faith-based zombies parroting nothing but right-wing narratives about "American exceptionalism" and the boundless virtues of the free market, while denying anthropogenic climate change or anything else the wealthy oligarchs pushing this crap have an ideological beef with.

[@scottd2063]

​@@umbomb if you don't believe we're exceptional, go elsewhere

[@fireman872]

“Schools were segregated in the 1930s, I think it’s important to remember that.” - his face when he realizes a giant blind spot in his own argument. 😂

[@rolewis13]

Basically whitewashing lol

[@guerinjohn]

Such a cheap shot. He obviously wasn't talking about segregation but the quality of the education. They also used to teach character development. See "The Atlantic" article by David Brooks.

[@rygarisfun8164]

Well, now some democratic states are actually re-segregating classes to make students feel more comfortable and thus improve educational outcomes.

[@scottd2063]

That's a non sequitur

[@retiredby3570]

Dude, you can't be this malignant and dumb 😂😂😂

[@samclemmons5373]

The white Karen “explaining” to the black reporter what black kids should be taught about slavery 💀💀💀.

[@j.k.cascade2057]

Well ... is that reporter and education expert ?

[@AlbertMark-nb9zo]

@@j.k.cascade2057 - When that "karen" has zero first hand experience, and the reporter has had experience with present racism and its roots in slavery and Jim Crow, you don't exactly need to be an education expert. You just know someone not being educated at all.

[@FG-hw5ep]

​@@j.k.cascade2057No but she knows first hand because she is black and has experienced it first hand. Unlike the Karen that thinks all people should fall in line behind her views. 🤮

[@katenoke1571]

the reporter was incredibly gracious

[@ThistleKing]

Better than white liberals telling black conservatives how they should feel

[@vaughnrees8908]

Why didn't you ask Prager to define Woke?

[@HQBergeron]

You don’t know much about Prager. He can and has defined it. He is an extraordinary debater. Perhaps you think that is the left’s snappy comeback to “What is a woman?” which the most junior member of our SCOTUS, an actual woman, could not answer.

[@slambig]

I've seen their videos. Slaves all happy and making it seem like they were happy

[@sevensages5279]

Ron de sackless, "slaves.were lucky to learn new skills." 🫣🫣🫣

[@CarlAfrika]

"Being a slave is better than being dead, no?" NO!!!!!!

[@dav0n]

Meanwhile kids aren’t learning to build credit, budget, file taxes, or ANYTHING needed in the real world!🤔

[@katenoke1571]

trust me, kids are way more advanced than their parents

[@xwrtk]

Many schools require that. They even make students play stimulator games where students try to make ends meet with the fake job they have.

[@dominique217]

Wow, he's a nut. This guy is in charge of education in Oklahoma? Oy vey. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Skaichinger]

Didn’t Chuck get fired?

[@walter274]

This is very interesting. In some ways this is not the correct conversation to have. If you look at NAEP data, almost 3/4 of our students aren't proficient in reading and math. Of those not proficient about half are really struggling.

[@karenwaddell9396]

I find this very interesting. There was a time when we just wanted children to get an 8th grade education. Those who struggled or were uninterested in further education got into the work force or worked on the farm. This is the 30s and 40s. We need more options for these children today. Not everyone can be highly educated. I hope liberal parents demand Parental Rights for their views. Do you acknowledge Jefferson s relationship with Sally. I quit teaching in the 80s because if you disciplined a child, the parents caused a stink. So, the classroom was out of control. There is Systemic Racism. Don’t deny.

[@luckylindy1776]

@@karenwaddell9396 ....in the 1980s you were still allowed to get PUNISHED (in H.S.)....but about 10 yrs later that kinda changed, per my Sibling's experiences......Hmmm......LOL

[@lajohnson1967]

You need to take that a step further and look at the locations of those who are struggling. They aren’t in public schools that are well funded or not in schools at all.

[@dv9763]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHeVgYWngLaSoqM&ab_channel=JohnStossel

[@katenoke1571]

@@karenwaddell9396 actually, up until the 70s, kids with learning and other disabilities were not allowed to go to school. They were institutionalized or kept at home with no prospects. We're a country that supports a public education system devoted to helping all students achieve their potential (Republican president, No Child Left Behind legislation). Those scores are skewed because we test all of our students, not just the ones with no challenges.

[@autumn3510]

“The left has made it impossible to say the N word”? Why do you want to LOL what a specific complaint to bring up

[@AlbertMark-nb9zo]

Facts are not based on whether you like them or that align with your beliefs or politics.

[@HQBergeron]

To the left, especially those well indoctrinated to it, what most of us call beliefs can be considered facts, such as whether a person born male can become female just by deciding they are. Those without religious values care nothing about lying to you, yet will explode emotionally if they catch you lying to them. Hypocrisy and selfishness are similarly one way streets for their benefit only. A society based on such things will self destruct.

[@josefjensen4391]

If you're genuinely curious about PragerU's perspective in response to the queries posed in this video, I suggest using the search function above, entering 'NBC PragerU', and scroll down to the 'PragerU response'. It's an hour-long segment, and while I understand that you don't want to dedicate that much time to "right wing" propaganda. Do something truly radical and choose to devote an open-minded listen for five minutes to any part of another sides point-of-view video? Doing so won't drastically change your beliefs or turn you into an uncaring selfish conservative. Rather, it might just provide an interesting insight.

[@CarlAfrika]

I've watched and listened to Dennis Prager and watched enough of his highly inaccurate videos to know he is not an honest person. No need to investigate further.

[@mrwilson7617]

Prager / Trump University.

[@64Fairlane]

Trump University 2.0

[@sevensages5279]

trump specializes in fake organizations! 🧐🧐🧐

[@Phoenix-in-flight]

The appropriate time and age for children to ask pointed questions is when the child asks them. You should never say you're too young to know when the child is already vaguely aware and researching.

[@christinacody8653]

Except by doing that, they embrace whatever the culture surrounding them tells them. If the areas around them are heavily conservative or heavily biased to homogeneous environs then sometimes that means that you're ceding ground to that bias that may not be based in historical facts, but Cultural ideology.

[@Phoenix-in-flight]

@@christinacody8653 historical 'facts' state there are only two genders and scientific medical facts have proven that wrong.

[@jermelpurse3018]

The man literally said we shouldn’t bring politics into school. We shouldn’t be teaching political ideology in school, and then literally use the political slogan right afterwards. How can the man argue he’s not for politics in school right wing politics in school when he kept saying Donald Trump’s political slogan, over and over and over again.

[@ReginaJune]

6:48 hey US Dept of Education Secretary- make it easy on the country and have standardized federal basic education you think the average person should know to successfully navigate the world in 3 years, 6 years, 12 years - work with child development specialists and psychologists. Let’s get everyone smart enough to understand finance/economics/business, computing, science, social skills, physical activities like gardening or taking care of animals or building something. The arts or just creativity.

[@groth3395]

Todd is one sleazy worm.

[@julieanderson100]

31:03 I have a major problem with the injection of the idea that America was founded on Judeo-Christian values. In libertarian circles, you'd see the Christian Nationalists who fervently believe the Founders were Christian and our country is meant to be Christian. I can match any quote or primary source they find supporting that with 2 that refute it. The Founders saw how religion was the cause of the centuries of wars in the Old World. The Treaty of Tripoli (1805) stated definitively that America is NOT a Christian country. He's entitled to his beliefs. Parents are entitled to their beliefs. I'm so sick of the Christian Nationalists trying to force their beliefs on others. I'm tired of their simple-minded morality. Like Javier in Les Miserables. They can't seem to envision a world with any grays.

[@lamars2486]

😂😂😂 👍 to you

[@danielmorales1470]

Nationalist Christians (Nat-C's) appears as the more appropriate term!

[@lamars2486]

@@danielmorales1470 great, i've been calling them "naTzi" after their new emperor, 👍 "nat-C's" kinda like an alien category like, "the grays." 😆 🤣 😂

[@ajvonline]

41k views... 784 likes. Guess what, NBC? We know you are gaslighting us. Fate shall not be kind to you.

[@anthonysanlucas6437]

Love PragerU. Excellent curriculum for homeschooling. Thank you for spreading the good news about them! SUPPORT TEACHERS BY DEFUNDING TEACHERS UNIONS!!!

[@attemptityourself5662]

I remember PragerU ads on KZbin back in 2014ish. Even back then as I was forming my opinions of the world as a young Marine I wasn't stupid enough to let their obvious propaganda be a part of what formed my views on the world. You can get any information you desire in this day and age. If you aren't critically thinking it's on you. But Prager is the furthest thing from inspiring critical thinkers.

[@danielmorales1470]

Good job Marine!

[@1g1d1w]

Coming from a "woke men can have babies ideological marine" I would expect no less. First I would bet 100 dollars your not a marine but a wanna be pretending to be. Why, because a marine knows what propaganda actually is secondly, you are the one spreading propaganda by lying about PragerU. Remember what daddy taught you, Your lies will find you out.

[@AmolschCowboy]

PragerU is far right propaganda.

[@stlsensimilla]

I can't wait for that video about how bad slavery was. Also, if Dennis wants to celebrate people who did good when bad was so ubiquitous, I'll look forward to the PragerU kids deep dive into Saint John Brown.

[@TheMauf]

If PU came out and said they were doing this as an equal opposite of some of the wacky left stuff just to illustrate a point I could appreciate it. But they really believe this crap

[@terreflare5800]

Why are so many misguided people in the comments saying the news anchor owned the guy by mentioning 1930's segregation at the end? At 14:31 Prager specifically mentioned his idea of a good education was the 1930's style minus the offensive and bad parts which we can easily assume includes segregation so bringing that point up again after it was addressed was irresponsible and showed a strong bias in reporting. He was likely shocked she would go so low as to insult him by implying he would support segregation. It was an extreme use of a straw man argument and to imply it like that at the last moment when he had no time for rebuttal is shameful. Prager's supporters are clearly supporting the teaching of history, philosophy, great historical works of literature, and American exceptionalism that was taught in the 30's and led to the rise of America as a superpower being the educational foundation of the "greatest generation", but I guess many people today believe if there were a few problematic beliefs at the time we should throw out bath and baby both. I think it is also worth pointing out many of the colleges criticized by Prager for the new Marxist style of teaching are legitimately reintroducing forms of racial segregation today and creating POC only safe spaces, classes, and events which exclude white students. They also often champion racial equity quotas that will exclude white or Asian students who score higher on standardized tests than other admitted students from diverse backgrounds. Conservatives tend to side with Martin Luther King's dream of complete equality and institutional color-blindness, rather than risking a repeated cycle of racism and resentment by punishing races today in search of a nebulous equity. The left is correct to point out that this approach leaves many groups disadvantaged by history, but we can try solving those issues through fair policy changes such as adding school choice and uncoupling property taxes from local school funding which perpetuates inequality as they pointed out. I am not sure if Prager has the right ideas for improving schools or not since more has changed since the 30's than just the culture, but the US education quality is quickly falling below that of many countries that spend a fraction of what the US does per child, so I at least respect him for trying to point out problems and offer his solutions for free. People should absolutely fact-check his content before use in schools, but it is a tad hypocritical for a politically biased news channel to complain about politically biased information being given to kids. If they really think biased content that might mislead people by omitting perspectives is unacceptable, they should all quit their jobs. This whole reporting felt like an anti-Prager attack advertisement. They dig into him for not be accredited and being politically right wing, yet not once did they report anything in his educational content was factually incorrect about history or capable of causing mental or emotional harm in children. Bill Nye was not an accredited "Science Guy", but I have not heard demands to remove his educational videos from schools due to that. The reporters here just claimed that kids found Prager videos more engaging to watch than reading their textbooks and it taught kids a different political perspective on history, which alone honestly does not sound dangerous to me. If teachers feel it omits an important perspective, they could easily add content or commentary on that as well and everyone wins. The only reason for a school to outwrite ban factually true information with a political perspective is if they do intend to indoctrinate kids by only providing other perspectives, so blowing this story out of proportion like this for no reason only makes Prager supporters seem less crazy to the average person when they claim that there is a conspiracy to do just that in schools today which will only increase his support base. Perhaps facts without political perspectives taught in schools are preferable, but with topics like history that is near impossible and students who are incapable of detecting political bias will be misled by the first news station they ever watch if they don't learn how to identify it and think critically in school as well so no parent should ever want their kids to never be exposed to other views.

[@brozbro]

The reporter has not read social media, watched news, kept up with current events. She has an agenda.

[@shannonsollman3509]

We simply cannot compete here with the education that the Asians and Europeans have. My stepdaughter in Europe(she's 29 now), speaks fluently 6 different languages and codes A.I. Her education was free in Austria. She went 2 years to S Korea for her A.I. coding education. She works from wherever she wants, her favorite place in the world is Dubai. She travels there constantly for vacation/work. Working pool side. She makes over 6 figures in her 20s. How can our kids here compete against that? But more importantly kids need stable home lives, good nutrition and parents that care. My significant literally spent hours in the evenings and every Sunday for a few hours helping the kids with their math homework. It takes parents that care.

[@katenoke1571]

My education was in Europe, all the way through university. Good for basic knowledge, the classics, languages - lots of memorization. You can't touch the US in terms of critical thinking skills and innovation, investment in research and technology. People in other countries completely agree

[@ranelgallardo7031]

If Americans could speak 6 languages then there would be no rednecks anymore

[@yasmine4754]

@@katenoke1571 I disagree! Critical thinking is discouraged in American education. So is questioning things.

[@LilTricky622]

It is by design... we are not people, we are workers

[@katenoke1571]

@@yasmine4754 nonsense

[@rolewis13]

interview to Dennis prager-“what would a good education system look like” Dennis prager- education system from 1930 minutes the bad stuff” basically white wash lol

[@truetech4158]

Remember kids, no matter what smiley delusional adults say, culty violence never really produces afterlives.

[@karynamorrison1775]

This conversation needs pushback on 'vernacular': Marxist, Teachers' Unions, left-wing, 'discipline back in the classroom', 'curriculum we can see', 'exceptionalism', 'basics',

[@fmitchell1234]

You should have said that this was incredibly biased video

[@PrettiBelle]

We love PragerU

[@arlarl5122]

No kid has ever “spent a good portion” of any day in their entire lives discussing pronouns and or woke issues.

[@retiredby3570]

😂😂😂

[@ProDeo04]

NBC: the Howard Zinn of media. (That’s not a compliment, by the way) you guys do realize they had their own cameras rolling during the interview, don’t you?

[@willmont8258]

I think that is why Prager did the interview with NBC knowing how they would distort what he said. People can go and watch the interview which his people recorded without the NBC edits. Maybe NBC didn't realize Prager would put it on KZbin to prove how NBC and other leftists in media do interviews of conservatives in bad faith.

[@nobletownship4977]

The issue goes deeper than just what curriculum is being used. In the 1930's, you didn't need two or three levels of administration to ensure that public education had someone to enforce all kinds of social issues, from bussing kids out of their neighborhood schools for racial balancing, counting the number of carrots on the lunch tray, having DEI coordinators, filling those positions with the right number of people of color, women, etc., buying Black Lives Matter curriculum for Black History Month, all the while seeing declining reading and math skills. Look around the percentages of college faculties who support left wing policies. I am in my 53rd year of teaching in public schools. I teach chemistry and physics and the colleges aren't producing teachers in those fields so I will teach as long as my health holds up. The “professional development” required to keep teacher certification in most states has been a joke since the 1990's. A lot more “touchy-feely” stuff rather than how to teach with the technology tools of the 21st century. Education budgets are always tight and we need to sharpen our focus. I look at my students frequently and wonder if our nation ever had to launch a “Doolittle Raid” or put a Hitler out of power if we have the youth with the values, skills, and patriotism to defend America, cherish liberty, and prevent the genocide of minorities. Ask Harvard how the current model of educational leadership is working for them. Teacher Unions put students last and their politics first. Prager U is not the entire answer, but it is a step in the right directions n.

[@williamdobbins6276]

Very well said!

[@Cathmoytura]

My kids graduated from Florida schools in the late 2000s, early 2010s. If there was any indoctrination by commission and omission in their educations, I’d say it was right-leaning. One topic I’m reasonably educated about is the Seminole Wars, 1810s to 1850s. The constant period of active and passive warfare by the federal government against the Seminole was directly connected to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, new laws used to justify violating treaties, and the Trail of Tears. The Second Seminole War, 1835 to 1842, established precedents for the Indian Wars up to the 1890s, or 1920s depending on how one counts the Indian Wars. The directly-related Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 set national precedent for coming generations, too. But reading my children’s textbooks and hearing about their classroom discussions you’d know about Seminoles killing Maj. Dade’s unit, have the impression that started the Second Seminole War, and move onto the Florida land rush of the 1840s having never heard of the Armed Occupation Act. And, that was a wrap on the topic.

[@sayitaintso2900]

Why is that important to you?

[@Cathmoytura]

@@sayitaintso2900 Are you asking why is the Seminole Wars is an important topic to me?

[@sayitaintso2900]

@Cathmoytura Yes I am.

[@Cathmoytura]

@@sayitaintso2900 Because what we now call the Second Seminole War set precedents in how the U.S. government dealt with all Native Americans up to the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. The effects will last into perpetuity. The war against the Seminoles forged Florida and its coming future, too. I live in the state, so should be interested in the history.

[@colinbland6484]

Dropping the one-liner at the end “Nostalgia for education like in the 1930s…when schools were segregated”

[@MrWOLFPACK1974]

NBC hit piece.....shame on you!

[@mikestutt8574]

The focus of the article, PragerU being brought into schools is objectionable. We should also be asking why Pearson Publishing has such enormous control over what goes into K-12 textbooks, and PSAT SAT testing. They become the default curriculum architects, and they hold power over school boards across the country. There are other publishers of curriculum materials, McGraw Hill, and Harcourt. But they do not have the same leverage as Pearson. I don’t know the answer, but I am concerned when teachers lose the opportunity to create a balanced vibrant environment for their students. They are being pressed by parents, administrators, dept. of Ed., and their own students. It’s a job within the job, and educators are (by my observation) overworked, asked too much, and compensated below their worth to the community. In the end our children lose.

[@sayitaintso2900]

So why didn't NBC do a report on the influence and bias of Pearson?

[@camille11ize]

​@@sayitaintso2900NBC only reports on things that advance their Marxists agenda. SEL is taught in school and it's Marxism.

[@katoffeevhs9798]

we'll see in 15 years what those kids think of their parents' choice to put them in prageru.

[@zacharywhitledge81]

Hit piece at its finest.

[@Feverything2030]

What makes America great is the ability to have an imagination!

[@TSXDHLledaArtifacts]

Make those Conservatives give EXAMPLES and details.....everything they claim is so vague

[@psharelater172]

I think some of the Prager U content is silly. But then--it is reactive. So the evaluation of these "5 minute correctives" should be weighed against the 1080 hour full annual curriculum. If the 1080 gave fair treatment to the issues the 5 minute ones raise--then what is the value of the 5 minutes. But it is not really a fair standard to contend the 5 min video is wrong because it did not cover the 1090 hours. The real issue is the official 1080 hour dogma and if the Prager critique of it is legitimate. Just blowing past that suggests very much a dogma driving this reporting.

[@kimberlyjones9279]

We want our kids to know the truth about American's history. The bad and the good.

[@nnamdiwilliams1498]

This was a respectful debate on the issue of education. I happen to like some Prager U videos. I find them to be informative. My daughter goes to public school and I ask her what she learns. I find her education to be well rounded. I explain to her that you can always do outside reading on your own if you want to know more about a topic. Education doesn't start or end in the classroom.

[@kathyweis7451]

This is BS...this is straight up Christian nationalist.

[@lorrainekopp6504]

That's sad.

[@markwickens2756]

These videos are very simplistic, white-washed versions of messy reality.

[@slambig]

They sure are. Not to mention the religious slant@@markwickens2756

[@ApexEater]

What you like and what's true are different matters.

[@sarahbelles7582]

Both dudes went off on unions when talking about education…..nope, couldn’t be an anti union effort payed for by the Koch brothers even though they already pay Mr. Prauger to come up with anti union propaganda.

[@daveburrows9876]

I can't believe we still have to deal with these self-righteous, self-involved people at this point in our progress as a nation. If not that adolescent me-first mindset, why are they so angry that the rest of us want our kids to grow up with empathy and compassion for people who are from different cultures and backgrounds or who are wired differently from the way they are?