The Truth About Schools
Stefan Molyneux just put out a new video on school. Â In close to 45 minutes he covers the history of government schooling, going back hundreds of years. Â Very interesting to see the roots of it all and why it was started. Â It goes well beyond the Prussians and their plans for obedient workers and soldiers. Â Have a watch down below. Â Well worth it.
Also, a great time to repost an article I wrote about six months ago called The Absurdity of Public Education. Â I did my best to dismantle the supposed benefits and the glorification of government schools.
And here is a recent interview by Brett of the School Sucks Project – where he talks to Dr. Jody Underwood on the current problems with public schools. Â Its a great conversation. And as always I’d recommend anything on the School Sucks website. Â If the name implies its just for rebellious middle schoolers, thats not the case. Â He does loads of great work on the history of school, history in general, alternative education models, philosophy, the Trivium method, and more. Â Check it out!
The last video down below is a recent song released by youtube user “boyinaband”. In a little over a month, its received almost 1.5 million views. Â The video is called “Don’t Stay In School”. Â It brings a lot of topics to light; making the point that many of the things we learn in government schools are basically useless in real life. Â With the title, I don’t think he is implying don’t go to any school, or don’t learn – but its just a play on the old “stay in school” motto – to point some of these issues out. Â I take issue with some of his conclusions – like saying that schools should be teaching us better how to pay taxes – but overall, a fun video.
Finally, here is a link to our education resources page…Education Resources
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