How Capitalism Ruined American Education

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“Gutted public education” and “teachers are the scapegoats” are exactly why I left that profession even though I loved being a teacher.

“when education is not liberating, the dream of the oppressed is to be the oppressor.” paulo freire

It's insane that blaming teachers is a tactic. It's even worse that it's effective.

I like when you say PragerU has "Charismatic hosts," and then it cuts to Jordan Peterson looking somewhere between hungover and zombified

Because if school was good and interesting, people would grow up to have critical thinking skills, aspirations and self worth.

When the rich get to choose how to fund schools(instead of paying taxes like us common poors). This propaganda is what the kids will get.

It’s hard to believe that people actually believe Prager’s content. It’s incredibly depressing and really speaks volumes about the trajectory of our country.

They abandoned the social contract by claiming that there never was a social contract. I'd also point out that the people who financed our devolution had already squeezed funding out of education at the federal level for a couple of decades before pushing reagan's agenda through in the '80s, by using the same methods we see today. Racism, mythology, and ignorance, in addition to downplaying the value of education in general. Every problem we face today is the direct and deliberate result of the push back against post-war social activism that demanded we finally live up to our rhetoric as The Nation where consent of the governed is the source of power.

As an educator and a union member fighting for a fair contract, for disclosure of the school budget and accountability from the board on how funds are allocated, I am grateful for your coverage of this topic.

As a teacher, I can add that the common idea that education should be meritocratic (i.e., that those who succeed should be afforded more resources while struggling students are abandoned and shamed) is a huge problem that has always existed in worldwide education.

When you realize your government has investment in your failure and not your success

I had 3 different teachers show PragerU videos in high school… I can say without a shadow of a doubt that this was the gateway to radicalization for several of my classmates. Myself included, in many ways. It took some amazing professors, a lot of patience, and self reflection to finally realize how duped I’d been. I also lost some “friends” in the process

Late stage capitalism needs to be explored more.

In my eyes, Reagan is clearly in the highest echelon of "worst presidents this country has seen," but I don't think Milton Friedman gets enough flak in public discourse for the role in ~economic~ theorycrafting he played behind the scenes. I feel like a video on him is needful

The American school system is designed to teach you what to think, not how to think!

We use Prager U videos in my ethnic studies classroom all the time. They are great tools to have students point out logical fallacies and inaccurately portraying history.

my teacher in my world history class used PragerU as a resource for a video about Christopher Columbus and i was so taken aback that i emailed my teacher AND the principal about it. no one did anything.

Very well said. Its irritating hearing the same side that constantly complains that kids are being indoctrinated, are themselves indoctrinating kids with their own beliefs, so they are verry hypocritical. As a Bulgarian who moved to Denmark when i was but a little boy, i am very grateful that i started and finished school here. The education system has its flaws here and there, but i am etremely grateful that i dont have to worry about paying huge amounts of fees before and after my education, and that both teachers and the system treat us like actual people and not slaves in training.

I’ m a native Oklahoman and I still live here. I am watching my friends who are educators die inside. It hurts and it makes me very angry.