Counter Thought

Ep. 59 - America's Public Schools - Erika Holzer Interview


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America's public schools need improvement. Political ideologies and teachers' union corruption are harming America's children. There is no quick fix because of the interconnected components of education and society, but we have to start somewhere. Erika Holzer joins me to discuss her public school experience, what has gone wrong, and what can be done to improve the public school education system.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:25 Opening Statement

02:26 School When I Was A Kid

03:39 School Board Elections Are Important

04:45 Public Schools Are Not A Quick Fix

05:21 Public Education Statistics

06:35 Teachers Unions Fell Short

09:55 Education Attainment Levels

11:19 Erika Holzer Interview - Introduction

11:50 Erika Holzer Interview - College Liberal Ideology

13:03 Erika Holzer Interview - College Protests

17:38 Erika Holzer Interview - Politics In The Classroom

22:57 Erika Holzer Interview - Why Teachers Push Their Beliefs

24:46 Erika Holzer Interview - Teachers Union Corruption

27:37 Erika Holzer Interview - Positives Negatives of Public School

30:28 Erika Holzer Interview - Did School Prepare You Well?

33:26 Erika Holzer Interview - What Needs to Change?

37:08 Erika Holzer Interview - How Can Low Score Schools Be Improved?

47:00 Erika Holzer Interview - What Immediate Change Would You Make?

54:42 Erika Holzer Interview - Sign Off

55:15 Closing Statement

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Counter ThoughtBy Brian Kletter