In this conversation with Mr. Wesley Schantz, we consider (1) Individualized Education Plans, the science and philosophy behind them, and what their impact is on students and educational systems of standards; (2) we think about the role of character development in education and its actual neuropsychological benefits, and (3) we consider what information and resources educators can access which are scientifically rigorous, rather than good-hearted but ideologically motivated (re: prejudiced). 

Special Education Teachers on Decline:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0014402916684620?journalCode=ecxc

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-los-angeles-teacher-strike-has-a-huge-problem-pensions

Individualized Education Plans:

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/01/the-charade-of-special-education-programs/421578/