Best for the West - E8 - The School System
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Education is fundamental to Western National Power. Yet, many people are saying things like:
- Too many modern-day kids can’t read or do math.
- The school system is broken.
- Teachers do too much administration.
- Modern teaching methods don’t work, and we should go back to the old ways of teaching.
- Standardized testing is a problem.
- There’s not enough discipline in schools.
This episode looks at school systems in Western nations to consider whether there is in fact a problem, particularly the issue of declining standards.
This episode covers a variety of elements affecting Western schools, such as: The curriculum, teachers (their pay, job satisfaction, education levels, workload), teaching methods, streaming, discipline, and funding mechanisms.
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