The Rational Educator

In this episode, we discuss how the modern classroom came to be, why it was such a departure from earlier methods of education, and the figures in American history that drove its early adoption, Horace Mann and John Dewey. Check out our new website, a repository of education news and resources for parents: www.rationaleducator.com Contact us at info@rationaleducator.com Find us on social media: Instagram: @therationaleducator Twitter: @rationaleducatr Facebook: @TheRationalEducator Find Andrew Bernstein on Twitter: @andyswoop Website: andrewbernstein.net Music attribution: Misunderstood by 3lb3r3th (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/3lb3r3t... Ft: Alchemistry

Anyone who tells you that Critical Race Theory doesn't exist in schools is LYING to you. To celebrate National Education Week, Dr. Deanna Heikkinen discusses how Critical Race Theory and Revisionist History have taken over education. Check out our new website, a repository of education news and resources for parents: www.rationaleducator.com Links in video: Critical race theory wasn't the only reason we pulled our daughter from her school:https://www.azcentral.com/story/opini... Critical Race Theory Book: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati... Zinn Education Project: https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ Howard Zinn Biography: https://www.howardzinn.org/about/biog... Contact us at info@rationaleducator.com Find us on social media: Instagram: @therationaleducator Twitter: @rationaleducatr Facebook: @TheRationalEducator Parler: @Therationaleducator Locals: @RationalEducator

In this episode, we discuss your alternatives if you have a child in a school you're not happy with. Will making your case in front of the school board work? What about private schools? Are they any better? And what about homeschooling? Is that even possible? Check out our website: www.rationaleducator.com Here you'll find the latest news in the world of education, along with helpful resources if you want to explore homeschooling and other education alternatives. We'd love to hear from you. Our email is info@rationaleducator.com. Find us on social media: Instagram: @therationaleducator Twitter: @rationaleducatr Facebook: @TheRationalEducator Find Andrew Bernstein on Twitter: @andyswoop Website: andrewbernstein.net Music attribution: Misunderstood by 3lb3r3th (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/3lb3r3t... Ft: Alchemistry Support the show (https://www.rationaleducator.com/donate)

Trying to fight the never ending insanities of modern education, from historical revisionism, to climate alarmism, to social justice math, is like trying to play whack-a-mole. But at the root of it all is the 19th century political philosopher Karl Marx, and that's the subject of our podcast. Who was he, and why does his influence continue to drive education today? Check out our new website, a repository of education news and resources for parents: www.rationaleducator.com Contact us at info@rationaleducator.com Join our Locals community! https://rationaleducator.locals.com Find us on social media: Instagram: @therationaleducator Twitter: @rationaleducatr Facebook: @TheRationalEducator Find Andrew Bernstein on Twitter: @andyswoop Website: andrewbernstein.net Music attribution: Misunderstood by 3lb3r3th (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/3lb3r3t... Ft: Alchemistry

In this video, Dr. Deanna Heikkinen reveals how private schools are just as Marxist as public schools. Check out our new website, a repository of education news and resources for parents: www.rationaleducator.com Contact us at info@rationaleducator.com Find us on social media: Instagram: @therationaleducator Twitter: @rationaleducatr Facebook: @TheRationalEducator Parler: @Therationaleducator Locals: @RationalEducator

Welcome to the first episode of the Rational Educator podcast, featuring longtime teachers Andrew Bernstein and Deanna Heikkinen, and moderated by your host, Joel Marquez. In this episode, we discuss how education went off the rails over the last century, and perhaps some hope for change in the future. Check out our new website, a repository of education news and resources for parents: www.rationaleducator.com Contact us at info@rationaleducator.com Find Andrew Bernstein on Twitter: @andyswoop Website: andrewbernstein.net Music attribution: Misunderstood by 3lb3r3th (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/3lb3r3t... Ft: Alchemistry

In this panel discussion, we talk about some of the myths behind homeschooling, and how it has emerged in a world of corrupted institutional education to be perhaps the only option left to save your children. Check out our new website, a repository of education news and resources for parents: www.rationaleducator.com Contact us at info@rationaleducator.com Find us on social media: Instagram: @therationaleducator Twitter: @rationaleducatr Facebook: @TheRationalEducator Parler: @Therationaleducator Locals: @RationalEducator Find Andrew Bernstein on Twitter: @andyswoop Website: andrewbernstein.net Music attribution: Misunderstood by 3lb3r3th (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/3lb3r3t... Ft: Alchemistry

Education became a huge political hot button issue in the November election of 2021. In this episode we ask if political solutions to education's problems are sustainable, and if they even work at all. Check out our new website, a repository of education news and resources for parents: www.rationaleducator.com Contact us at info@rationaleducator.com Find us on social media: Instagram: @therationaleducator Twitter: @rationaleducatr Facebook: @TheRationalEducator Parler: @Therationaleducator Locals: @RationalEducator Find Andrew Bernstein on Twitter: @andyswoop Website: andrewbernstein.net Music attribution: Misunderstood by 3lb3r3th (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/3lb3r3t... Ft: Alchemistry