Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone! | Dead Poets Society

As the debate over what should and shouldn't be taught in schools rages on, we're in danger of obsessing over the details and missing the larger picture: what's the true point of education?

The Dead Poets Society puts a tradition of conformity in battle against a tradition of liberalism. What should the education of children in a free society look like?

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Differentiating between education vs. indoctrination
⋗ Should education cultivate individuality?
⋗ Is education actually meant to corrupt the youth?
⋗ Are we battling ideas or battling traditions?
⋗ Monti-Solo School
⋗ Why is the education system a web of confusion?
⋗ Teaching values vs. beliefs
⋗ Succumbing to subjectivity vs. aiming for objectivity
⋗ Do we have a culture of inherent mistrust?
⋗ Teacher! Leave those kids alone!

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