In this episode, I am joined by my friend and fellow teacher-writer Jeremy Adams. Jeremy is the author of several books, including Hollowed Out, which discusses the issues afflicting the Zoomers (before it was cool), and Lessons in Liberty, which profiles 30 great Americans who can serve as models for today’s Americans. 

As we start the new year, Jeremy and I offer our diagnoses for the current state of American public schools. Somehow, we don’t talk about smartphones until the second half of the conversation—and even then, we’re mostly positive about the new policies. Rather, the real problem afflicting schools is more philosophical in nature. Later on, Jeremy defends Gen X parents, softening my criticism that they should have known better about the screens. And both of us show our age as we express our confusion at much of the political discourse that dominates social media today. Finally, Jeremy ends our conversations on a happy note by offering high-quality warm fuzzies for any prospective educators.

Articles Referenced in this Episode:

“A Teacher Explains the Massive Challenges Young Americans Don’t Want to Face, But Must” by Auguste Meyrat

“‘Lessons In Liberty’ Helps Us Work Like James Madison, Think Like Clara Barton, And Multitask Like RBG” by Auguste Meyrat

“My Late Father Was a Great Teacher. He Wouldn’t Last a Week in the Modern Classroom.” By Jeremy Adams

“I’m a teacher — AI is beating us in the fight for kids’ minds” by Jeremy Adams

“With New Cell Phone Ban, Texas Students Will Have To Start Talking To Each Other” by Auguste Meyrat

“Why Teachers Only Get A Fifth Of The Money Taxpayers Spend On Their Schools” by Auguste Meyrat

Music: bensound.com

Artist: The Fable

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