CounterSpin Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and Kevin Kumashiro on Education
Sep 1, 2023
Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch, and Kevin Kumashiro discuss the challenges and controversies surrounding education in the US. They debate conventional wisdom about children and parenting, critique privatization in education, and highlight the negative effects of charter schools and attacks on teachers. They also touch on student debt relief and the misplaced national priorities surrounding education funding.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Challenging Conventional Wisdom about Children and Parenting
03:08 • 5min
Unconditional Self-Esteem, Charter Schools, and the Threats to Public Education
08:23 • 5min
Criticism of Privatization in Education and Attacks on Teachers: A Conversation on Student Debt Relief
13:51 • 3min
The Misplacement of National Priorities: Student Debt in the US
16:49 • 11min