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Inside American Education
- The Decline, The Deception, The Dogmas
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social harmony.
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- Nicolas Bouchard
- 2022-05-12
Punchy the gentleman way
Great voice, great mind & great topic. Add always, Thomas Sowell delivers a punchy opinion the gentleman way.
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