Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As a new school year begins, it's worth asking: what's the difference between education and indoctrination?
Walter Williams thought about this distinction seriously. He never hid his views, they were front and center whenever he appeared on the radio and in his syndicated column. But in the classroom, he held those discussions back entirely, considering it academic dishonesty to use that platform to proselytize students. Where should that line fall, and how many educators actually hold it?
As a new school year begins, it's worth asking: what's the difference between education and indoctrination?
Walter Williams thought about this distinction seriously. He never hid his views, they were front and center whenever he appeared on the radio and in his syndicated column. But in the classroom, he held those discussions back entirely, considering it academic dishonesty to use that platform to proselytize students. Where should that line fall, and how many educators actually hold it?
