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Education in the United States has always been a battle over inclusion. Who should we allow in and what should we teach them? Perhaps it's time you learn what school is really like in America.
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Thanks to all of the Discord members who lent their webcam footage!
Privatizing Public Services | Prisons and Schools - youtu.be/3HF8iR_GB8A
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Nice White Parents (2020)
open.spotify.com/show/7oBSLCZFCgpdCaBjIG8mLV?si=kN0Cz7BgRdCTmySkhlYokg
podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9aNHdIQzFjMg
Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education (2017) by Nowile Rooks
amzn.to/34s6BuO
School: The Story of American Public Education (2001)
stonelanternfilms.org/product/school-the-story-of-american-public-education-4-hour-pbs-series
Tested (2016)
kanopy.com/product/tested
The Bell Curve - Shaun - youtu.be/UBc7qBS1Ujo
How Exams Ruined Your Life - Ordinary Things - youtu.be/oo6ebKItW2A
Teaching in the US vs. the rest of the world - Vox - youtu.be/wFqQm1541aA
Charter Schools: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - youtu.be/l_htSPGAY7I
You don't legally have to go to school. - Boyinaband - youtu.be/FR0_sZtCfJ0
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas, Season 2 Episode 10, "Segregation Problems"
Addition Sources, including information about Homeschooling, Private Schools, Standardized Tests, and various statistics...
docs.google.com/document/d/1SU12Td2uHBs_XbjBHgb5nQbwH3HXRXwTn4J_nwhqvak/edit?usp=sharing
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Video Credits -
What to Do on a Date (1950)
Duck and Cover (1951)
Boys Beware (1961)
Make Mine Freedom (1948)
Ayn Rand on "Subnormal" Children and the Handicapped - youtu.be/Q1HD8KXn-kI
Why Special Needs Students Want School Choice - youtu.be/Ecgw0e-QJEw
Why Teachers Unions Don't Want School Choice - youtu.be/PnQu8iRiVYU
What Are Your Kids Learning in School? - youtu.be/oycazbeFTcc
Why Should You Join Prep? - youtu.be/rnWRlHkceRg
Photo Credits -
home-school.com/images/hs-ps/3-homeschooler-national-average-percentile-scores.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2b/27/c6/2b27c6c6914ab8256476933e95eaab9a.gif
uptrain.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-06-at-20-01-30.png?w=625&h=436
lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B6Vw5Yj_s_Y/TXYBhy0ubnI/AAAAAAAAAFU/KZAxeRA1ahw/s1600/1.jpg
home-school.com/images/not-stuck-at-home/2-reasons-for-hsing.jpg
Photo 89251055 / Red Green Apples © Lapandr | Dreamstime.com
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Produced with the Assistance of Rozarah
twitter.com/AmandaLlara
Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad
mwcotten.com
Spotify ► open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI
Amazon ► amzn.to/2zbsfHd
Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #school #education #highschool #middleschool #teacher #student #segregation #schoolchoice #charterschools #homeschool #gifted
Intro 0:00
Tuesday | Foundations 1:31
Wednesday | Curriculum 10:39
Thursday | Integration 20:25
Friday | Segregation 35:57
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This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.
Education in the United States has always been a battle over inclusion. Who should we allow in and what should we teach them? Perhaps it's time you learn what school is really like in America.
Try CuriosityStream and a free subscription to Nebula at curiositystream.com/knowingbetter
Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription!
Final Knowledge Exam (Subscriber Survey) - https://forms.gle/Rn3aJPUzDhdPLPTV7 (Closed)
Website ► knowingbetter.tv
Store ► standard.tv/knowingbetter
Patreon ► patreon.com/knowingbetter
Paypal ► paypal.me/knowingbetter
Twitter ► twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT
Twitch ► twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt
Facebook ► facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT
Instagram ► instagram.com/knowingbetteryt
Reddit ► reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter
---
Thanks to all of the Discord members who lent their webcam footage!
Privatizing Public Services | Prisons and Schools - youtu.be/3HF8iR_GB8A
---
Nice White Parents (2020)
open.spotify.com/show/7oBSLCZFCgpdCaBjIG8mLV?si=kN0Cz7BgRdCTmySkhlYokg
podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9aNHdIQzFjMg
Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education (2017) by Nowile Rooks
amzn.to/34s6BuO
School: The Story of American Public Education (2001)
stonelanternfilms.org/product/school-the-story-of-american-public-education-4-hour-pbs-series
Tested (2016)
kanopy.com/product/tested
The Bell Curve - Shaun - youtu.be/UBc7qBS1Ujo
How Exams Ruined Your Life - Ordinary Things - youtu.be/oo6ebKItW2A
Teaching in the US vs. the rest of the world - Vox - youtu.be/wFqQm1541aA
Charter Schools: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - youtu.be/l_htSPGAY7I
You don't legally have to go to school. - Boyinaband - youtu.be/FR0_sZtCfJ0
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas, Season 2 Episode 10, "Segregation Problems"
Addition Sources, including information about Homeschooling, Private Schools, Standardized Tests, and various statistics...
docs.google.com/document/d/1SU12Td2uHBs_XbjBHgb5nQbwH3HXRXwTn4J_nwhqvak/edit?usp=sharing
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Video Credits -
What to Do on a Date (1950)
Duck and Cover (1951)
Boys Beware (1961)
Make Mine Freedom (1948)
Ayn Rand on "Subnormal" Children and the Handicapped - youtu.be/Q1HD8KXn-kI
Why Special Needs Students Want School Choice - youtu.be/Ecgw0e-QJEw
Why Teachers Unions Don't Want School Choice - youtu.be/PnQu8iRiVYU
What Are Your Kids Learning in School? - youtu.be/oycazbeFTcc
Why Should You Join Prep? - youtu.be/rnWRlHkceRg
Photo Credits -
home-school.com/images/hs-ps/3-homeschooler-national-average-percentile-scores.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2b/27/c6/2b27c6c6914ab8256476933e95eaab9a.gif
uptrain.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-06-at-20-01-30.png?w=625&h=436
lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B6Vw5Yj_s_Y/TXYBhy0ubnI/AAAAAAAAAFU/KZAxeRA1ahw/s1600/1.jpg
home-school.com/images/not-stuck-at-home/2-reasons-for-hsing.jpg
Photo 89251055 / Red Green Apples © Lapandr | Dreamstime.com
---
Produced with the Assistance of Rozarah
twitter.com/AmandaLlara
Intro/Outro and Background Music by Michael Cotten/Nomad
mwcotten.com
Spotify ► open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI
Amazon ► amzn.to/2zbsfHd
Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat
twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe
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Hashtags: #history #school #education #highschool #middleschool #teacher #student #segregation #schoolchoice #charterschools #homeschool #gifted
Intro 0:00
Tuesday | Foundations 1:31
Wednesday | Curriculum 10:39
Thursday | Integration 20:25
Friday | Segregation 35:57
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This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.
