Education as Neurotoxin: How the U.S. Was Dumbed Down

Social engineering schemes are killing us. Conversely, fixing the public schools requires an emphasis on Basics, Foundational Knowledge, and Mastery--BKM. Getting rid of the anti-intellectual prejudice is crucial. Dewey vs. Montessori--that's the easiest way to understand what happened to our schools.

(Video by Improve-Education.org, Bruce Deitrick Price) (Music by Dvorkin, Pittock)

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• Montessori
• K-12
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• intelligence
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[SonofAmerica1111]

This video is so true; I am a student, and I am watching with horror as this strategy is working flawlessly before my eyes.

[BruceDeitrickPrice]

@SonofAmerica1111 Nice comment. Please tell people some specifics. What are you seeing?

[SeventhRisk]

I was given a paper in my 12th grade English class that really hits hard mentally, mainly after listening to Charlotte Iserbyt describe the very thing. This paper gives a list of people w/ conditions and asks "Who do you save?"

To see it for yourself really puts it into perspective. It no longer becomes something that is "happen over there". It's actually right in front of you and you're the target; no longer is this a theory or fairy tale. The goal was not education, but social engineering.

[SeventhRisk]

I've seen Charlotte Iserbyt so it's very clear schools are indeed designed to fail.

There is a complete lack in motivation to complete any work. This not only affects self-esteem, but also translates into a person’s life outside of school. The desire or even thought of reading is very displeasing to students and is generally seen as "uncool". I'm beyond shocked at my friends lack of grammar. What's even worse is how they laugh it when I tell them this; having absolutely no desire to improve it.

[SeventhRisk]

SonofAmerica was spot on. It's been quite a disturbing sight witnessing this repulsive indoctrination. I see it growing, even within myself, despite recognition of its existence. The complete lack of stimuli creates a rejection towards group work for most, if not all students. Even met with a stimulating and energetic teacher, there are many kids too driven away to recognize or engage when this event does occur. For me, classrooms appear very self-conscious and unexpressive, or anti-empathetic.

[Nandarani33]

I work as a special education teacher. In Scholastic Magazine pictures of small animals in human like poses encourage children to emulate - raising hands (a chimpanzee), lining up (a line of penguins). I have attended meetings with math educators who are extremely frustrated: see SonofAmerica's comment - for exactly the reasons he describes. Students at a younger age are fascinated to be taught the more efficient, traditional ways of solving basic multiplication problems.

[SonofAmerica1111]

@BruceDeitrickPrice They force useless memorization in application classes such as precalculus. We have to memorize trigonometric and radian locations on a circle, when radians serve little purpose in everyday society. Also, in physics, basically the class memorizes equations and then we have a test, with barely any understanding of how to apply these physics equations to the real world. Students give little effort in class, and many teachers are just unqualified for the job, with poor training.