Basic Ed

The scourge of modern mental health treatment is mind-altering drugs. Just a little pill, that’s all. What harm could that do? A lot, actually.

I want the truth. You can’t handle the truth. So says the movie A Few Good Men. But how does one determine fact from fiction, truth from lies?

With all the current craziness it’s easy to lose sight of the true focus of education. What is the method to the madness we call going to school?

Accent on disability. Why are the so-called educational experts obsessed with giving our children disability? Shouldn’t the accent be on ability?

Neuromyths: Why is there still so much we don’t understand about the mind?
References for this episode can be found on my site:
https://basiceducationseries.com/mythology-of-the-mind-references/

Some worry that a super intelligent AI will soon rule the world. The real danger might be that AI will simply destroy human intelligence.

Once upon a time America taught its young people by following proven methods that had worked beautifully for centuries. What went wrong?

US education ranks dead last among developed nations. The Basic Ed podcast intends to create a renaissance in education. Welcome to Basic Ed. 

We are not getting healthier, we are getting sicker. American children are predicted to not outlive their parents for the first time in history.

Rooting out DEI requires more than a key word search. DEI is buried deep into educational, corporate and government material and culture.