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Education in America is in crisis. This Basic Education Series podcast discusses what's wrong with the educational system and how to create a renaissance in education.
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The Goals of Education
Education can be a force for good or for evil. Why has education lost its way?Get a free digital copy of Making Sense.
Who is Destroying the Health of our Youth?
We are not getting healthier, we are getting sicker. American children are predicted to not outlive their parents for the first time in history.Making Sense and Knowing Numbers are available in…
DEI Goes Underground
Rooting out DEI requires more than a key word search. DEI is buried deep into educational, corporate and government material and culture.Making Sense and Knowing Numbers are available in paperback…
How Education Became Indoctrination
Once education included free will and the spiritual nature of man. An individual, taught how to think rationally, could make rational choices.(Transcript for How Education Became Indoctrination…
Redefining Literacy
Originally published as an article on World Net Daily: The Tower of Psycho-babble in Education by Ed Thompson This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get…
Living Color
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Holiday Tradition
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Holiday Spirit
May your home know joy and every room ring with laughter.For more poetry, short stories and novels by Jack Thompson, visit Crackerjack Bookstore. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss…
The War for Your Mind
(Transcript for The War for Your Mind available below.)Making Sense and Knowing Numbers are available in paperback and digital formats at most major outlets.Learn MoreTranscript:Education is not the…
Newsela - Mind Molding Kids
The Newsela educational program slides in on the innocence of youth and brings bias and indoctrination in through the back door.Thanks for listening. This post is public so feel free to share it.…
The Science of Science
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit basiced.substack.comScience was once a world of rigorous research, a place where heated debate was normal, and where any idea had to…
Lord of the Flies
They are taught that hard work, competition, and excellence are tools of the oppressors to keep them down. They are taught to feel entitled. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this…
Idiocracy
When the lack of intelligence makes the slow climb to the top of our institutions and our government it is time to sit up and take notice. Thank you for listening to the Basic Education Series. This…
The Name Game
What started 50 years ago with homophobia, now includes Islamophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, fatphobia and whorephobia. All require treatment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss…
Dictionaries
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit basiced.substack.comWords do matter. In a reasoning civilization, so do their definitions. Words are preferable to the pointing and…
Drugging the Mind
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit basiced.substack.comThe scourge of modern mental health treatment is mind-altering drugs. Just a little pill, that’s all. What harm could…
The Mind of a Child
There is talk of a mental health crisis among our youth. Is it any wonder with all they are subjected to?If you enjoyed this podcast, please log into substack to like it and comment. This episode is…
An Electrifying Tale
Name one good reason why you would send potentially harmful electric voltage through a child’s brain. Bet you can’t. So leave them kids alone. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this…
Kamikaze Culture
US suicides are at an all time high. What you can be sure of is that the supposed authorities on the mind are wrong about the cause and the cure.Thank you for listening to the Basic Education Series.…
What about those police?
In journalism “burying the lede” means hiding the main or most important point among distracting details.Here’s the transcript of this episode:I’m Ed Thompson and I’m happy to be here talking to you…
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Basic Ed has published 20 episodes since May 2022, covering topics in Education, Kids & Family.
Basic Ed is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 11m.
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