Ted Dintersmith: Are We Failing Our Kids? | Prof G Conversations

Ted Dintersmith, education advocate and author, joins Scott Galloway to argue that American schools aren't broken, they're just optimized for the wrong century. They discuss why chasing test scores is failing kids, what math we should actually be teaching, the growing gender gap in K-12, and why embracing AI in schools may be the most important thing we can do for the next generation.

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Timestamps
00:00 - In This Episode
00:41 - How would you describe American education right now?
01:36 - How did the goal of education change over the decades?
03:07 - How do you interpret the decline in testing scores and reading levels?
06:34 - Why has Mississippi seen a big improvement in test scores?
09:50 - What solution do you propose for teaching kids useful math?
11:21 - Ad Break
13:46 - What’s driving the growing divide between public and private schools?
17:24 - What are your thoughts on the educational gap between boys and girls?
22:10 - How do we institutionalize creativity and nontraditional paths in education?
29:37 - Are you a proponent of vocational programming?
31:28 - Ad Break
34:43 - Is higher education about to undergo major disruption?
39:28 - What policies do you think would change education for the better?
43:26 - What are the employment trends in teachers across public schools?
47:09 - What parenting advice would you give to help kids succeed in school?


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