Public Education a Relic of the Industrial Age

Sir Ken Robinson is an expert in creativity, innovation, and human resources. He works with governments in Europe, Asia, and the United States, and with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and cultural organizations. Robinson led a national commission on creativity, education, and the economy for the UK government and was central in forming a creative- and economic-development strategy as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. Formerly, he was professor of education at the University of Warwick. He discusses how the need for public education is changing. About 75 minutes.

Stewart Brand on new heresies

For the most part Brand's new heresies are pretty good. His fear about global warming, in our humble opinion, is wrong. But his support for nuclear power is not. His understanding of the dynamics of informal cities and markets is spot on. His notice of the plethora of private schools in the slums of the world is important. His support for genetic modification is good. Brand seems to be channeling Hernando deSoto, James Tooley, Petr Beckman and Ron Bailey. About 17 minutes. Mr. Brand will, no doubt, be viciously attacked for speaking the truth.

Preschool for everyone!

Government schools around the country are failing. Yet there is a new push to give state schools more control over more children for a longer period of their lives. Does universal preschool make sense? With Nick Gillespie, about 10 minutes.

Andrew Weck & School Choice

The importance of school choice for special needs students. About 4 minutes.

Milton Friedman on education and

Milton Friedman discusses economics and school choice. Note: there is unimportant crap for the first 9 minutes of the video which you can skip, before Friedman speaks. In addition ignore the introduction that equates Friedman with conservatism -- he wasn't. I wish people would get out of the way and let the man speak. About 60 minutes.

Stupid in America

John Stossel looks at the government school system and how it fails kids. About 45 minutes.