Here’s What We Should Be Teaching In Our Classrooms ft. Will Reusch

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What is the one thing we should be teaching in our classrooms? Education is the culture war’s new arena, but here’s what everyone is missing. Tune in this week as Manu sits down with educator turned social media influencer Will Reusch to discuss the importance of civics. In this episode, Manu and Will tackle several complex and intriguing topics ranging from  the current state of American education, to freedom of speech, to the value of viewpoint diversity, to Donald Trump, and more.

Meet Will Reusch, civics teacher and podcaster.

Episode #10 Question: What is the one thing missing in education today?

Episode #10 GUEST: Will Reusch

Will Reusch INFO:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willreusch/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/teecherreusch

Website: https://www.williamreusch.com/about

PODCAST INFO: 

Website: thehopefulmajority.com

Spotify: spoti.fi/42GYjec
Apple: apple.co/3qRsnqpo

Youtube: https://bit.ly/youtube-hopefulmajority

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manumeel_/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/teecherreusch

OUTLINE:

0:00 Intro

0:47 Manu’s take on Civics Education

9:00 introducing Will Reusch

11:18 freedom of speech

16:27 white privilege

19:25 navigating the classroom

21:10 what inspired Will to teach

21:40 Trump election

25:00 curiosity and patience

32:30 the job of a teacher

34:44 teaching before and after Trump

37:18 Trump in class

40:50 Biden as a student

43:25 inspiring public service

47:40 incentives in politics

51:00 predicting students future

53:22 the state of civic education

57:25 fear and ignorance

1:01:50 nuance

1:04:41 value of viewpoint diversity

1:08:30 why teaching

1:12:50 tough subjects

1:15:15 why?

1:18:44 close