Episode 175: The Success Sequence's Teaching of Family Values In Schools

"Send me a Text Message!" Some lawmakers want a “success sequence” taught in schools: finish high school, work full-time, get married, then have children. That sounds like simple advice until you ask the real question: Is K-12 public education helping students build responsible decision-making skills, or is it turning one set of family values into a curriculum mandate? I walk through how politics and education collide around social-emotional learning, character education, sex education, and ...