Converging Dialogues
Converging Dialogues
#184 - The Cult of Smart: A Dialogue with Freddie deBoer
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#184 - The Cult of Smart: A Dialogue with Freddie deBoer

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In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Freddie deBoer about marxism, education and society. They define marxism, how marxism works today and how it is connected with communism and socialism. They discuss the evolution of the cult of smart, manufacturing and technical jobs, and how educational systems globally are compared to the United States. They talk about capacity and achievement, genetics and the “hereditarian left,” equality and equity, and lack of quality of education. They also discuss No Child Left Behind, Common Core, charter schools, solutions for our education system, and many more topics.

Freddie deBoer is a academic and writer. He has a Masters in writing and rhetoric from the University of Rhode Island and a PhD in english from Perdue University. He is the author of The Cult of Smart and writes consistently on his substack.

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