(Hours 3b,c) Rich talked to Felix Alvarado of Straight “A” Academy for Is Our Children Learning.  They talked about what the purpose of school is.  They then spoke about different fundamentals, career readiness and governmental agendas.  Finally, they discussed how education was handled before the Industrial Age and pointed out how children are currently being trained.  

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(Hour 3c) As Rich and Felix continued they tackled to project based learning and the impact of an over-focus on sports in the school system.  They took a call from Jim in Manchester, who shared opposition towards the claims about sports within European schools.  Tune in to hear how the discussion ensued.

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