{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Right Idea","title":"What Are We Teaching the Teachers? Exposing Indoctrination in Education w/ Ken Pope","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/239c63da\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3046,"description":"Hosts Brian Phillips and Derek Cohen dive into the critical issue of indoctrination in K-12 education with special guest Ken Pope, CEO of the Coalition for Empowered Education and Senior Fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. They discuss how Colleges of Education are shaping teachers with ideological agendas, the impact on classrooms, and solutions to restore critical thinking and balanced education. From Marxist influences to grassroots efforts, this conversation uncovers the challenges parents face and how to combat politicized curricula.\n00:30 - Brian and Derek catch up: New baby and festival banter\n01:27 - Hot Take: Craziest band names at ACL 2025 (Wet Leg, Spacey Jane, Panda Bear, Dr. Dog)\n04:00 - Introducing Ken Pope: CEO of Coalition for Empowered Education\n06:47 - How Colleges of Education have shifted to ideological indoctrination\n08:52 - The long march of critical theory in academia\n12:03 - Exposure vs. Indoctrination: What’s the difference?\n14:57 - From Marxism to modern victimology: Evolution of classroom ideologies\n17:16 - Are teachers trained to be activists?\n19:43 - The disconnect between parents and teachers’ goals\n21:20 - Indoctrination in rural and urban schools alike\n23:35 - What are education students actually learning?\n24:27 - Shocking examples from social studies conferences\n29:51 - Coalition for Empowered Education’s mission to retrain teachers\n33:56 - Legislative and grassroots solutions to reform teacher training\n37:46 - Universities doing it right: Hillsdale, UATX, and others\n40:56 - Why mandate Colleges of Education? Alternative teacher certification\n44:39 - Red flags for parents: How to spot indoctrination in classrooms\n49:56 - How to connect with the Coalition for Empowered Education\n50:28 - Closing thoughts and Sam Houston’s wisdom\n \nCoalition for Empowered Education: https://cee.org\nVictims of Communism Memorial Foundation: https://victimsofcommunism.org","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/thwT_vas463YC24pLKSMYY3AKfISQQVlRT7fphy8cPo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3NzAyLzE2NzU0/Njg2NTMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}