Diving into the case of public education within the United States, Anthony Egan questions the role of the state and bureaucrats who control public education systems. He entertains novel insights on the causes of underperforming public schools along with the divergence between classical and progressive teaching philosophies.

TEDxYouth@DAA 2022 marks the 10th year of TEDxYouth at Dubai American Academy. This year's theme is ‘Paradigm Shift’ – an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way.
Anthony Egan is a social sciences faculty member at Dubai American Academy. With his experience in parenting, teaching and knowledge of social sciences Anthony Egan expresses his views on the need for change in the American public education system. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx