Robert Pondiscio – On How the Education System Went from Shaping Patriots to Indoctrinating Revolutionaries


In the tenth episode of High Noon, Inez Stepman speaks with Robert Pondiscio of the American Enterprise Institute. Pondiscio has spent more than two decades in the education system, both as a civics teacher and as a writer and reformer. He is the author of numerous books, most recently How the Other Half Learns: Equality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School Choice.

Robert and Inez discuss the purpose of a public education system in a self-governing republic, as well as the tension between liberal pluralism and creating the kind of common body of cultural commitments and information that make citizenship possible. They also investigate the failures of the education reform movement, of which they both consider themselves members.

Based on his decades of experience as an educator, Pondiscio lays out some warnings and roadblocks for parents and activists seeking to challenge Critical Race Theory in public schools, and expresses skepticism that top-down laws from state legislatures will do the job.

High Noon is an intellectual download featuring conversations that make possible a free society. Inviting interesting thinkers from all parts of the political spectrum to discuss the most controversial subjects of the day in a way that hopes to advance our common American future.

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