The Truth of the Shortcomings of School (feat. Ben Pomeranz, Eleanor Kim, Leah Fink, and Gavi Vidra)

On Episode 31, we hosted our first-ever panel discussion with four other high school juniors about the drawbacks of the American education system. We discussed how inadequate financial and life-skill education leaves kids ill-prepared for choosing a major and career, how a core-subject system limits access to disciplines that students may be gifted in, why the SATs/ACTs and private school may disadvantage students of color and poorer students in the college admissions process, and possible solutions to level out the educational playing field.

A special thank you to Ben Pomeranz, Eleanor Kim, Leah Fink, and Gavi Vidra for their insight.