4 chapters across the catalog
Gen Alpha Education Gaps, Analog Clocks and Calendars
A music teacher reports that students aged 9 to 12 are increasingly unable to recite the months of the year in order. This observation adds to a growing list of basic skills lacking in younger generations, including the inability to read analog clocks, calculate change, or understand standard measurements.
A listener reports that under Common Core standards, mathematical terms like "range" are being renamed to "variance" and "measures of central tendency" to "measures of center." Another donation comes from a "broke performing artist" who is a classical violinist. The hosts discuss their love for classical music and the high-fidelity signals of classical radio stations.
The dinner guests advocated for STEM education and Common Core to create "knowledge workers." The host countered that programming is an art form similar to music or writing, rather than just math, and argued that the future economy should focus on energy resources like oil and gas.
Kat and Rory Leander on Music Education and ELF Waves
Kat Leander, a K-7 music teacher in British Columbia, donated $200 and shared how she uses No Agenda concepts in her classroom. She discussed "songs stuck in your head" and ELF waves with her students, leading to a conversation about government capabilities. One student cited the historical internment of Japanese Canadians as evidence that the government is capable of extreme actions if the technology exists.
