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Podcast: The WallBuilders Show
Episode: Building on the American Heritage Series: Remarkable Young Americans
Description: Step into a time machine with us as we reveal the untold stories of youth education in America's past, with the wisdom of historian David Barton illuminating our path. Prepare to be astounded by tales of children mapping the stars and translating ancient texts—feats that would leave many an adult bewildered today. Our journey unravels a narrative of rigorous academia, where complex language and government policies were the playgrounds of young scholars, and surprisingly, elementary spelling bees sounded more like legal lexicons.We then cast a critical eye on the transformation of education, from a bastion of...