{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695d5c48154465cd6010f4b3/695d5c5c39d31c8588430aeb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Schools Do Too Much (Often Badly)","description":"<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: sharpen up.</p><p><br></p><p>Public schooling in this country has had a lot of champions — including some that you might not expect. But did we ever actually agree on what we wanted schools to do for society?</p><p><br></p><p>Elizabeth Newcamp of Slate’s <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcasts/mom-and-dad-are-fighting\">Care &amp; Feeding</a> joins us to argue for a reappraisal of the whole system… and what it means to educate.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: <a href=\"mailto:hearmeout@slate.com\">hearmeout@slate.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Hear Me Out? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit <a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\">slate.com/hearmeoutplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}