3143 The Critical Mass of Stupid - Call In Show - December 2nd, 2015

Question 1: [1:19] - I am in my second year of teaching in the UK and notice that you have been very critical of teachers in several shows, calling them lazy among other things and trashing state education in general. I personally think that (in the UK at least) teachers work grueling hours for little pay (hence teacher shortages) and that state education is a cornerstone of our economy and our society - though I accept that there are many issues with the system. I'd like to defend this point. My question is: "How would our economy and society fare without state education and shouldn't we show gratitude towards those who work hard to educate our children in difficult circumstances?"Question 2: [1:12:40] - How do you effectively balance work and social life? What are the symptoms of devoting too much time to work?Question 3: [1:29:29] - College and social media has become rife with propaganda that seeks to rally an uneducated youth to dismantle society as we know it. It seems that the vast majority of people my age are so incredibly indoctrinated that they simply will not listen to reason. They resist reason as if it is counter to their very survival. Is it too late to reason with these people? If it is not too late, how do we break through to these people? If it is too late, how do we get the world back?Sourceshttp://www.nber.org/papers/w7322http://www.nber.org/papers/w17159