Roots, Rights and Reason with Lee Smith
America's Future presents: Roots, Rights and Reason with Lee Smith cuts through the noise to reclaim the truth of America’s foundations. Bestselling author and investigative journalist Lee Smith dives deep every week into the ideas that built the United States—natural rights, liberty, the Constitution, and moral order. With top guests and sharp analysis, Lee exposes the forces threatening America’s future and explores how we can stand firm in truth and reason.
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Roots, Rights and Reason with Lee Smith
Reclaiming Education: Parents, Teachers and the Fight for Our Children
Episode Ten – Reclaiming Education: Parents, Teachers, and the Fight for Our Children
In this back-to-school episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes educator, former principal, and homeschool advocate Nathan Maus for a candid conversation about what’s gone wrong-and how families can take education back. Drawing on years in public and private schools and nearly a decade of homeschooling his four sons, Maus explains why one-size-fits-all schooling is failing students and why the goal must be more than test scores: children who can read, write, do math, and think critically.
Maus traces how control shifted from communities and parents to unions and bureaucracies, highlighting the legacy of John Dewey’s collectivist theories and the modern system’s emphasis on conformity over curiosity. He reflects on the COVID “wake-up call,” when many parents saw classrooms up close, and he cautions that new tools like AI should supplement, not replace the hard work of problem-solving that builds real intellectual muscle.
Offering a hopeful path forward, Maus points to homeschooling, classical education, and high-quality charter models (like Hillsdale’s K–12 curriculum) that restore rigor, character, and love of learning. This episode challenges families, teachers, and communities to reclaim their rightful role in shaping the next generation, and to rebuild American education from the ground up.
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