<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: sharpen up.</p><br><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><br><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><br><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:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><br><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie.</p><br><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><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>