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Episode: #05148
Marc Kielburger attempts to break the cycle of poverty by taking kids out of child labor and putting them in school. (07:09)
Episode: #05129
Alison Gopnik says babies are already as smart as they can be and have incredibly powerful ways of learning about the world. (06:40)
Episode: #05127
As a fifth grader and small businessman, Andy Gellman has to think about how longer school hours will affect the economy. Download The Word iPhone App NOW! (05:46)
Episode: #05127
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants longer school hours so American students can compete with the rest of the world. (06:30)
Episode: #05118
Obama indoctrinates America's school children, Tucker Carlson reveals Muslims' influence on textbooks, and Tony Danza teaches high school. (06:18)
Episode: #05115
America needs to get back in the game of overpopulation by instituting a one-child minimum policy and letting teens spread sex misinformation to their peers. (04:51)
Episode: #05104
Stephen cures Dominic Philip's reading habit by sending him an entire box of books and forcing him to read every last one of them. (02:56)
Episode: #05100
The local library bans Dominic Philip after spotting a photo of him tooting a kazoo in their summer reading parade. (04:14)
Episode: #05072
When in the Persian Gulf, do as the Persians do, so Stephen's packing a box of their official Sheik condoms. (03:39)
Episode: #05070
You've already donated over $63,000 to DonorsChoose.org, but there are classroom projects that still need your support. (04:15)
Episode: #05067
The five branches of the military are in a tight race for your donations, and kids from the schools you're funding send Stephen their art. (03:41)
Episode: #05056
Stephen promises never to eat Ewok, provides some child-safe Nazi footage and raises the competition on donorschoose.org. (06:58)
Episode: #05049
Justice Clarence Thomas appreciates the little things in life, like the miracle of dishwashers. (03:56)
Episode: #04157
Geoffrey Canada wants poor parents to raise smart children so they can become competitive in America. (05:56)
Episode: #03114
New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein is willing to pay kids for good grades while Stephen is willing to pay kids to smoke and play video games. (5:05)
Episode: #03017
Stephen's speaks with Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp and suggests that eliminating schools entirely is the best way to achieve equal educational opportunity. (5:44)
Episode: #02085
Getting hit in the face with a utility ball teaches you something about life -- it teaches you not to get hit in the face with a utility ball. (4:56)
Episode: #02051
Teaching kids Shakespeare will just make them more violent. (3:54)
Episode: #02007
You don't need a lot of knowledge if you put a lot of anger behind those few things you do know. (3:48)
Episode: #02007
Stephen questions whether American kids are falling behind, wonders if it's too late to pump Socrates' stomach, and gives bullying a wedgie of his analysis. (0:33)
