6 episodes

Growing stronger, becoming wiser, living fully, all before sunrise.

Done Before Dawn Isaac Jones

    • History

Growing stronger, becoming wiser, living fully, all before sunrise.

    Roe v. Wade overturned. The fundamental problem with the left (and the right).

    Roe v. Wade overturned. The fundamental problem with the left (and the right).

    Why can we not agree on the definition of personhood?

    • 32 min
    She didn't have a birth certificate UNTIL she was NINE. Her parents don't even remember her birthday.

    She didn't have a birth certificate UNTIL she was NINE. Her parents don't even remember her birthday.

    Tara Westover's best selling book Educated is the best book I have read in years. Her harrowing escape from her abusive and close minded family is a story worthy of laughs, tears, and a horror. I review the book and how it has shaped my life and changed the way I think about education. 

    • 27 min
    The real reason Russia Invaded Ukraine: The fundamental split between the East and the West.

    The real reason Russia Invaded Ukraine: The fundamental split between the East and the West.

    How we can help preserve western values of freedom, independence, and tolerance? A social studies teacher's perspective of the issue that has fundamentally divided the modern political world. East vs. West. Socialism vs. Individualism. Social Humanism vs. Liberal Humanism.

    • 26 min
    I went from ZERO books a YEAR to THIRTY! Here's how:

    I went from ZERO books a YEAR to THIRTY! Here's how:

    As we all know, reading is foundational to life long learning. However, When I was in high school I read virtually zero books. Maybe one or two cover to cover in four years. Fast forward to my last two years of college and that number has climbed to 30. How did I do it?

    • 36 min
    I just finished my Bachelors Degree. Was college actually worth it?

    I just finished my Bachelors Degree. Was college actually worth it?

    I just turned in my final assignment to finish my bachelors. Was it worth it? I have some mixed opinions.

    • 25 min
    The Fundamental Problem of Teaching History

    The Fundamental Problem of Teaching History

    What is the obligation of educators whose job is instructing "soft sciences" like psychology, social studies, or history? How do we approach subjects whose ultimate goal is for the discovery of objective truth, but subjects that cannot be rigorously tested by the scientific method? How much subjectivism is allowed for those who teach students these ideas in public schools? What is your responsibility when there is no objective answer in the field you are teaching? This responsibility is something that has to be addressed, especially for the future of our public education. 

    • 43 min

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