What Happened To The Education System? - Dr Phil - #755

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr. Phill McGraw. He's a television personality, author, psychologist and a podcaster. School is supposed to prepare young people for the big wide world, not just with knowledge, but also with life skills. Given that youth mental health is at an all time low, while reading and maths abilities are hugely behind, what is actually happening inside modern schools? Expect to learn why the education system is so broken, who is designing the downfall of society, the problem with inclusive language, what role the algorithm has on our worldview, why there is an attack on family values, Doctor Phil's principles to take back control and much more. My ability to focus and get in the zone is critical for everything that I do, but it isn't always easy, which is why I've partnered with Brain FM, a science-backed music app specifically made to help you focus. If you're listening to Drake or Dua Lipa while working, you might think that getting in the zone, in reality, most music is made to hijack your attention, making it harder to think and work at the same time. Brain FM uses gentle rhythmic pulses that are scientifically proven to support sustained attention all while blending into the background, so you can actually focus distraction-free. They also have sleep sounds to help with deep sleep, which has been a game changer, especially if you are traveling and you are somewhere that is allowed. Brain FM has made a real difference in my productivity and sleep quality, and you can try it out for yourself and get a full month for free right now by going to brain.fm slash Modern Wisdom. That's brain.fm slash Modern Wisdom to get 30 days of completely free access. This episode is brought to you by Gymshark. You want to look good and feel good when you're in the gym, and Gymshark make the best men's and girls' gym wear on the planet. Their studio shorts for men are the best pair of training shorts I have ever found in my entire life. Their crest hoodie in light grey mall is what I fly in every single time that I'm on a plane, and their Geo seamless t-shirt is what I've been training in every single day for over a year now. Basically, everything they make is unbelievably well fitted, high quality, and you get 30 days of free returns globally with global shipping plus a 10% discount site-wide. If you want to see everything that I wear and recommend for guys and girls, head to bit.ly slash sharkwisdom that takes you to my super secret product page, and you can use the code MW10 at checkout for a 10% discount plus that 30 day free returns. That's bit.ly slash sharkwisdom and MW10 at checkout. If you keep getting tons of spam phone calls and have an inbox that's filled with junk, your information might be spread all over the internet, which is pretty terrifying to think about. This is why I've partnered with Incogni. Incogni help prevent scam attacks by automatically opting you out of shady databases. They scrape the entire internet to make sure that your name is taken off dozens of data broker lists so that your phone will become strangely quiet and your inbox will no longer feel like a hornet's nest. You can cancel at any time plus they offer a free 30 day money back guarantee so you can buy it completely risk free, use it for 29 days and if you do not like it for any reason, they will give you your money back. Right now you can get a 60% discount off their annual plan by going to incogni.com/modernwisdom and using the code modern wisdom at checkout. That's i n c o g n i.com/modernwisdom and modern wisdom at checkout. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Dr. Phill.
It seems like you're throwing yourself into the thick of it here. You're pushing back against a lot of ideas that are very popular in your industry of mainstream media. Does it feel like a bit of a war zone?

**Phil McGraw** (4:05)
Sometimes it does. It seems like the more common sensical I get, the more I rattle people's cages, but that's okay, I'm used to it.

**Chris Williamson** (4:16)
I saw a study recently of Illinois public schools in 2022 that found zero students passed the state math proficiency test at 53 public schools, almost all of whom are majority black, and at one school, which is a prep school designed to prepare students for their medical careers, the per student spending is $47,000.
For reading, it's only 30 schools, and only one out of 10 kids or less can do math at a grade level in 930 schools, which is more than a quarter of all of the schools in the state. What do you think is happening with academia?