How are Teachers Unions Influencing Views on Israel?
The Michele Tafoya Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
2.4 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Rebecca Friedrichs is the founder of ForKidsAndCountry.org. As a teacher of 28 years, she has fought for kids — not unions. And her inside view of teachers unions provides a startling picture of what is happening in American education.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to a brand new episode of the Michelle Tofoya podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | What is the relationship between education and this pro-Palestinian anti-Israel sentiment we're seeing throughout the United States of America? |
| 0:14.9 | Well, one more than has a theory, and I think it's a pretty good one. |
| 0:17.9 | Her name is Rebecca Friedrichs, and she is the head of For Kids and Country.org. For Kids and Country.org. She's also written extensively on teachers' unions and what they are doing to academia. She also ran a very successful lawsuit, which went to the Supreme Court, which we'll get to in our conversation with her. She's inspiring. She's, as she puts it, people used to think she wore a tinfoil hat. Now they're coming to her and saying, oh, my gosh, you were right. You're going to want to hear from her, again, her organization for kids and country.org. She's got a really important |
| 0:54.2 | piece in the city journal right now, |
| 0:56.1 | but why don't you just stay tuned |
| 0:57.8 | and listen to her and we'll go through her article |
| 1:00.2 | and talk about the teachers unions |
| 1:01.8 | and the reality of what good teachers in America |
| 1:05.3 | are dealing with today. |
| 1:06.6 | That is next. |
| 1:07.8 | Welcome to the Michelle Tofoya podcast. |
| 1:14.4 | Rebecca. that is next. Welcome to the Michelle Tofoya podcast. Rebecca Friedrichs, welcome. Thank you so much for taking the time today. I was turned on to |
| 1:21.0 | your article by multiple friends and discovered all about who you are and what you do. And this |
| 1:27.3 | piece in the City Journal, which was published November 14th, is quite good. |
| 1:33.0 | So thank you for taking the time today. |
| 1:35.3 | I am delighted to be here. |
| 1:37.0 | Thank you for helping me to educate your audience on. |
| 1:39.4 | Yeah, that's what we want to do. |
| 1:41.4 | Right. |
| 1:42.4 | Educate them about the teachers' unions who are not educating our kids. |
| 1:45.7 | But we'll get there. |
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