In this episode of The Regular People Podcast I'm joined by Leslie. Leslie has a degree in Early Childhood Education and Development and works for a Head Start program. We discuss (in order):

0:00 A bit about Leslie
5:37 Leslie’s job working for a Head Start program
11:04 How low-income families need to somehow have open schedules to participate in Head Start
15:05 Necessary social/emotional skills
19:08 Speaking skills and tracking a child’s progress through Head Start
25:54 Teaching children vs teaching adults and how our view of responsibility shifts as kids get older
30:23 Play and its purpose
34:24 Does the Head Start program work?
38:53 Whether just giving people money would be more effective
44:52 How hard is it to sign up for Head Start?
51:32 Incompetent managers and the Peter Principle
1:00:42 The difference between the Head Start program and agencies that provide Head Start services
1:02:51 Labor power and unions
1:11:04 The difficulty of forming unions
1:14:39 Automation and the future of work
1:22:49 Having a general strike
1:26:07 Halbwissen and the bidirectional teaching relationship
1:28:35 Reaganomics and monopolies
1:33:40 The popularity of socialism
1:40:39 The benefits of being in a union
1:43:58 Ending and Leslie’s book recommendations

Books to read:
Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by Steven Greenhouse
A Troublemaker’s Handbook: How to Fight Back Where You Work - And Win! By Dan La Botz
Understanding Socialism by Richard D. Wolff

Authors to check out:
Richard D. Wolff
Robert Reich

Documentaries to watch:
Inequality for All
Saving Capitalism

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