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Pete Buttigieg: “We're not just educating people to be workers, we're…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 58:45

Well, One of the number one reasons I'd be worried living in a state with education ranked 50th out of 50 is that if people aren't ready to think for themselves, we're going to have a problem. Because We're not just educating people to be workers, we're educating people to be citizens and to think. So part of it is investing in our education system. Part of it, I think, is outreach. (58:45–58:51)

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Asserts the purpose of education is to develop citizenship and critical thinking, not just workforce skills.

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