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Ryan Walters: “Students need to be well refined in primary sources that…”

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'Students Don't Know the Facts' - Walters Emphasizes the Need for Better Civics Education

Published May 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:05

The founders were prolific writers. It's, it's not a secret. It is there. It needs to be studied. Students need to be well refined in primary sources that, that we have seen that go to the wayside with the left's dominance in education. where they, they get into this. No, let's, let's just critically think, let's just form opinions. Well, you first need the facts to form opinions. (00:05–00:12)

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Asserts that primary sources are neglected due to the left's dominance in education.

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