From 1941, the HMHS Podcast Network presents Quiz Kids with special guest Jackie Benny.
Quiz Kids was a popular Chicago area radio and television program in the 1940′s and 1950′s. The show, which was hosted by Joe Kelly, would ask a panel of five students, who were chosen for their high IQs, questions that were submitted by listeners.
This particular episode is notable for the special guest, Jack Benny, who posed as a six year old “Jackie” Benny and injects some of his classic comedy into the mix.
We at Homemade Homeschoolers understand that there are as many philosophies about homeschooling and home education as there are homeschooling families, and that there will be some that will listen to this radio program and assert that these children are not educated, but merely adept at retaining and recalling facts; and we would not necessarily disagree with that assertion. Many years ago we adopted Plato’s axiom “education is the kindling of a flame; not the filling of a vessel” as our own – because, try as we might, we cannot improve on the quote! However, seeing as how the children presented on the Quiz Kids programs were chosen because of their individual IQs, it follows that perhaps their flames were kindled in such a way that they had filled their own vessels in the pursuit and love of knowledge, and that their abilities are the logical effect of such. Either way, this show is both fun and amazing!
What are your thoughts on education, learning, knowledge, retention, and wisdom; of the difference between education in the past as juxtaposed to modern public educational trends? Are children merely “taught to the test”, or are they inspired to learn? Would you like to share your thoughts? Our comment section below is very easy to use! Please let us know what you think.
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