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	Podcast:		WorkLife with Adam Grant
	Episode:		If Teachers Took Over the Government with Sharon McMahon
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:44:14
	Publish Date:		2022-11-01 09:00:00
	Description:		If you were online during the historic 2020 election cycle, you may have seen Sharon McMahon’s viral videos. A former high school educator now known as “America’s Government Teacher,” Sharon fights polarization with nonpartisan facts. Sharon and Adam discuss how we can rethink the qualifications for elected office, who decides to run, and what information voters should weigh. They also address ways to sharpen critical thinking and ponder how to improve Congress with a few thought experiments–including a total takeover of the House and Senate by none other than America’s government teachers. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/RWAG8
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