Topic: Factory Workers

Industrialists like John D. Rockefeller and Henry Ford influenced the school system to produce a "nation of workers" rather than a "nation of thinkers." Rockefeller famously viewed competition as a sin and sought to create a social order that favored global monopolization and employee obedience. The system was designed to ensure that laborers would accept orders without dissent to maintain the efficiency of manufacturing facilities.

The episode concludes with a folk-style song focused on the struggles of the working class. The lyrics describe the hardships of laborers in factories and mills who are the first to suffer during economic downturns. The music plays through the end of the recording.