America has a funny relationship with learning and work. On the one hand, we value education as a way of avoiding manual labor. But, we ridicule academics as living in an ivory tower. What’s rarely discussed is the intelligence required to do physical work. Join Krista Tippett as she explores education, democracy, and the intelligence in all kinds of labor. [Broadcast Date: August 30, 2012]
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