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From Meritocracy to Human Interdependence: Redefining the Purpose of Education w/ Yong Zhao
Episode 187
In a 2021 interview, Michael Sandel, author of the book The Tyranny of Merit argues that if merit can be understood as competence, a good thing to be…
5 months, 1 week ago
Changing My Mind About Schools (and Everything Else) w/ Diane Ravitch
Episode 186
“This is a book about my life, about admitting ‘I was wrong,’ and about how important it is to say it out loud,” is how our guest today, Diane Ravitc…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Fascists Fear Teachers w/ Randi Weingarten
Episode 185
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“Who’s the most dangerous pe…
6 months, 1 week ago
Crash Course Social Studies Education w/ Raoul Meyer
Episode 184
If you’ve taught or attended a high school course in the last decade, you’ve probably watched a Crash Course video. Their dozens of playlists on topi…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Cultivating Creativity and Connection in the Classroom w/ Tom Rendon & Zachary Stier
Episode 183
How do you define creativity?
Would you be able to spot creativity in the wild?
What about creativity in the classroom?
This endless human quest to defi…
7 months, 1 week ago
Are we Reader or are we Player? w/ Karis Jones, Virginia Killian Lund, Brady Nash, and Trevor Aleo
Episode 182
Most of us probably experienced a homogenous version of literacy in our English classes: read a book, answer a few questions along the way, and compo…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Making School Finance As Public As Possible w/ David I. Backer
Episode 181
We’re recording this episode the week the Iowa DOGE Task Force released their final 136 page report – you heard that right, that’s the state-level ve…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Buzz About the Human Hive w/ Kate McAllister
Episode 180
When I sat down with James Mannion to talk about the educational polycrisis back in July, his long-time colleague, friend, and collaborator Kate McAl…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Lessons in Powerful Learning from the Fringes w/ Dr. Sarah Fine
Episode 179
Today’s episode is Dr. Sarah Fine’s keynote, the Quest for Authenticity: Lessons in Powerful Learning from the Fringes, from our Conference to Restor…
9 months, 1 week ago
Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain w/ Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern & Teresa M. Mares
Episode 178
The reach and impact of our food systems – that is, the complex, interconnected, and globalized web of institutions, resources, and processes that br…
9 months, 3 weeks ago