Podcast Episodes

How Grades Harm Students & What We Can Do About It w/ Joshua Eyler

Episode 156

If education had a Hippocratic Oath - First, do no harm - grades and grading would be among the first practices on the chopping block. 

And in the conversation about grades and grading in school, ther…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Fantasy Economy w/ Neil Kraus

Episode 155

Stop me if you’ve heard these before:

American public schools are failing,

American students are falling behind their global peers,

The future of American innovation, economic equality, and global compe…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Solutionary Way w/ Zoe Weil

Episode 154

A “solutionary” has multiple definitions, one of which reads, “A person who identifies inhumane, unjust, and/or unsustainable societal systems and then develops solutions to transform them so that th…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Pedagogical Documentation w/ Angela Stockman

Episode 153

Today we are joined by Angela Stockman. Angela is a veteran secondary English/Language Arts teacher, author, and professional learning facilitator. She has presented at state, national, and internati…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Back to School Special: Teaching Love & Learning Freedom w/ Dr. Carla Shalaby

Many of you are already working to get your classrooms ready and will be welcoming students for the first day in the next couple of weeks, if you haven’t already. It’s a magical and stressful time of…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Schoolishness w/ Dr. Susan Blum

Episode 152

My guest today is Dr. Susan Blum. Susan Blum is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of I Love Learning; I Hate School and My Word!, as well …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

151: Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations w/ Nawal Qarooni

Episode 151

Today we are joined by Nawal Qarooni. Nawal is an educator, writer, and adjunct professor based in Jersey City, who founded and operates NQC Literacy, a consultancy firm serving PreK-8 school leaders…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Toward a Luddite Pedagogy in the "Age of AI" w/ Charles Logan

Episode 150

“Were we required to characterize this age of ours by any single epithet, we should be tempted to call it, not an Heroical, Devotional, Philosophical, or Moral Age, but, above all others, the Mechani…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Roma Education: Emma Sisson's Mission From Tennessee to Transylvania

Episode 149

The story my guest will tell today is of her experience growing up and teaching in Memphis, Tennessee before finding a purpose-driven career change in - I am not joking - the heart of Transylvania. E…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

How do Americans really feel about controversial topics in school? w/ Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff

Episode 148

In this episode, Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff explore the polarizing landscape of modern education found in their February 2024 report, "Searching for Common Ground.” The report reveals widespre…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago