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King Lear - by William Shakespeare
Season 2 Episode 1
This week, Luki and Dave dig into the recesses of their high school curriculum and plow through a classic they've never read before. Should they have…
2 years, 11 months ago
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Season 2 of W5H kicks off and we are venturing into literary fiction for the first time with a reading of the classic allegory Animal Farm.
3 years ago
The End of Education by Zack Slayback
Season 1 Episode 11
The End of Education marks the end of season 1 of W5H and the end of our discussion about "What is wrong with Education." We take a look at Zack Slay…
3 years, 4 months ago
Educated by Tara Westover
Season 1 Episode 10
If you've made it this far into our podcast season reading list, then you are in for a real treat. Tara Westover's memoir about her own journey in ed…
3 years, 5 months ago
Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol
Season 1 Episode 9
The W5H team breaks down Jonathan Kozol's classic book Savage Inequalities. Published in 1991, the book is considered a landmark work in its brutal d…
3 years, 8 months ago
Nothing Less than Great: Reforming Canada’s Universities by. Harvey P. Weingarten
Season 1 Episode 8
This week, the W5H team breaks down Harvey P. Weingarten's treatise on the state of the Canadian University education system. How do Canadian univers…
3 years, 10 months ago
Singapore's Education System, Myth and Reality by Rodney King
Season 1 Episode 7
This month, Luki and Dave break down the much ballyhooed Singapore education system. Is it the world renowned educational beast that it purports to b…
3 years, 11 months ago
A Critical Look at Education in Canada - Paul Bennett's The State of the System
Season 1 Episode 6
This month, W5H reconvenes to discuss The State of the System: A Reality Check on Canada's Schools, by Paul W. Bennett. The book is a critical look a…
4 years ago
World Class Education the Finnish Way
Season 1 Episode 5
This month, W5H breaks down In Teachers We Trust: The Finnish Way to Worldclass Schools by Pasi Sahlberg and Timothy Walker. Did you know that Finlan…
4 years, 3 months ago
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon - Yong Zhao on Education in China
Season 1 Episode 5
This week, the W5H Book Club looks at Yong Zhao's Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?: Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the Wor…
4 years, 5 months ago