Education Forensics: English Class Room 108 Podcast

Douglas Marolla
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My teaching career began in September 1996. I have a lot to say - some if it is wonderful and some of it isn't. Practically everything you've heard about the school business is wrong. At this stage, I've basically seen it all. educationforensics.substack.com

  1. 3d ago

    How to Think: A Short Story

    Sometimes it doesn’t take much to get the intellectual curiosity spark lit. For me, it was a youtube comment that got the ball rolling. Hard to believe now, but it’s true. In an industry predicated on teaching young people what to think, I explain one way to get someone in your life to learn how to think. There will be a premium on independent thinkers who know how to do stuff. Any well-schooled stooge can repeat the slogans and “facts” they learned in schule. One of the podcasts I listened to recently is also worth a listen. I’m putting it here as the guest is a like minded person, so I was interested in what he had to say: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a27ae201-8db1-4f01-9507-8a2138055ef3 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

  2. 07/26/2025

    Live with Douglas Marolla

    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

    Live with Douglas Marolla

  3. 07/25/2025

    Tools at Our Disposal

    I did a Substack Live the other day. I’ve turned it into a podcast and will add two highlight video clips. Naturally, I’m talking about AI and directing our attention to what parents, teachers, mentors, coaches, and consultants will have to manage in schools going forward. I get asked how summer school is going. It is quiet. I was wary about working during the summer because summer of 2021 was a total mess. This is different. The students sit and stare at the phone screen, and if I let them do that for over an hour they’ll gladly comply. When I use SchoolAI, the device addled student mostly enjoys it. They can work on the phone, keep to themselves, and work as they see fit. I don’t know how much they learn. In the podcast I try to talk about the “regular student” as someone to reach. Also, the horse is out of the barn. There’s no going back, so complaining about lazy students cheating using AI is legitimate and a real concern, but grows tiring. What can we do? There are early adopters out even as I write this. AI for the regular student: The genie is out of the bottle: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

  4. 05/31/2025

    Tik Tok Teaching

    You know it’s bad when the young, eager teachers who want to “make a difference” bail from the profession. There are a few reasons for this, and lately many of these young people have gone on TikTok and other social media venues to explain what is going on. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

  5. 04/18/2025

    Why I'm Emotional About Tariffs

    The Usual Suspects are getting the regular people bickering again. This time, it's about tariffs. I was accused of "being emotional" about tariffs. Well, they were right. I am emotional about tariffs - in the sense that I'm giddy and thrilled about them. Can't get enough. Here, I explain why, and show everyone how we talk about these things in MVHS Room 108. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

  6. 04/06/2025

    Gold, Tariffs, and Trump

    The Scott Bessent interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnX1SQfgJI This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

  7. 03/23/2025

    Mind Control Works - TESLA Edition

    Here is the PDF used at the University level about "Green" Tesla and how cool and nice it is: Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures https://harbert.auburn.edu/binaries/documents/center-for-ethical-organizational-cultures/cases/tesla.pdf This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

  8. 03/16/2025

    The Novel Coronavirus Era - 5 Years Later

    Swiss Policy Research facts page: https://swprs.org/covid19-facts/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe

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My teaching career began in September 1996. I have a lot to say - some if it is wonderful and some of it isn't. Practically everything you've heard about the school business is wrong. At this stage, I've basically seen it all. educationforensics.substack.com

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