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The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast ThoughtStretchers Education
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4.7 • 35 Ratings
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Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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A School Focused On Intellectual Virtues?
Drew Perkins talks with Jacquie Bryant, Founding Principal of a public middle school called Intellectual Virtues Academy.
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Sorting The Evidence For Direct Instruction And Inquiry
Drew Perkins talks with Dylan Wiliam about the evidence and support for different instructional approaches including direct instruction and inquiry-based learning.
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Is Higher Education A Bait And Switch?
Drew Perkins talks with Bill Coplin about his new book, The Path to Equity: Inclusion in the Kingdom of Liberal Arts, which calls for a shift in liberal arts education to a more practical and less academic approach.
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Reading Instruction, Evidence And Neuroscience
This episode features the archived audio from a March 27, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community Event titled Reading Instruction: Evidence & Neuroscience. Drew Perkins talked with Dr. Karen Gazith, Christie Biggerstaff, and Sonya Thomas.
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The Side Effects Of School
Drew Perkins hosted this ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion on February 25th, 2024 with clinical psychologist, Naomi Fisher and the Executive Director of the Adolescent Flourishing Initiative at The University of Austin, Michael Strong. We discussed this question: "Does traditional schooling lead to poor mental health for students?"
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Inside The Teachers' Lounge Film
Drew Perkins talks with Ilker Çatak about his Oscar-nominated film, The Teachers' Lounge, about schools as a microcosm of society and of ourselves.
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Customer Reviews
Always insightful conversations!
Drew is a good interviewer and has really interesting conversations. I highly recommend this podcast anyone that works in education!
New Educator
This was the first podcast that I listened to and what a wealth of knowledge and insight!
Every Educator and Parent Needs to Listen
Each conversation is filled with inspiration. If you are trying to teach your children what really matters and not just the material to pass tests, this podcast is a must!