184 episodes

Bringing a punk rock mindset to the classroom! Schools need passion, community, and some DIY attitude!

Each week Mike Earnshaw (principal from Illinois) and Josh Buckley (teacher from Arizona) will discuss how punk rock shaped their education philosophy and show educators, punk or not, how they can bring a punk rock mindset into their classrooms and their schools!

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    • Education
    • 4.9 • 34 Ratings

Bringing a punk rock mindset to the classroom! Schools need passion, community, and some DIY attitude!

Each week Mike Earnshaw (principal from Illinois) and Josh Buckley (teacher from Arizona) will discuss how punk rock shaped their education philosophy and show educators, punk or not, how they can bring a punk rock mindset into their classrooms and their schools!

    S5 E03 - Surviving A School Year

    S5 E03 - Surviving A School Year

    S5 E03 – Surviving a School Year

    Why has season five been so slow going? Josh and Mike sit and chat and Josh shares his struggles this year. He knows he needs to reach out to his crew but it’s hard. What happens when the punks don’t follow their own advice? Well, give this one a listen and find out.

    Intro music - "A Place to Go” – by Drop Rate
    Outro music – “Englewood" by Soft Kill

    Find us at:
    www.punkrockclassrooms.com
    www.teachbetter.com/podcasts/punk-rock-classrooms

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    www.instagram.com/punkclassrooms
    www.instagram.com/joshrbuckley
    www.instagram.com/mikerearnshaw

    • 30 min
    S5 R03 - Mike Give Grace with Others Tough Choices

    S5 R03 - Mike Give Grace with Others Tough Choices

    S5 Reflection 03 – Mike Giving Grace to Others Tough Choices

    Reflection is an important part of what we believe in here at xPRCx. Working on ourselves to better parts of our community, better educators, and better people. If we want our scene to be one where we all get better, we need to reflect on where we are at and what we have done.

    Mike had some snow days and it got him thinking about the decisions leaders have to make and how everyone is human. There are lots of factors and context that we might not always see from the outside.

    Intro/Outro music - "A Walk" by Bad Religion
    Find us at:
    www.punkrockclassrooms.com
    www.teachbetter.com/podcasts/punk-rock-classrooms

    Twitter
    www.twitter.com/punkclassrooms
    www.twitter.com/mikerearnshaw
    www.twitter.com/JoshRBuckley

    Instagram
    www.instagram.com/punkclassrooms
    www.instagram.com/joshrbuckley
    www.instagram.com/mikerearnshaw

    Check out our PRC Playlist here for all the rad tunes we use:
    http://bit.ly/PRCPlaylist

    • 18 min
    S5 E2 - Eval Season

    S5 E2 - Eval Season

    S5 E02 – Eval Season

    Season 5 has been slow rolling, but we are back with another episode of the podcast. On this episode Josh and Mike discuss teacher evaluations, how they work with educators during the process, and how they make it through…eval season!

    Intro music - "Rot” – by Snakeout
    Outro music – “Menace" by Rejoice

    Find us at:
    www.punkrockclassrooms.com
    www.teachbetter.com/podcasts/punk-rock-classrooms

    Instagram
    www.instagram.com/punkclassrooms
    www.instagram.com/joshrbuckley
    www.instagram.com/mikerearnshaw

    • 27 min
    S5 - Albums Of The Year 2023

    S5 - Albums Of The Year 2023

    S5 Albums of the Year 2023

    We love music here at punk rock classrooms and we love to share music every episode. Well this is the one episode that’s all music and no education. Mike and Josh share their top five EPs and LPs from 2023! So it’s either for you or it’s not but either way maybe give it a listen and check out the bands we share and discuss.

    Intro music - "Do it Faster” – by Militarie Gun
    Outro music – “The Weight" by With Honor

    The 2023 Albums of the Year Playlist on Spotify:
    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2fvJgvRcWqHRO7EvyreNxS?si=eeba5d2f1951419a


    Find us at:
    www.punkrockclassrooms.com
    www.teachbetter.com/podcasts/punk-rock-classrooms

    Instagram
    www.instagram.com/punkclassrooms
    www.instagram.com/joshrbuckley
    www.instagram.com/mikerearnshaw

    • 41 min
    S5 R02 - Josh On Joining A Culture

    S5 R02 - Josh On Joining A Culture

    S5 Reflection 02 Josh – Joining a Culture

    Reflection is an important part of what we believe in here at xPRCx. Working on ourselves to better parts of our community, better educators, and better people. If we want our scene to be one where we all get better, we need to reflect on where we are at and what we have done.

    For Josh’s first reflection of the year, he is talking about how he is navigating becoming a part of the culture already established on his new campus. He talks about four things he is doing to ingrain himself in the culture and add his personality and ideas to it. So, listen to him share how he is being visible, doing the work, participating, and changing it up when needed on this Punk Rock Reflection.

    Intro/Outro music - "A Walk" by Bad Religion
    Find us at:
    www.punkrockclassrooms.com
    www.teachbetter.com/podcasts/punk-rock-classrooms

    Twitter
    www.twitter.com/punkclassrooms
    www.twitter.com/mikerearnshaw
    www.twitter.com/JoshRBuckley

    Instagram
    www.instagram.com/punkclassrooms
    www.instagram.com/joshrbuckley
    www.instagram.com/mikerearnshaw

    Check out our PRC Playlist here for all the rad tunes we use:
    http://bit.ly/PRCPlaylist

    • 15 min
    S5 E01 - Its Been A Quarter

    S5 E01 - Its Been A Quarter

    S5 Episode 01 – It’s Been A Quarter

    Season Five is here!

    After a long summer and first quarter away from the podcast, the punks are back with their first episode of the school year. They catch up and Josh shares about the marathon-sprint (that’s right. It’s both) that has been his first quarter as an elementary principal.

    Intro music - "Nonviolent Redemption” – by With Honor
    Outro music – “Chart Reader" by Del Paxton

    Find us at:
    www.punkrockclassrooms.com
    www.teachbetter.com/podcasts/punk-rock-classrooms

    Twitter
    www.twitter.com/punkclassrooms
    www.twitter.com/mikerearnshaw
    www.twitter.com/JoshRBuckley

    Instagram
    www.instagram.com/punkclassrooms
    www.instagram.com/joshrbuckley
    www.instagram.com/mikerearnshaw

    Check out our PRC Playlist here for all the rad tunes we use:
    http://bit.ly/PRCPlaylist

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

Glules ,

Rock-Star Podcast

Mike and Josh really push the boundaries of how to improve campus culture, classroom practices and educational goals. I love their perspective and passion for helping educators from around the world.

AndersonEdTech ,

Passion, Unity, & DIY

The Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast is the show I never knew I needed! Josh & Mike bring it every week and show just how closely related education and punk really are. A must listen for all educators, even if you aren’t into punk.

Elijah Carbajal ,

Punk!

Mike and Josh really break down what having a #punkrockclassroom should be like, even if you aren’t a punk. The lessons and reflections they share can be applied to every classroom and every educator.

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