"Is 100% Engagement a Myth?" with Adrian Neibauer

The idea of “100% engagement” is a loaded one in education, particularly when it comes to the expectations and implications for the classroom. Adrian Neibauer tackled this idea with conviction but more importantly humility in a recent post on his Substack called “The Scary Teacher”—and he was generous enough to hop back on The Broken Copier to expand on this reflection and discuss his views on the idea of “100% engagement” more broadly, particularly when it comes to how teachers should move in their classrooms.

For more of Adrian’s writing, check out Adrian’s Newsletter. Plus, a few other resources from the conversation:

* “The 100% Participation Myth” by Trevor Muir

* Teach Like a Champion blog on 100% by Doug Lemov

* Teach Like a Champion video on 100%

What do you think about 100%? Feel free to answer in the comments or, if you’re inspired, to leave an audio message via Fanlist that we may respond to on a future episode? (note: Adrian is one a multiple guests now who first jumped into The Broken Copier via that Fanlist link!)

Finally, thanks, as always, to:

Alberto Lugo, one of Jim’s former students, for writing and recording original intro music; Tom Csatari for allowing us to use his band’s recording of “Woodstock” from their 2020 album, Garden; and Courtney Milavec for graphic design.

Find Tom’s work at uncivilizedtom.com, and on Instagram @banduncivilized.

Find Alberto’s work at djsynchro.weebly.com, and on Instagram @djsynchro.

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