The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins talks with world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki about her new book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion wendysuzuki.com goodanxiety.com Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with historian Stewart Burns about the life and legacy of educator and civil rights leader Bob Moses. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Union Institute and University Institute for Social Justice (TISJ) at Union Institute & University Algebra Project Young People’s Project (extension of Algebra Project, led by its student alums) Laura Visser-Maessen, Robert Parris Moses (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2016) Barbara Ransby: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2003) Charles M. Payne, I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle (Univ. of California Press, 1997) Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb Jr., Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project (Beacon Press, 2001) Robert P. Moses et al, Quality Education as a Constitutional Right: Creating a Grassroots Movement to Transform Public Schools (Beacon Press, 2010) Stewart Burns, To the Mountaintop (bio of MLK, 2004, 2018), winner of Wilbur Award (first published by HarperCollins in 2004) Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Andrea Keith. Executive Director of Moral Courage Ed and Let Grow, about building independence and resilience and the ability to navigate disagreement and discord productively in children and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: moralcourage-ed.org letgrow.org @IrshadManji Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Stanley Litow, professor, creator of the P TECH program a new model for high school and college that has been replicated across the US and globally, and author of Breaking Barriers which details the P-TECH model. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ptech.org Breaking Barriers: How P-TECH Schools Create a Pathway From High School to College to Career stanlitow.com Visit wegrowteachers.com for more information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Tom Woelper, Founding Head of the New England Innovation Academy School, about the process and thinking behind their launch. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: neiacademy.org @twoelper Tom Woelper on LinkedIn Me and White Supremacy Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services. 

Drew Perkins talks with Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids, about how the overly structured and protected approaches to parenting and education are limiting the potential of children and ways we can course correct for greater growth. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Freerangekids.com Buy the book: Free Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow Letgrow.org Free chapter for educators from Free Range Kids Let Grow School Programs Visit wegrowteachers.com for information on our workshops and services. 

Drew Perkins talks with Mary Pulido, Executive Director of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, about the role of educators in school discipline and helping to prevent child abuse and neglect. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Strategies, Tips, And Resources For Protecting Children From Abuse mpulido@nyspcc.org apsac.org Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Michelle Brown, Founder and CEO of CommonLit, about teaching of reading and other literacy skills and how CommonLit can help. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: CommonLit.org @CommonLit @MichelleEileen @ReadingShanahan The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 197 Are We Teaching Reading Wrong By Omitting Knowledge? Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with bestselling author Patrick Carman about GoKidGo, a new podcast for kids ages 6-12 with a mission to tackle literacy rates, reduce screen time, and provide immersive podcasts that parents could enjoy listening to with their kids. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: GoKidGo Podcast PatrickCarman.com The Past and the Curious Podcast Rebel Podcast Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Luthern Williams, Head of New Roads School in Los Angeles, about their approach to critical thinking, teaching, and social justice.  Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: NewRoads.org Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.