The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
ThoughtStretchers Education
Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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Feb 12, 2020 • 1h 22min
Ep. 194 Coming of Age As A Student in Black and White America
Drew Perkins talks with Veda Pendleton about her book which details her journey as a black student from Arkansas attending a primarily white prep school in New England. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Prepped: Coming of Age in Black and White America: A Memoir vedapendleton.com Hate, Inc. by Matt Taibbi The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 192 Using Inquiry To Unpack Charged Topics Like The Holocaust Joe Rogan Experience #1419 - Daryl Davis Visit wegrowteachers.com for more information about workshops and services.
Feb 6, 2020 • 1h 35min
193 Myths We Use To Improve Education
Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer Borgioli Binis about myths and inaccuracies espoused by prominent education voices in pursuit of progress. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @JennBinis Ed History 101 Episode 6 – Vacation (All I Ever Wanted) Nursing Clio Referenced Twitter thread Visit wegrowteachers.com for show notes and more info.
Jan 24, 2020 • 57min
Ep. 192 Using Inquiry To Unpack Charged Topics Like The Holocaust
Drew Perkins talks with Melissa Mott and Tyrone Shaw about Echoes and Reflections and the use of inquiry to teach emotionally and politically charged topics like the Holocaust and social justice issues. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: 5 Strategies For Teaching About The Holocaust Through Inquiry echoesandreflections.org @EchoesReflect facebook.com/echoesandreflections Please visit wegrowteachers.com for show notes and other TeachThought PD services and content.
Jan 18, 2020 • 1h 16min
=Ep. 191 Is Critical Thinking A Nonsense Concept?
Drew Perkins talks with Daniel Buck about his recent Areo magazine article titled "Critical Thinking is Nothing Without Knowledge" and how an inquiry-based approach squares with that. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Areo: Critical Thinking is Nothing Without Knowledge @Dantitheses396 Hate, Inc. by Matt Taibbi Robert Pondiscio: How The Other Half Learns: Equality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School Choice E.D. Hirsch books on Amazon The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By “Deeper Thinking And Learning”? Interested in our open to the public workshops? Visit: wegrowteachers.com/events
Dec 23, 2019 • 1h 18min
Ep. 190 Growing Engaged Citizens With Healthy Skepticism Of The News
Drew Perkins talks with Jane Nussbaum, Executive Editor at Junior Scholastic, about healthy skepticism of the news in service of engaged citizenship. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Scholastic Classroom Magazines: www.scholastic.com/magazines Junior Scholastic: https://junior.scholastic.com/ Junior Scholastic Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/juniorscholastic/ @Scholastic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scholastic
Dec 16, 2019 • 1h 22min
Ep. 189 Is Our Culture Limiting Females in STEM?
Drew Perkins talks with Chrissy Newell about her work to help promote opportunities for girls and women in STEM. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @MrsNewell22 #mathgals bit.ly/mathgals original Twitter thread mentioned in our discussion Ben Orlin's #mathgals post Katie Bouman
Dec 12, 2019 • 1h 2min
Ep. 188 What Might We Learn From Schools Around The World?
Drew Perkins talks with Teru Clavel about her book, World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TeruClavel.com World Class book @TeruClavel, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram
Dec 5, 2019 • 1h 2min
Ep. 187 Making Math More Accessible
Drew Perkins talks with Robert Kaplinsky about math teaching and learning and how he thinks about making it more accessible. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: robertkaplinsky.com openmiddle.com Open Middle Math Book @robertkaplinsky
Dec 1, 2019 • 1h 6min
Ep. 186 Are Some Well-Intentioned Anti-Racism Efforts Actually Hurting The Cause?
Drew Perkins talks with Steven Wilson, founder and former CEO of Ascent Charter Schools, about his work and concerns about some anti-racist efforts that might be counter-productive to our shared mission of schools that better prepare all students for the modern world. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Ascend Charter Schools The promise of intellectual joy by Steven F. Wilson Veda Pendleton, Prepped: Coming of Age in Black and White America: A Memoir stevenfwilson.com @StevenFWilson1 The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education?
Nov 19, 2019 • 55min
Ep. 185 Presenting Content To Students In A World Of Biased Media
Drew Perkins talks with Dan Cogan-Drew and Matthew Gross of Newsela about the challenges and their processes in providing balanced and non-biased content for teachers and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Newsela.com @Newsela, Facebook, Instagram @dcogandrew @matthew_gross
