The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins talks with Matt Bardin, founder of Zinc Learning Labs, about raising middle and high school students' reading levels through conscious reading. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Shelby Kretz, founder of Little Justice Leaders, about her work and thinking to help engage teachers and parents in conversations and activities to learn about social justice issues with kids in grades K-8th. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with author and journalist, Katherine Marsh, about the educational and technological forces affecting kids' love of reading.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode.

Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, about our public health response to COVID-19.  Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with David Bernstein about his book, Woke Antisemitism, and his experience with critical social justice activism in education. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Tabia Lee about a broader understanding of race ideologies and her experience of being dismissed from her role as a DEI Faculty Director for not toeing the line of contemporary anti-racist ideology. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Julie Lammers, Senior VP of Advocacy and Corporate Social Responsibility for non-profit American Student Assistance (ASA), about career readiness and work-based learning experience.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Brantley Turner, East Asia Education Director for the Dwight Schools, about her perspectives and experiences as a global educator. Click to Visit Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham about his new book, Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Jon Basset and Gary Shiffman about their 4 Question Method, and accompanying book, to engage students in deeper learning of history and social studies. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode.