16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning

Education Headline RoundupThis week, we're discussing two big stories that are making waves in the education world, one of which is very close to home (here's looking at you, Ohio):Ohio's Department of Education is undergoing a major reorganization that has been met with opposition from teachers, school administrators, and parents. The reorganization has been blocked by a temporary restraining order, and it is unclear what will happen to the new Department of Education and Workforce if the Ohio Supreme Court upholds the lower court's ruling that the restructuring process was in violation of the state of Ohio's constitution.The California Mathematics Framework, a recently approved, 1,000+ page proposal to overhaul mathematics instruction in California public schools, is coming under intensifying scrutiny. Proponents of the Framework argue that its goal is to bolster educational equity by focusing on applied and authentic mathematics problems, tweaking curriculum timing and content, and endorsing a recommendation that postpones the teaching of Algebra I until high school, but the proposal has been met with intense debate. Critics have taken issue with some of the research cited by the report, and the size of the document has also made it difficult for the public to scrutinize.The Homework HustleHomework has been a part of American schooling for many years, though its popularity as an instructional aid has waxed and waned over the decades. At the turn of the 20th century, progressive reformers argued that homework was not "hands-on" enough and that it created undue stress in the lives of students. Anti-homework sentiment faded amidst Cold War tensions as American policy-makers struggled to "keep up" with the technological advances of the Soviets. In 1983, the Reagan administration's report "A Nation at Risk" warned that American students were falling behind their peers in other countries and that the quality of American education was in decline. The report called for more rigorous academic standards, and this had a significant impact on the question of homework in American public schools.Today, American teenagers spend about twice as much time on homework each day as their predecessors did in the 1990s. However, research has shown that excessive homework can be associated with high stress levels, physical health problems, and lack of balance in children's lives. Some schools have started building in "rules" around homework, such as limiting homework to an hour per night or eliminating due dates after weekends or breaks. What's the correlation between the amount of homework students do and their performance on in-class exams? Can too much homework hurt academic performance? Join us as we navigate this challenging discussion with far-reaching impact for students, parents, and teachers.In this week's What We Learned segment: Katie shares the news that Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Built along tributaries to the Ohio River, the series of eight monumental earthen enclosure complexes built between 2,000 and 1,600 years ago are the most representative surviving expressions of the Indigenous Hopewell tradition. Chelsea reviews the book The Death of Expertise, an in-depth discussion of the decline in public trust in experts and expertise.Sources & Resources:Fox 8 - Overhaul of Ohio’s K-12 education system is unconstitutional, new lawsuit says by: Associated PressOhio General AssemblyRoetzel - State Biennial Budget (HB33) Heads to Ohio Governor for Approval – Summary of Major Educational ChangesThe Atlantic - California’s Math Misadventure Is About to Go National By Brian ConradAPM Reports - Sold a StoryCalifornia Department of Education - Mathematics FrameworkEducationWeek- California Adopts Controversial New Math Framework. Here’s What’s in It By Sarah SchwartzSpringer Link - The Relationship Between Homework and Achievement—Still Much of a Mystery by Ulrich Trautwein & Olaf Köller The Atlantic - The Cult of Homework By Joe PinskerJSTOR Daily - The Surprising History of Homework Reform by Livia GershonWikipedia - A Nation at RiskCNN - Kids have three times too much homework, study finds; what’s the cost? by Kelly WallaceCNN - Is homework making your child sick? by Amanda EnayatiJSTOR - "A Sin against Childhood": Progressive Education and the Crusade to Abolish Homework, 1897-1941 by Brian Gill and Steven SchlossmanPew Research Center - What we know about online learning and the homework gap amid the pandemic by Katherine Schaeffer

Educational Leadership: A Conversation with Dr. Jim MahoneyIn this special guest episode of 16:1, we're joined by Dr. Jim Mahoney to discuss insights on educational leadership, including:key qualities of effective educational leadershipthe challenges facing administrators today (and how institutions of higher education can prepare leaders to meet these challenges)engaging community stakeholders in constructive dialogue, andthe unique challenges of the contemporary school funding landscape, particularly for rural schools.Introducing Jim:A long-time educator and entrepreneur, Jim Mahoney has dedicated his life to bettering educational opportunities for all students, serving as a superintendent, principal, and teacher, as well as an adjunct professor at several Ohio universities.In 2001, he joined Battelle for Kids as the organization’s first executive director. Under Jim’s 15 years of leadership, Battelle for Kids grew into a national not-for-profit that expanded across the globe to advance educational equity and opportunity for all students.Today, Jim serves as the founder of RedBrick Hill, a leadership consulting organization, as well as the Strengths Center, comprised of former educators and strengths-based leadership experts who are passionate about creating positives cultures, both in schools and organizations. In addition to writing several articles and co-authoring books, Jim is the author of the book, To Lead is to Teach: Stories and Strategies from the Classroom to the Boardroom. Jim has made presentations throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, and China and has been recognized on numerous occasions for his leadership in education.Sources & Resources:Jim MahoneyBattelle For KidsAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Power of Vulnerability by Brené BrownDr. Robert Quinn State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report by GallupThe Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness By Robert Waldinger, M.D., Marc Schulz, Ph.D 

Education Headline RoundupThe United States’ Office of Educational Technology has released a new policy report entitled Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and Recommendations. The report offers high-level definitions and recommendations aimed at educators and administrators.Florida’s public university system has approved the use of a new and controversial college entrance exam known as the Classic Learning Test (CLT).Teaching History: Learning, Unlearning, and Building Context in the ClassroomThe study of the past is an essential component of a well-rounded education and a gateway to meaningful civic participation. Why, then, do 85% of eighth-graders score below proficient in U.S. history? Amid shifting sentiments on research, misinformation, and the impact of mass media on the historical record, we're tackling the subject of how history is taught at both the K-12 and postsecondary levels. We discuss the role that textbooks play in the modern history classroom and the difficulties that come with developing age-appropriate curricula covering difficult or sensitive subject matters. Bonus content: we review a few of the lessons we were taught as kids that haven't stood the test of time, featuring George Washington's teeth, indisputable rules of grammar, and the Industrial Revolution. Sources & Resources:Eleven Warriors: "BIG Ten Officials Tell Ryan Day..."YouTube - H.E. Keiko Nagaoka from Arctic CircleOffice of Education Technology - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and LearningMEXT - Chronology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT)The New York Times - Florida Expected to Approve Classical Exam as a Competitor to the SAT by Dana GoldsteinCLT Tests - MissionNPR - What to know about Florida's 'classic' alternative to the SAT by Juliana KimEducationWeek - Sure, We Teach History. But Do We Know Why It’s Important? by Andrew UjifusaForbes - Why We Need To Start Teaching History In Kindergarten by Natalie WexlerPerspectives on History - Teaching Content, Teaching Skills by Katharina MatroLibro.fm - Meet You in Hell by Les StandifordSmithsonian Magazine - Even Though He Is Revered Today, MLK Was Widely Disliked by the American Public When He Was Killed by James C. CobbLibrary of Congress - Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 2. General Correspondence. 1858-1864: Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley, Friday, August 22, 1862 (Clipping from Aug. 23, 1862 Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, D.C.) 

Education Headline RoundupIt’s been a busy week in education news as students and educators in the U.S. head back to school following summer break. Here are the headlines in this week’s edu news roundup:The Biden administration is once again attempting to follow through on campaign promises to alleviate student debt. Details of the SAVE program are discussed.The Boys & Girls Club of America has released a new study revealing troubling trends in levels of bullying and cyberbulling in American schools.The College Board is in hot water over revelations that it sends student SAT scores and GPAs to Facebook and TikTok through tracking pixels (advertising technology).The Columbia County Library in Dayton, Washington, is facing a possible dissolution vote on November 7th after a series of book challenges.Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts announced a new program that would make community college tuition-free for residents without a prior post-secondary degree.Wikipedia and the Quest for a Universal EncyclopediaWikipedia is the largest and most-read reference work in history. Maintained by a large cohort of volunteer editors, the free, online encyclopedia aims to make “the sum of all human knowledge” available to the world. The project of Wikipedia sparks a number of questions of interest to the modern educator, such as: What is expertise? What events, locations, objects, people, artworks, and inventions etc. are noteworthy? What exactly is a neutral point of view? How does living contemporaneously to events of historical significance impact our ability to evaluate them accurately?Is Wikipedia Trustworthy?Wikipedia is a living document, an undulating sea of interconnected articles, references, policies, and end users. Though neutrality is a guiding Wikipedian philosophy, vandalism does sometimes occur, and mistakes are sometimes made. (Studies have shown, however, that Wikipedia is nearly as accurate as traditional print reference resources, such as Encyclopedia Britannica.) We’ll investigate the epistemological challenges inherent to a collaborative and ever-evolving repository of knowledge. We’ll also uncover some startling demographic statistics about Wikipedia’s editors, who aren’t as representative of the average world citizen as you might think.The Impact of AI and Other Modern Internet Forces on WikipediaThe rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is having a major impact on Wikipedia. AI can be used to generate content, summarize articles, and identify vandalism. However, AI also poses a threat to the integrity of the content of Wikipedia, as it often introduces inaccuracies, fabrications, and “hallucinations,” some of which can be extremely difficult to detect. Other modern Internet forces, such as deepfakes and misinformation, are also disrupting Wikipedia’s vast knowledge experiment.Join us as we investigate the history and impact of one of the world’s top 10 websites.Sources & Resources:TED Talk - The Birth of WikipediaThe Independent - Nobody should trust Wikipedia, says man who invented Wikipedia by Mayank AggarwalYouTube - The White House: President Biden Announces the SAVE Plan for Student Loan BorrowersNPR - Borrowers can now apply for new, income-based student loan repayment by Sequoia Carrillo and Cory TurnerBoys & Girls Clubs of America - Youth Right NowAxios - Students face new school year with jump in bullying by April RubinGizmodo - The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook GPAs and Details About SAT Scores by Thomas GermainWBUR - Community college is now free for Mass. residents 25 and older. Millions qualify by Max LarkinKNKX NPR - Rural Washington library could be nation’s first to dissolve after book challenges by Courtney FlattThe Book Loft - The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James GleickWikipedia - WikipediaWikipedia - Help: Introduction to Policies and GuidelinesWikipedia - What Wikipedia is NotTechnology Review - The Decline of Wikipedia by Tom SimoniteDuke University Press - Wikipedia's Race and Ethnicity Gap and the Unverifiability of Whiteness by Michael MandibergAljazeera - How are Wikipedians fighting gender bias online? HBR - Why Do So Few Women Edit Wikipedia? by Nicole TorresVice - AI Is Tearing Wikipedia Apart by Claire WoodcockThe Next Web - UK plan to police internet may be unlawful, force Wikipedia shutdown by Thomas MacaulayUK Parliament - Online Safety BillThe Economic Times - How accurate is Wikipedia's content? Governance, Organization, and Democracy on the Internet: The Iron Law and the Evolution of Wikipedia by Piotr Konieczny

Edu Headline Roundup - 8/17/23This headline roundup this week covers West Virginia University's plan to make deep cuts to academic programming, Arkansas's moves regarding the College Board's AP African American Studies course, the Biden admin's new K-12 Cybersecurity efforts, and everything you need to know about KKR's acquisition of Simon & Schuster. Children's and Young Adult Literature: Transforming Young Lives With Timeless StoriesChildren's and young adult literature (YAL) is a thriving industry, with thousands of new titles being published each year. In this episode, we take a look at the history of the industry from the time of its earliest architects (such as Enlightenment philosopher John Locke, if you can believe it) to the present day. We'll also explore the ways in which modern readers are changing the publishing landscape, including with e-books, audiobooks, graphic novels, manga, and more. Bonus content: learn about the Guggenheim family's connection to Jackson Pollock and why those web CAPTCHAs are so annoying.links:WVU - WVU announces preliminary recommendations, Academic Transformation next stepsWordsrated - Young Adult Book Sales Statistics by Dimitrije CurcicThe New Yorker - S. E. Hinton and the Y.A. Debate by Jon MichaudNational Women's History Museum - Louisa May Alcott by Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow | 2017Artnet News - Jackson Pollock Moonlit as the Guggenheim’s Maintenance Man—and 4 Other Unlikely Side Jobs Famous Artists Once Held at New York Museums by Annikka OlsenPublishers Weekly - A Brief History of Picture Books by Leonard S. MarcusABC News - AP African American studies canceled by Arkansas officials just before school begins by Kiara AlfonsecaThe New York Times - Judge Blocks a Merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster by Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. HarrisBritish Library - A Little Pretty Pocket-BookBritannica - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland novel by Carroll by Cathy Lowne and Pat BauerSmithsonian Magazine - Why Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Little Women’ Endures by Alice GeorgeThe Atlantic - The Magazine That Helped 1920s Kids Navigate Racism by Anna HolmesHistory.com - First Newbery Medal for children’s literature awarded to Hendrik Willem van LoonThe White House - Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches New Efforts to Strengthen America’s K-12 Schools’ CybersecurityThe Register - So much for CAPTCHA then – bots can complete them quicker than humans by Richard Currie 

The Future of Education: Surveying the School of 50 Years From NowIn this week’s education headline roundup, we’ll take a look at Houston ISD’s new superintendent and his controversial decision to convert school libraries into discipline centers, the California Department of Education’s effort to suppress the publication of a study using the state’s education data, and a new educational offering from NASA.Our episode this week delves deep into the future of education. We’ll discuss how artificial intelligence may continue to creep into classrooms, how climate change and green technologies will be making a bigger impact, and how COVID will continue to haunt our classrooms (and maybe our brains). We’ll wonder what might replace standardized testing, whether VR might be able to transport our students into historical events, and whether public education in the U.S. can find a new funding model. Join us for this look 50 years into the future!Sources & Resources:The Guardian - Houston school district to turn libraries into disciplinary centers by Erum SalamCHRON - 'You should be happy': HISD leader defends controversial teacher pay scale by Kennedy SessionsSubstack - The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries by Karawynn LongEdSource - California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues by John FensterwaldNASA - NASA Launches Beta Site; On-Demand Streaming, App Update Coming SoonScientific American - Here Are the Stunning Heat Records Set So Far This Summer by Andrea Thompson BBC Science Focus - What could the school of 2050 look like? by Holly SpannerThe Guardian - Facebook disputes its own research showing harmful effects of Instagram on teens’ mental health by Dan Milmo and Kari PaulPluralistic: Autoenshittification 

John Dewey: Progressive Educator, Philosopher, & ScholarWelcome back, listeners! This week in our education headline roundup, we revisit the Biden administration's debt relief initiatives, tackle Harvard University's trailblazing policy decisions concerning the use of generative artificial intelligence in the classroom, and contemplate whether Elizabeth Holmes might have a new cell mate. Then on to our headliner: John Dewey, father of functional psychology and trailblazing progressive education reformer. Hoping to undo the negative effects of his own educational experiences, Dewey spent decades refining scholarship and research on student-centered learning focused on real-world problems. Dewey's ideas had a profound impact on education around the world, and his work continues to be influential today. In "What We Learned," Chelsea discusses the University in Exile, a refuge for scholars fleeing persecution during WWII, while Kate covers the new dress code that's making waves at Wimbledon.Sources & Resources:CBS News - How Biden's latest student loan forgiveness differs from debt relief blocked by Supreme Court By Melissa QuinnAssociated Press - Founder of student aid startup Frank shakes head as prosecutor describes case against her by Larry NeumeisterResearchGate - The University as Prophet, Science as its Messenger, and Democracy as its Revelation: John Dewey, University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper, and Colonel Francis Parker by Thomas S. PopkewitzWikipedia - John DeweyNational Endowment for the Humanities - John Dewey: Portrait of a Progressive Thinker by Peter GibbonBrittannica - John DeweyU.S. Department of Education - Biden-Harris Administration to Provide 804,000 Borrowers with $39 Billion in Automatic Loan Forgiveness as a Result of Fixes to Income Driven Repayment PlansThe Crimson - Harvard Releases First Guidelines for ‘Responsible Experimentation with Generative AI Tools’ by Rahem D. Hamid and Claire YuanBBC - For the first time in its history, Wimbledon has relaxed its dress code rules. Why are they so strict? Ellie Violet Bramley takes a look by Ellie Violet Bramley Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - John DeweyJSTOR - Common Ground With A Common Faith: Dewey's Idea of the “Religious” by Bradley Baurain

EDU Headline Roundup: Supreme Court Rulings Impacting U.S. SchoolsLast week saw historic rulings from the Supreme Court on President Biden's student debt relief plan and affirmative action in college admissions. SCOTUS' rulings on these two issues have far-reaching implications. Critics of the affirmative action decision say it could make it more difficult for minority students to gain admission to selective colleges and universities, while the ruling on Biden's student debt relief program could prevent millions of borrowers from receiving relief in the wake of the economic impact of COVID-19 on loan holders.Culinary Arts Training, Michelin Stars, and the Art of FoodHaving been inspired by season 2 of The Bear, a critically-acclaimed TV dramedy series about a young chef who returns home to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop after his brother's suicide, Chelsea and Katie are tackling culinary training this week on 16:1. From technical training, apprenticeships, and schools like the Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Blue (founded in Paris in 1895 and considered to be one of the most prestigious culinary schools in the world), we cover the entry points into some of the most demanding yet rewarding careers in food and drink. Learn how restaurants earn coveted Michelin stars, find out where your favorite celebrity chefs went to school, and what to expect if you want to succeed in the business of operating a restaurant. Sources & Resources:Wikipedia - Culinary Institute of America AlumniWikipedia - Le Cordon Bleu AlumniThe Culinary Institute of AmericaLe Cordon BleuOutkick - Taylor Swift Proves... by Mike GunzelmanElie Traveler - How the Prestigious Michelin Star System Really Works by Kim AylingWikipedia - Michelin GuideMichelin RestaurantsWikipedia - GastronomyInsideHigherEd - HEROES Act at Center of Debt-Relief Legal Fight by Katherine KnottNBC News - Supreme Court kills Biden student loan relief plan by Lawrence Hurley Cornell Law School - 20 U.S. Code § 1098bb - Waiver authority for response to military contingencies and national emergenciesWikipedia - The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

16:1 Podcast - Year in Review, Volume IIJoin us as we reconnect with some of our favorite stories and learning opportunities that unfolded over the past school year. The education headline roundup will cover Biden's student debt relief challenge in the Supreme Court, a look at the College Board's response to new, restrictive content guidelines coming out of state legislatures in Florida, Texas, Ohio, and elsewhere, and information about the U.K.'s latest bid to curb immigration by restricting study visas to institutions in Great Britain. Sources & Resources:CNBC - Here are key things to know as Supreme Court nears decision on Biden’s student loan forgiveness by Annie NovaWikipedia - The Information: A History, a Theory, a FloodWikipedia - The Idea FactoryCollegeBoard - Our Commitment to AP Students, Families, and EducatorsWikipedia - College World SeriesTwitter - History VidsNoble Blood PodcastTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan FreedlandOur Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (Surgeon General's Report) 

Welcome, aviation enthusiasts! Today, we soar and explore the lifelong pursuit of learning known as piloting. Join us as we unravel the intricate process of obtaining a private pilot's license, from the first exhilarating moments of taking control of a small aircraft to the meticulous training required to navigate the skies with confidence as a commercial airline pilot. Tune in for a special guest appearance from a seasoned aviator who has spent more than 40 years in the cockpit. Don't miss our roundup of the latest education news headlines, "Fill in the Blank" trivia segment, and discussion of a special resource on literacy instruction for K-12 public schools in America.