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The Old School

Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge "best practices" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”

Episode 52: On the Ethical Teacher

45 mins; December 03, 2022

Episode 51: On the Future of Rigor

46 mins; November 12, 2022

Episode 50: On The 50th Attempt to Fix Education

55 mins; October 29, 2022

Episode 49: On the Philosophy Club

48 mins; October 04, 2022

Episode 48: On Sanitizing the Classroom

51 mins; September 15, 2022

Episode 47: Book Launch

48 mins; August 28, 2022

Episode 46: On Mentors

46 mins; August 07, 2022

Episode 45: European Travel Part 2

50 mins; July 17, 2022

Episode 44: European Travel Part 1

47 mins; July 02, 2022

Episode 43: On Student Exchanges

48 mins; June 04, 2022

Episode 42 On Tutoring and Videos for Advanced Placement Tests

39 mins; May 09, 2022

Episode 41: Preliminary Thoughts on the End of the School Year

35 mins; April 18, 2022

Episode 40: On Teaching Foreign Languages

42 mins; March 20, 2022

Episode 39: On the Great Retirement

44 mins; March 05, 2022

Episisode 77 Test

4 mins; February 23, 2022

Episode 38: On Perceptions of the Teaching Profession

42 mins; February 12, 2022

Episode 37: On Parents and What is Taught

45 mins; January 30, 2022

Episode 36: On Tired Teachers

40 mins; January 12, 2022

Episode 35: On School Counseling with Wes Upton

43 mins; December 29, 2021

Episode 34: On Advanced Placement Courses

32 mins; December 11, 2021

Episode 33: On School Holidays

27 mins; November 24, 2021

Episode 32: On Classroom Discourse with Dr. Matthew Post

39 mins; November 09, 2021

Episode 31: On Class Discussions

43 mins; October 29, 2021

Episode 30: On Dress Codes

36 mins; October 09, 2021

Episode 29: On Student Voice with Dr. Larry Nyland

34 mins; September 18, 2021

Episode 28: On 9 /11

25 mins; September 11, 2021

Episode 27: On the First Day of School

40 mins; September 04, 2021

Episode 26: On School Athletics (and the Colts)

38 mins; August 22, 2021

Episode 25: On Motivation and Learning

37 mins; August 10, 2021

Episode 24: On US History and the Great North

39 mins; July 29, 2021

Episode 23: On Learning Styles

40 mins; July 19, 2021

Episode 22: On Liberal Arts

47 mins; July 03, 2021

Episode 21: On homework

36 mins; June 28, 2021

Episode 20: On Elementary Teaching

39 mins; June 22, 2021

Episode 19: On Summer Vacation

38 mins; June 12, 2021

Episode 18: On Hiring Teachers

40 mins; June 06, 2021

Episode 17: On Pushing to Failure with Mr. Chris Stevens

40 mins; May 29, 2021

Episode 16: Politics and Teaching History

44 mins; May 23, 2021

Episode 15: On Closing out the School Year

38 mins; May 16, 2021

Episode 14: On Project-Based Learning

44 mins; May 09, 2021

Episode 13: Religious Controversy

33 mins; May 02, 2021

Episode 12: On Lesson Plans

44 mins; April 25, 2021

Episode 11: Students' Ever-Shortening Attention Span

48 mins; April 17, 2021

Episode 10: The Pain of Ice Breakers

26 mins; April 13, 2021

Episode 9: Counsel for New Teachers

47 mins; April 03, 2021

Episode 8: On German Schools

51 mins; March 27, 2021

Episode 7: Alternative Approaches to Learning and Testing

60 hours 16 mins; March 20, 2021

Episode 6: On Teacher Burnout

49 mins; March 13, 2021

Episode 5: On Faculty Meetings

37 mins; March 06, 2021

Episode 4: The Problem with Praise

44 mins; February 27, 2021

Episode 3: TVs, Token Rewards, & Sesame Street

50 mins; February 20, 2021

Episode 2: On Educational Technology

39 mins; February 13, 2021

Episode 1: Introduction

33 mins; February 06, 2021

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