Education Forensics: English Class Room 108 Podcast

Live with Douglas Marolla

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Tools at Our Disposal

I did a Substack Live the other day. I’ve turned it into a podcast and will add two highlight video clips. Naturally, I’m talking about AI and directing our attention to what parents, teachers, mentors, coaches, and consultants will have to manage in schools going forward. I get asked how summer school is going. It is quiet. I was wary about working during the summer because summer of 2021 was a total mess. This is different. The students sit and stare at the phone screen, and if I let them do that for over an hour they’ll gladly comply. When I use SchoolAI, the device addled student mostly enjoys it. They can work on the phone, keep to themselves, and work as they see fit. I don’t know how much they learn. In the podcast I try to talk about the “regular student” as someone to reach. Also, the horse is out of the barn. There’s no going back, so complaining about lazy students cheating using AI is legitimate and a real concern, but grows tiring. What can we do? There are early adopters [https://www.readyai.org/]out even as I write this. AI for the regular student: The genie is out of the bottle: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe [https://educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Tik Tok Teaching

You know it’s bad when the young, eager teachers who want to “make a difference” bail from the profession. There are a few reasons for this, and lately many of these young people have gone on TikTok and other social media venues to explain what is going on. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe [https://educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Why I'm Emotional About Tariffs

The Usual Suspects are getting the regular people bickering again. This time, it's about tariffs. I was accused of "being emotional" about tariffs. Well, they were right. I am emotional about tariffs - in the sense that I'm giddy and thrilled about them. Can't get enough. Here, I explain why, and show everyone how we talk about these things in MVHS Room 108. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe [https://educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Gold, Tariffs, and Trump

The Scott Bessent interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnX1SQfgJI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLnX1SQfgJI] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe [https://educationforensics.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]