Podcast Update

Who Should Teach and Who Shouldn't

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2418536/open_sms] If you have ever wondered how and entire industry could show nearly zero innovation or improvement over decades, Ryan explains it in this episode. The question of who does and does not become a teacher is behind the explanation for Education's lack of forward progress, and some simple solutions are suggested.

Podcast Update

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2418536/open_sms] Being the 45th podcast, this is an update on where it is headed, and where it has been.  The point of this podcast is to help families navigate the world of parenting teens and to contend with the many issues involved in education, for this point in their lives.  Let's see how it is going!

The Classroom of Tomorrow

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2418536/open_sms] Ryan makes a prediction, as well as a wish, for what the middle and high school classroom will look like tomorrow. And spoiler alert... tech and tradition are not in direct combat with one another, but rather can supplement each other perfectly.

Education Through Entertainment

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2418536/open_sms] The way to teach a concept that you hope will stick, is to package it through entertainment.  Just as the producers of Jurassic Park, The Martian, and countless other sci-fi movies, if you don't agree.  Ryan elaborates on this topic in this episode!

Artificial Intelligence in Education

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2418536/open_sms] As with any new technology, the arrival of AI in education is being viewed with extreme skepticism.  Will it make us dumber as a society, or propel us to new heights?  Maybe the best way to think about it is to review how the past large advances in technology impacted education and our kids.  This is exactly what Ryan does in this episode.