Education: a Clusterf_ck in Need of Repair

Episode 2:3 Good, Bad, or Indifferent- Who are we making in Schools?

This episode, part rant and part philosophy, considers the role of teachers and education in helping kids decide who they want to be and how we help them get there.  Not as futureastronauts, sports stars, or influencers, but as humans with a moral center and a deep understanding of themselves. No pressure. Keep up with the conversation: Instagram & TikTok: @educationclusterf_ck

Episode 2:2 The Inconvenience of Humans.

This episode was inspired by an article on education in which the words child, student, and teacher were conspicuously absent, replaced by discussion of politics, data and money. What happens to schools when people become an inconvenience for the system? What motivates that and how do we stop it? Keep up with the conversation: Instagram & TikTok: @educationclusterf_ck

Episode 2:1 The Phoenix

Welcome to the looooong awaited return of Education:A Clusterfuck in Need of Repair.  Season 2, Episode 1: The Phoenix is about where we are as educators in this most perilous of times.  About where I am. It’s about the most important survival trait of teachers- resilience- and about theimportance of the profession of teaching.

Episode 17: Off Script; Skin in the Game

The big news about this episode, Off Script: Skin in the Game, is that I’m speaking extemporaneously- no script.  We’ll see how it went.  And I’m announcing a break until mid-September- a classic summer break from teaching.  AND I discuss who has skin in the game of teaching.  Wow, that’s a lot for such a short episode! Keep up with the conversation: Instagram & TikTok: @educationclusterf_ck

Episode 16: Agency #3: I’m in Love

This episode completes our exploration of the role of agency, for both teachers and students, as a component of constructivist teaching.  With a focus on WHY to do it, HOW to do it, and WHAT stands in the way of doing it, we start and end by asking, why is this so fucking scary for the system?    Keep up with the conversation: Instagram & TikTok: @educationclusterf_ck