It's time to unpack Critical Race Theory as well as a few other controversial bills passed in Iowa this summer. What is Critical Race Theory? Does it affect us? No one actually teaches that one race is superior to another race... right? Plus, happy birthday William Hawkins!

Adam and Tyler discuss teaching expectations and figuring things out on your own! Which is cool! Plus, sometimes we want to look at art that has no meaning, and sometimes it needs to have meaning. Or does it just need to move your viewer? Or is it all about experience?! ART!

Adam and Tyler catch up, talk about still enjoying the summer break and not quite getting started on plans for school to start back up on the fall. Plus, getting vulnerable with students, being afraid of breaking the rules, and high school bedroom posters.

More Lauren Linge! Yes!

Adam and Tyler are back again reminiscing about their enjoyable and relaxing start to summer vacation. Plus, a new outlook on teaching art, when to start planning for the new year, and taking care of a newborn isn't easy -- give everyone more maternity/paternity leave!

Adam is still out with his tiny human being so Tyler takes the reins interviewing the incredibly talented, gracious, and thoughtful elementary art teacher Amanda Olberding.

Amanda shares all about her experience teaching from a cart this year; how we can give students agency to talk about important ideas; and how she decided against becoming complacent & decided to go back for her Master's degree!

Thank you so much, Amanda for sharing your story about finding your voice & finding ways to create a classroom where students feel empowered to share theirs too!

Once again Lauren Linge graciously fills in for Adam who couldn't make it to today's recording because he was busy having a 1-day old baby!

Congratulations Adam & Caroline!

Lauren & Tyler talk about Art Force Iowa—a non-profit that works with youth in the court systems. They also discuss Lauren's time in New Zealand while student teaching and all the wonderful things we should adopt from the Kiwi way of life.

Adam and Tyler are together, in person, again! Our first outdoor, in-person recording together goes so well until the neighbor starts mowing the lawn. The guys discuss the last few days of school, summer plans, and reminisce about former jobs and why they left to get into teaching in the first place. Plus, did you hear that the neighbor's lawnmower tried to kill us with a rock?

It is the last week of school! Adam and Tyler reflect on their first year of teaching. Why was it so easy? And also so hard? Plus, they look back at their time as students and the start of what could be a summer-long apology tour to former teachers and subs.

Adam and Tyler are back! A quick but honest recap from Adam of being sick and locked out of a house, and thoroughly enjoying listening to this podcast. Plus, feedback from students, bad education decisions from the State of Iowa, and reimagining Intro to Art.