Poem: Choruses from the Rock VI, by T.S. Eliot  Statement of the Whole: Steve and Jason look at the last 250 years of education in America in a brief survey format.  Gleaning a few lessons only whets the appetite to dig in … Continue reading →

Poem: Nuns Fret Not at Their Convent’s Narrow Room, by William Wordsworth   Statement of the Whole: Research this!  The dust clouds billow up and the sneezing begins.  Most students unfortunately have been taught to despise the task of research.  Jason and Steve … Continue reading →

Poem: Choruses from the Rock VI, by T.S. Eliot  Statement of the Whole: Steve and Jason look at the last 250 years of education in America in a brief survey format.  Gleaning a few lessons only whets the appetite to dig in … Continue reading →

A story with Craig Conticchio  Quote: by G.K. Chesterton — “The difference between the poet and the mathematician is that the poet tries to get his head into the heavens while the mathematician tries to get the heavens into his head.”  Statement of … Continue reading →

Season Two, Episode 18  Reading Retention Re-examined  Another question from our listening audience  Poem: “To Sleep” by William Wordsworth  Statement of the Whole: Good reading is a good work.  It is not simple.  Many have experienced the sinking feeling of reading something, and … Continue reading →

Poem: none  Statement of the Whole: Talking.  Conversation.  Dialectic.  Can words that pass between us really change the world?  In this podcast, Steve brings in a guest, John Donohue, to chat about the use of Seminar in education.  What are the benefits … Continue reading →

Our Annual National Teacher Appreciation Day Show  Poem: “Italian Food” by Shel Silverstein  Statement of the Whole:  This is our second annual National Teacher Appreciation Day Show.  To celebrate, Jason and Steve have fun discussing what “down time” looks like for … Continue reading →

Poem: No poem, Jason tortures Steve with Spanish instead  Statement of the Whole: Is all truth relative, or are there some things that all men can agree upon?  The implications of this issue on education cannot be overstated.  If all truth is … Continue reading →

Allowing space for profundity, welcoming revelation.  Poem: “Adam’s Curse” by William Butler Yeats  Statement of the Whole: Many times, it is the unexpected appearance of a moment of truth that makes everything change in the classroom.  We had it planned to go this … Continue reading →

Poem: “An Unstamped Letter on our Rural Letter Box” by Robert Frost  Statement of the Whole:  Any art can be taught, but it is not taught in the same way that information is imparted.  Jason and Steve share various experiences and … Continue reading →