BONUS: Episode 21 "Teach or Die" re-upload: edited and w/bonus audio The original episode was unedited. This version is edited, and also with 3 minutes of additional bonus audio from my appearance on Bryan Harrison's horrifically-named "Moist Definitely" podcast. 01:10 Problems with current educational system, music education in US vs. Sweden 06:12 Bad ways to fix schools 10:31 Splitting "teacher" into 3 job roles: "monitoring", "giving lessons", and "tutoring" 15:12 "Teach or Die" idea and the "giving lessons" job role 23:31 Poverty "melting away" from statistics (and an emotionally triggered misunderstanding) 24:51 Is performing the "tutoring" job role only in study halls enough personalized education? Also feat. Mike Geeter's personal story 31:35 "Giving lessons" job role: current teaching system vs. "Teach or Die" system 38:46 The importance of competition and evidence-based feedback, examples of martial arts and YouTube makeup tutorials 43:11 "Teachers Pay Teachers" website and the "Teach or Die" economy 44:26 Is the unskilled "monitoring" job role good enough? 46:21 Summary Featuring Tom Walma (@thomaswalma), Mike Geeter (@OhMikeGeeter, "Hart of the City 2" on Comedy Central), Gus Nassar, and an anonymous teacher Recorded at PodcastDetroit.com