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The Schools Our Children Deserve: Patrick Sullivan is the director of Ireland’s National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

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Someone Has To Say it: I am a Teacher. For Now.

Feature Interview: Faster Pussycat lead guitarist Ace Von Johnson talks about Pit Bulls in classrooms and battling stereotypes. You know…”Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say about Pit Bulls in classrooms?

Kohn’s Zone: Can there be a “Bad Sign” in your child’s classroom?

The Schools Our Children Deserve: California teacher Tracey Douglas.

And your Moment of Zinn,

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What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say about importing teachers from the Philippines?

Feature Interview: Democrat Mike McCabe is running for governor is Wisconsin. What’s he have to say about the future of public education in the wake of Scott Walker’s 7 year war on schools and teachers?

Someone Has To Say It! A “lifetime” teaching license is really a just a lifetime of low wages and professional status.

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Dr. Antonia Darder

And of course, a Moment of Zinn.

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In this special episode of BustED Pencils we take a deep dive into Title IX. While Ms. DeVos sets up Title IX as a kangaroo court system employed by the Obama administration. BustED Pencils talks to Yohuru Williams (Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Saint Thomas) and Heather Harbach (Dean of Students at Edgewood College in Madison Wisconsin) for a deep understanding of the origins of Title IX and the reality of how it functions on college campuses.

Guess what? President Obama was a little kid in 1972.

Of course we talk to Matt Damon’s Mom and visit Kohn’s Zone.

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Trending News: 1) Charter Schools and competition in your neighborhood. 2) Public schools and politicians.

Someone Has to Say It!: The reality of a “free lunch.”

What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say about Betsy DeVos and the free and reduced lunch program.

Feature Interview: Democratic candidate for governor in Wisconsin—Andy Gronik— talks to BustED Pencils about his vision for education in the Badger State.  Should Scott Walker be worried? Should public school advocates celebrate? Listen and decide.

Punk Rocker and Professor Martin Atkins talks about The Schools Our Children Deserve.

Kohn’s Zone: Summer Learning Loss? Alfie questions the the idea of “learning.”

A Moment of Zinn

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Feature Interview: Dr. Jason E. Glass is the new Superintendent and Chief Learner at Jefferson County Schools in Colorado.  However, before becoming “chief learner,” Dr. Glass was a….( Hold your breath)—a reformer.  What happened?  You’re going to have to listen.

Trending News: Can the Democrats get back in the game with a “better deal?”

DeVos and Trump were brought to us by the Democrats? Hum.  I wonder What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say?

Kohn’s Zone: Who uses rubrics?  I bet you won’t after listening to Alfie.

Activist of the Week: Writing Teacher Jen Doucette talks about her new grading philosophy.  Hey even Alfie tweeted this blog post.

And of course. A Moment of Zinn.

Feature Interview: Tim talks to Rich Larson—freelance journalist and the publisher and managing editor of The Next Ten Words.  After Chris Cornell committed suicide Rich posted a moving essay—It’s Not What You Think.

Come to think of it this entire episode is not what you think, but that’s the way we want it.  We’ve lost too many people and kids and too many are still suffering,  Can we make it stop?

Trending News: De-stressing for testing.  What a waste!

What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say about more mental health education?

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Rich Larson take 2.

Kohn’s Zone: “How can we help children grow up to be concerned about whether other people are happy?”

A Moment of Zinn

Let’s Bust Some Pencils and help those that are suffering in silence!

Feature Interview:  He’s back and he’s staying—Alfie Kohn. From “No Contest” to alfiekohn.org. Alfie shares with Tim some highlights of his 30 year career and chats about his new adventure.  What could that be?

What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say about Kohn’s Zone?

Activist of the Week:  Denisha Jones talk about the intersection of early childhood education, mastery learning and Alfie Kohn.

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Patrick Sullivan. The director of Ireland’s National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Trending News: Destress the Test?

And of course A Moment of Zinn.

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Feature Interview: Dr. Kevin Kumashiro joins Tim to talk about his new adventure as a social justice warrior “consultant.”

What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say about politicians meddling with college courses?

Activist of the Week: Justin Oakley talks Education Talk and Faster Pussycat?: Alison McDowell.

And of course a Moment of Zinn…

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Feature Interview: Patrick Sullivan is the director of Ireland’s National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). He joins Tim to talk about something extraordinary—no not Guinness—moving early childhood curricular ideas up to the primary grades.

What Would Matt Damon’s Mom Say about Ireland taking the lead in pushing early childhood concepts up to the elementary grades?

Activist of the Week: Alison McDowell is an education activist and parent of a Philadelphia public school student. She was active in the opt out movement for a number of years and has now shifted her focus to educational technology and the role it is playing in the next wave of privatization. She blogs https://wrenchinthegears.com/

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Backpack Full of Cash film maker Sarah Mondale.

Trending News: How to Fix the Teacher Shortage.

And of course A Moment of Zinn.

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