I’ve wanted to record an episode with Dr. John Webb for a long time, because there’s almost no one with whom I’ve had so many conversations about what matters in education. An educator possessed of a deeply humane approach to kids, John strives to know each student as an individual—and has taught several generations of teachers to do the same. He began his career as a teacher of French in Spring Valley, New York, a suburban community in Rockland County, about an hour north of New York City. He began teaching teachers during his years at Hunter College High School in Manhattan, where he also served as Chair of World Languages. He led Princeton’s Program in Teacher Preparation for 10 years, during which time he co-founded the Princeton University Preparatory Program, or PUPP, a summer institute for bright high school students from families with low income. Now John has written a book called Molyvos: A Greek Village’s Heroic Response to the Global Refugee Crisis, which personalizes and individualizes a humanitarian crisis that is usually too enormous to comprehend. (Photo: Nelson Mondaca)

MUSIC. To find the latest tour and new release information about Shayfer James, visit his website. Underscore and filigree soundtrack on this episode courtesy of artists who share their work via Pixabay: Nver Avetyan, Elen Lackner, Alexander Lisenkove, and Andrews Rodriguez.

REAGAN SPEECH from 1980. If you’re interested in reading, hearing, or watching the full remarks from then-Governor Reagan, they’re available here, courtesy of American Rhetoric online speech bank.

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