Welcome to Season 2! Procrastination plagues productivity. Steve and Jack are back to discuss their observations and strategies on how to help their students replace reaction with proaction.

Percussionist and educator Denton Sutherlin joins the podcast. Denton, a former coworker of the hosts, shares his insights in best practices by utilizing simplicity.

Students come to class at varying levels of energy; how you greet that energy is up to you. Jack and Steve discuss how they handle student apathy in this week's episode.

Steve takes a step back and about what it really means to help students be successful in the given number of minutes of a class period.

First grade teacher Heidi Snyder joins the show this week to share her thoughts on best practices as well as her genuine love of teaching kids.

Dynamic leaders and influential teachers are the topic this week. Steve and Jack highlight the qualities of these people and discuss how they can emulate them and model charisma and tenacity for their students.

Inspired by a New York Times Newsletter article titled "When Someone You Love is Upset, Ask This One Question," Jack and Steve explore whether students want to be helped, heard, or hugged. Additionally, they seek to assist students in helping themselves.

As the title suggests, there is much more to marching band than notes, feet, and flags. The season is over for the Marching Minutemen and the final weeks are recapped in this episode.

Master teacher Bryan Golden joins the show and shares his thoughts on teaching and how every choice he makes in the classroom is "pro-kid."

Students' success levels vary far and wide when it comes to completing homework. Jack and Steve work through the puzzle as they explore their experiences assigning work outside of the classroom.