Welcome back to Rebel Teacher Alliance -- just Fabian and Jamie this time, John's off traveling. Fabian opens with Hawaii survival mode: the Kona Low brought flooding, snapped coconut trees, and a power outage he fixed with a tarp and a pizza. Jamie brings the California teacher strike saga -- 800 kids in her husband’s district without a permanent teacher, superintendent salaries pushing $700K combined, and the unhinged tale of Porta Potty Gate. Then Fabian unpacks his big takeaway from the Learning and the Brain Conference. We close with Fabian assigning John Meehan to build a full Goonies-themed classroom around the dungeon crawler board game he's been playing with his six-year-old in our ever popular segment “What’cha been playin’...?”.. Never say die!

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Things mentioned on the episode:

• Professor Talithia Williams (mathematician and statistician) -- https://talithiawilliams.com

• Dr. Adam Gazzaley (UCSF neuroscientist; FDA-approved ADHD video game) -- https://gazzaleylab.ucsf.edu

• EndeavorRx (FDA-approved ADHD game) -- https://www.endeavorrx.com

• Dr. Jean Twenge, San Diego State University -- https://www.jeantwenge.com

• George Couros, Innovator's Mindset -- https://georgecouros.ca

• Goonies Never Say Die board game -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1JBQZK