Mr. Miller and Dr. Bourgeois take a new perspective on what has been termed "the great retirement" of teachers in recent years. They examine teacher autonomy as a factor that may supersede issues relating to instructional technology and current events. Musical credit: "It Never Entered My Mind"Steven Bourgeois (piano) and Jim Bourgeois (electric piano) From Thinking of You ©2017 All rights reserved

Mr. Miller and Dr. Bourgeois take a new perspective on what has been termed "the great retirement" of teachers in recent years. They examine teacher autonomy as a factor that may supersede issues relating to instructional technology and current events. Musical credit: "It Never Entered My Mind" Steven Bourgeois (piano) and Jim Bourgeois (electric piano) From Thinking of You ©2017 All rights reserved

Mr. Miller and Dr. Bourgeois take a new perspective on what has been termed "the great retirement" of teachers in recent years. They examine teacher autonomy as a factor that may supersede issues relating to instructional technology and current events.&nbsp;Musical credit: "It Never Entered My Mind"Steven Bourgeois (piano) and Jim Bourgeois (electric piano) From Thinking of You ©2017 All rights reserved

Episode 39: On the Great Retirement

Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge "best practices" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”

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Episode 39: On the Great Retirement

Episode 39: On the Great Retirement