High School Not So Much a Musical

Private equity. It's one of those terms you hear all the time but have no clue what it means. Paul Hastings Private Equity Attorney Jared Arcari breaks down why the industry is a lot more simple than you may think, and also why this sector that sounds so random and out of touch is of incredible importance to anyone looking to potentially start their own business. Hear more about private equity and investing in part 1 of our two part series with Mr. Arcari!

If you've taken any high school history course, you've probably seen a bald, bearded, gap-toothed man on your screen talking at you in 1.5x speed. Several years ago, Steve Heimler started creating video content for his AP students and uploading it to YouTube. He soon found that he was serving students across the nation and that fueled his content creation. As a reader at the National AP Exam Scoring, he knows exactly how to ace your history class and a get 5 on the AP. This rapid expansion as a YouTube personality was due to many secrets he shares in the podcast. To learn how to become the next Heimler's History, stay tuned!

Capitalism, you either hate it or love it. Where did it come from? Why does it still exist? How does it shape the society that we live in today? 25 year Economics Teacher, Tom Rooney, expands on how his job in the government, while being an economics teacher played a big role in the legislation that he passed. He amplifies on the thoughts discussed in Part 1, analyzes the ins and outs of capitalism, and gives you a crash course on becoming an amateur economist.

Oftentimes, politicians are criticized for not having a basic understanding of simple economics, causing them to make rash decisions not backed up by economic theory. That's why it can get interesting when the two worlds of politics and economics combine, which is where Mr. Tom Rooney, Economics teacher at Leyden High School and former member of the Illinois State Senate comes in. In part one of this podcast series, Mr. Rooney discusses different economic systems with varying degrees of government involvement, the importance of competition in a market, and how he balanced between his education and political career.

Corporations: you either love em or hate em. Some say they have their benefits, but worry that entrepreneurship can lead to issues such as income inequality and extreme focus on profits for shareholders. See how Ms. Ann Marie Giuliano has started a business that combats the social inequality of food deserts while making money.

Every sci-fi movie consists of an army of human engineered robots that malfunction to become antagonists. Today we are joined with CTO of OnRobot (a multimillion dollar collaborative robotics company), Vilmos Beskid, and József Veres from the R&D Department, to discuss how automation and the rise of robots in the workforce isn’t necessarily as devastating as it seems. In fact, robots might be doing the economy a favor and creating even more jobs! Tune in to hear their thoughts on the issue.

It's Period 1 and school has just started. Then you get to Period 4 and your eyes are burning from staring at your computer screen for the past 5 hours. You soon realize that you have a physics test Period 8. You turn off your camera and do your test in bed. This repeats day after day, week after week, during the COVID-19 era. Part of the top 1% of teachers in the USA, Dr. Vani Jaladanki analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on student preparation and knowledge gained, giving tips on how teachers can make the transition back to in-person schooling smooth and efficient.

Imagine someone tells you that you have an eating disorder. You most likely wouldn't believe them right? Renowned author and eating disorder specialist, Jessica Setnick, discusses why everyone has had a subconscious eating disorder throughout their life and the detrimental impacts of an eating disorder on a high schooler's life.

Affirmative Action, you either hate it or love it. Does it inherently rig the college admissions process? Renowned test prep specialist, John Moscatiello, expands on the standardized testing thoughts discussed in Part 1, analyzes affirmative action and gives you the guaranteed formula to get into your dream college.

College admissions and standardized testing: the dreaded and inevitable parts of the high school experience. The man you know for his fluffy white dog, John Moscatiello, joins us as we explore and take a deep dive into the SAT, ACT, and AP programs.