Modern Education

David Labaree seeks to analyze the changing nature of educational institutions. He joins us in the studio to discuss what we see today in our higher-education system, being hyper-competitive think tanks and how it got there.

Originally aired on 15 February 2019 at KZSU Stanford.

Eric Abrams is the Graduate School of Education’s new chief inclusion officer. With his 25 years of experience working on diversity issues in higher education, he shares his knowledge on how men can open discussions around feminism. 

Originally aired on 8 February 2019 at KZSU Stanford.

Emily Bender works with Public Allies, an AmeriCorps funded program that focuses on young-adult leadership and professional development. More specifically she works with high schoolers manage their IEPs. Emily came into the studio to help clear up confusion around these programs.

Originally aired on 1 February 2019 at KZSU Stanford.

Brainwashing starts at a young age through our school systems and this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The concern arises when our history, cultures and conflicts are misrepresented. In this episode, we look at the good guy vs. bad guy paradigm and the overall layout of the curriculum in our classrooms today. 

Originally aired on 25 January 2019 at KZSU Stanford.

In reflection the blues classic Rollin' and Tumblin', originally recorded by Hambone Willie Newbern (1929), we build on the idea of mentorship. We also take moments to listen to these classics and how they have changed over time. 

Originally aired on 18 January 2019 at KZSU Stanford.

To many, math has been a language that consists of very confusing numbers with no click or ah-ha moment, just more frustration. This is where our host Benjamin S. Woodford comes in. Currently studying at Stanford University, P.h.D in Math Education, he is interested in why we look at math as this overwhelmingly difficult process that only a few can be good at. Now let's change that few to many. 

Originally aired on 11 January 2019 at KZSU Stanford.

When the new year is here the manta, "New year new me!" echoes behind the unusually busy gyms and motivational quotes found on Instagram. Whether it be true, is another story. So while we can't always hold these ideas true to ourselves we decided to weigh in on some big idea predictions for industries in 2019 by Isabelle Roughol.

Originally aired on 4 January 2019 at KZSU Stanford.

The energy from the French riots that came out of the Yellow Vest Movement, motivated by rising fuel prices and high cost of living, got us thinking: How do cultures and movements synthesize for change? We dove into Emily Quiles' archives on protests in England and the U.S., to look at some of these differences when talking about social movements around the globe.

Originally aired on 14 December 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

In the wake of Donald Trump shutting down the government over border security, we talk about why - what this really means for us - what can we do. And now has been recorded as the longest in history - 35 days. 

Originally aired on 28 December 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Talking about feminism in a practical way, in order to breach the conversation between women and men. 

Originally aired on 30 November 2018 at KZSU Stanford.