Schurtz and Ties: A podcast about education and culture

Inspired by an Adam Grant episode, Is your organization a little culty? with NXIVM whistleblower Sarah Edmondson, Brian and Kasey ask the same question about education . . . is it a little culty?

Potential red lights of a cult include the assumption of neediness, that it comes at a great cost, has loaded language, and claims to have all the answers. All of which can be attributed to education

Does that mean it's a cult?

Maybe.

Check out this episode and help us answer the question, is education a little bit culty?

Psychology Today: 12 Signs Someone Might Be Involved in a Cult

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Are kids really struggling? Is their technology-driven life truly as bad as we make it out to be?

Maybe. Maybe not!

Are phones ruining our students?

Is there a romanticism to yesteryear's boredom?

Are the dangers real? Unprecedented? Or are they similar struggles that every generation has wrestled with before, just slightly different?

Yes, but also, haven't we said this for years?

In this episode, Brian and Kasey chat about the doomsday narrative of today's generation and the somewhat dichotomous and unfair message of engagement while also directly addressing the specific needs and struggles of today's school-aged generation.

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Schurtz and Ties is sponsored by PeerDrivenPD, a teacher training platform that brings "candid conversations from some of the best classroom educators in the country." You can "get your training directly from the teachers in the trenches as current classroom teachers guide your professional learning with authentic insights and practical strategies you can try immediately." Check out ⁠⁠⁠PeerDrivenPD.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information, mention Schurtz and Ties, and get 10% off any purchase for one year!

⁠⁠TeachBetter.com⁠⁠: "The Teach Better Podcast Network is dedicated to supporting the entire school ecosystem through in-depth conversations around topics you care about. Covering a variety of areas in education, each podcast aims to support educators in the field toward creating and maintaining a progressive, student-focused classroom."

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Mental health is a hot topic, especially in public education. The problem is, how do we honestly and purposefully wrestle with it without tripping on the buzzwords? Who do we service first, students or staff? And what role can educators play in helping others when we too are struggling?

In this episode, we invite Charlie Peck to help us find answers to some obvious and not-so-obvious questions that surround mental health.

Charlie is a K-12 and licensed clinical therapist who specializes in trauma. She also brings 18 years of secondary teaching experience. She is an author, podcaster, keynote speaker, and all-around fantastic person.

You can discover more about Charlie Peck on her Thriving School Website or order her book, School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community

You can also listen to our earlier conversation with Charlie, on her Thriving Educator podcast, in an episode entitled, "The Power of Autonomy."

Show Sponsors:

Schurtz and Ties is sponsored by PeerDrivenPD, a teacher training platform that brings "candid conversations from some of the best classroom educators in the country." You can "get your training directly from the teachers in the trenches as current classroom teachers guide your professional learning with authentic insights and practical strategies you can try immediately." Check out ⁠⁠⁠PeerDrivenPD.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information and mention Schurtz and Ties and get 10% off any purchase for one year!

⁠⁠TeachBetter.com⁠⁠: "The Teach Better Podcast Network is dedicated to supporting the entire school ecosystem through in-depth conversations around topics you care about. Covering a variety of areas in education, each podcast aims to support educators in the field toward creating and maintaining a progressive, student-focused classroom."

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Erica Heilman is the host of Rumble Strip, the #1 Podcast of 2022 by The New Yorker and among the top 10 podcasts of 2022 by The New York Times, and is described as “an antidote to the eternal question, “For who? For what?”

In this episode, Kasey and Brian chat with Erica about the power of stories and storytelling. About what isn't important, and what is.

References:

- Small True Things

- Finn and the Bell

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The melancholy of winter is real. Ignoring It won't help. Neither will wallowing in it. Acknowledging it, however, will.

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Superheroes can save the world, but can they teach children? Should they be in your classroom? Our schools? In this episode, Kasey and Brian discuss the qualities of their favorite superheroes and whether or not they should be allowed to teach children.

Do they have reverence?

Are they patient?

Can we trust them?

References:

- The Hero's Journey

- The Rise of Wolf 8

Show Sponsors:

Schurtz and Ties is sponsored by ⁠PeerDrivenPD⁠, a teacher training platform that brings "candid conversations from some of the best classroom educators in the country." You can "get your training directly from the teachers in the trenches as current classroom teachers guide your professional learning with authentic insights and practical strategies you can try immediately." Check out ⁠⁠⁠PeerDrivenPD.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information and mention Schurtz and Ties and get 10% off any purchase for one year!

⁠⁠⁠TeachBetter.com⁠⁠:⁠ "The Teach Better Podcast Network is dedicated to supporting the entire school ecosystem through in-depth conversations around topics you care about. Covering a variety of areas in education, each podcast aims to support educators in the field toward creating and maintaining a progressive, student-focused classroom."

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The future of American education is set. Especially when seen through the lens of history. That doesn't mean we don't have a choice. Because we do. Dr. Flamm explains how.

Over 20 years ago, Dr. Flamm changed the trajectory of Kasey's life. In this episode, Kasey has the opportunity to thank his treasured professor, discuss the history of education, and wrestle with how it can (and should) influence the future of schools and teaching.

Dr. Flamm is a highly respected professor at the University of Ohio Wesleyan. Throughout his tenure, he has "received the Welch Award for Scholarly Achievement (2022) and three teaching prizes including the university’s highest honor, the Bishop Herbert Welch Meritorious Teaching Award (2012)."

He is the author or co-author of five books, including, Debating the Raegan Presidency, In the Heat of the Summer: The New York Riots of 1964 and the War on Crime (Politics and Culture in Modern America), and How 1954 Changed History which is an Audible Original.

"Problems will always torment us because all important problems are insoluble: that is why they are important. The good comes from the continuing struggle to try and solve them, not from the vain hope of their solution." - Arthur Schlesinger

Show Sponsors:

Schurtz and Ties is sponsored by PeerDrivenPD, a teacher training platform that brings "candid conversations from some of the best classroom educators in the country." You can "get your training directly from the teachers in the trenches as current classroom teachers guide your professional learning with authentic insights and practical strategies you can try immediately." Check out ⁠⁠⁠PeerDrivenPD.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information and mention Schurtz and Ties and get 10% off any purchase for one year!

⁠⁠TeachBetter.com⁠⁠: "The Teach Better Podcast Network is dedicated to supporting the entire school ecosystem through in-depth conversations around topics you care about. Covering a variety of areas in education, each podcast aims to support educators in the field toward creating and maintaining a progressive, student-focused classroom."

Please reach out and let us know your thoughts or share a topic:

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Jim Papoulis is a world renowned conductor (not trains). He also works directly and consistently in schools and with students from all walks of life, using music as a bridge to guide students toward "self empowerment, self esteem, cooperation, commitment, and discipline."

He is also a master teacher.

In this episode, Jim connects the art of conducting to the intricacies and difficulties of teaching, as well as the struggles and unknowns of life.

You can learn more about Jim Papoulis at his website or email him at jimpapoulis.com.

Refences:

Rules for Young Conductors, by Pacific Symphony

Show Sponsors:

Schurtz and Ties is sponsored by PeerDrivenPD, a teacher training platform that brings "candid conversations from some of the best classroom educators in the country." You can "get your training directly from the teachers in the trenches as current classroom teachers guide your professional learning with authentic insights and practical strategies you can try immediately." Check out ⁠⁠⁠PeerDrivenPD.com⁠⁠⁠ for more information and mention Schurtz and Ties and get 10% off any purchase for one year!

⁠⁠TeachBetter.com⁠⁠: "The Teach Better Podcast Network is dedicated to supporting the entire school ecosystem through in-depth conversations around topics you care about. Covering a variety of areas in education, each podcast aims to support educators in the field toward creating and maintaining a progressive, student-focused classroom."

Please reach out and let us know your thoughts or share a topic:

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