Hophan and Mir talk about the importance of music education with a guest speaker and much more. Tune in for this fun-filled conversation with many recommendations to go along with it.

Show Recs: Welcome to Earth (Disney +), Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV), Whiplash (2014), See (Apple tv)

People/Band Recs: GoGo Penguin, Mark Giuliana

Follow Luis and his band @Frank Jung and @ImTheDrummist

Hophan and Mir discuss their highs, lows, and thoughts as teachers/students return to school amid a Covid surge. 

Weekly Recs: Encanto (Disney+), C'mon C'mon (2021), Don't Look Up (Netflix)

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Hophan and Mir catch up, check in, and discuss education news. Tune in for some recs and movie discussion as well!

Movie Rec: Spiderman No Way Home

Source- https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-12-17/biden-administration-pushes-new-test-to-stay-strategy-to-keep-kids-in-school 

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Hophan and Mir go through some US weekly education headlines and news nearing the end of the semester.

Recs: The Power of the Dog, The Social Dilemma, Spencer

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Hophan and Mir have another guest speaker on today for their 50th episode. Topics include equity and inclusion in schools today. Tune in for the conversation around great recommendations for this week as well!

Book/Movie/TV/Podcast Recs- Color of Law by Richard Rothstein, King Richard (2021), Arcane (Netflix), Latinos Beyond Reel (Kanopy), The Next Thing You Eat (Hulu)

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Hophan and Mir have their first guest on the show! Listen as they talk about various teaching related topics, give advice, and discuss film in this full length episode!

Movie/TV/Podcast Recs- The Harder They Fall (Netflix), Amend (Netflix), NPR's Code Switch

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Hophan and Mir dive into some tough topics as teachers this week along with some brief announcements and film discussions. 

Candy Chang- Before I Die, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebxlIrosiM 

Movie Recs: Departures (2008), Dune (2021), Colin in Black and White (Netflix)

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Hophan and Mir catch up on their week, interesting things they're teaching, and Halloween costumes. Stay tuned for the recommendations at the end!

Movie/Show Rec- Midnight Mass, Dune (2021)

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Hophan and Mir discuss the history of standardized testing and the controversy of such a highly debated topic.

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TV Rec- MAID on Netflix

Podcast Rec - The Problem with Jon Stewart

Sources- https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/racist-beginnings-standardized-testing

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/163198

https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/psat-memes.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2020/09/30/the-forbes-investigation-how-the-sat-failed-america/?sh=3816ca1a53b5

https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-history-of-the-act-test

Hophan and Mir dive into what school spirit is exactly, why it's important, and how to foster it in schools.

Movie/Show Recs: Foundation (Apple Tv+)

There Will Be Blood (Netflix), Hocus Pocus (Disney+)

Creative Content- www.venicearts.org/fdm

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