Seamus invites his wife, Lauren, into the studio to discuss Betsy DeVos' comments on class size. They go further by exploring the idea of using biomimicry to better understand the class size debate.

Sean gives us another fantastic set of thoughts regarding the overuse of data, choices, and keeping fresh as an educator.

Friends of the show, Rose Martin, joins Seamus in the studio to play a little game about making ok classroom practices better by reviewing the book, Best Practice, Fourth Edition: Bringing Standards to Life in America's Classrooms by Steven Zemelman, Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, and Arthur Hyde.

Katharine narrates the curious case of principal Eric Juli's effort to make for authentic learning and learning-by-doing at the high school level. Hear what X-block is all about and see what generalizes to your practice.

Seamus and Sean continue their conversation about the hiring process and interview questions.

Sean joins Seamus in the studio to discuss your best shot of getting the best out of your inherited staff. Afterward, they dissect a strange but potentially helpful list of things to include on one's resume when looking for a position.

The Ippy Dippy was once EdPOP. Please enjoy this retro segment that remains relevant today! Seamus' son, Pac helps him review his top 10 discipline strategies from the book No-Drama Discipline; The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

Katharine narrates our case study of Principal Michelle Perez's initiatives to create meaningful advisories to lift social-emotional scores at Cleveland School of Science and Medicine. Later, we once again welcome Sara Kelly from ELA in the roundtable to lend our perspectives on Principal Perez's advisory efforts.