In the Mind Of Education

In this weeks episode I take a look at how one companies research analysis shows that 3.8 million students grew academically through the Covid-19 pandemic. I also share my thoughts on how I believe that data can be skewed to be made to say whatever you want it to say. I also address the issue of many key missing demographics from this data. 

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In this episode we take a look at an interview with David Susskind and Oxford University fellow and his take on automation and the purpose of K-12 education within that topic. Below you can find links to the article, or sponsor, and our social media platforms! Check us out!

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In this weeks episode I take a look at "The Ten Zoom Commandments" written by Justin Minkel. Justin Minkel, the 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, teaches 1st and 2nd grades at Jones Elementary in Springdale, Ark., a high-poverty public school where 85 percent of the students are English-language learners. He is on educational leave this year to pursue an MFA in creative writing for children. After reading the article I give you my...

In this weeks episode I read and discuss an article entitled "Don’t Teach Black History Without Joy". In this article 16 year veteran teacher Jania Hoover discusses her experience in teaching black history and we can better our curriculum by not teaching through black history but teaching about black history. The article ends with a discussion about how to analyze your current curriculum and fill in the gaps. If you would like to c...

In this weeks episode I take a look at another article written by Angela Duckworth. She takes a deep dive into the question of how we as educators can get students to put their phones down! In addition, I give my thoughts and ask the question maybe we don't need to get students to put their phones down, maybe we need to be more entertaining than the phones themselves. Thank you as always to our Season 2 sponsor Markers and Minions....

In this weeks episode we take a look at how to make classwork more like real life workspaces. This weeks topic comes to us from Angela Duckworth at Education Week. She discusses the topic of how to make school resemble more of a real life workplace. She discusses how a professor has changed his introduction to physics course over the course of 25 years. After the article I have a brief discussion with my teaching partner Amanda Mor...

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In this week's episode we take a look at an article in education week entitled how online teaching needs to improve even after the pandemic. In this episode I read some of the article and then give my thoughts about the conclusions I can make after reading it. I know that when I first read the ar...

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to in the mind of education. 

Season one started off as an idea and a dream where I could give students a unique outlet to share their thoughts and ideas. This dream quickly snowballed into a wild success and people were tuning in from all over the world. From Detroit Michigan to Județul Cluj Romania listeners kept coming back week after week. The good news is that season one is currently...

In the final episode of season one I sit down with Patrick Mencke to discuss his reasons for being a teacher. Through the questions I try to bring some positive light to the education profession and Patrick does a great job at discussing his path to teaching, his dream field trip, and all of the amazing things that he is doing as a teacher in 2020!

In this episode I take a deep dive into school lunch and discuss some unique programs across the country that provide quality, nutritious, and healthy lunches for kids! I also interview Jonathan from Big Green to discuss their mission, and the impact they have on the communities they serve. 

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In this weeks episode we take a DEEP dive into the dreaded topic of Math. On top of that we answer the age old question "Teacher! When am I ever going to use math in my real life?!" You want to cook something? You need math! You want to go to the store? You need math! You want to use a coupon to get 2 for 1? You need math! Math is all around us and in this episode we talk about just that!