Thinking in the Midst

Kathleen Knight Abowitz and Danny Mamlok sat down to talk with Cara about the upcoming Philosophy of Education Society conference themed on To Be Rooted in Place, Education, and Ethics. They shared insights into their current roles in the organization as president and program chair, and then dove into the conference theme.

For the program:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2MXScBtQKMyUa4oH3pbjMueszv3dYOV/view

For more work...

Michael Hand and Quentin Wheeler-Bell sat down to talk with Cara about teaching amidst strong divides. My guests discussed and debated how to address partisan leanings in the classroom, how to ethically support a range of student perspectives, what makes a topic controversial, and the criterion for judging the validity of a claim.

For Michael's article: https://doi.org/10.1111/edth.70065. 

The original article: https://doi.or...

Jessica Fremland , Kali Simmons, Kat Milligan-McClellan, Mishuana Goeman, and Sandy Grande join Cara to talk about indigenous feminists philosophy, why gardening is a rich and fertile metaphor for their work, and tending to communities with care. This episode showcases the 75th Anniversary of Educational Theory.

For their paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/edth.70075

For Sandy’s original paper: https://onlinelibra...

Gert and Michele join Cara to talk about philosophers, schools, and education. They ask us to consider what matters? The role of schools as places of inquiry? And how these and many more questions effect schools, teachers, and students at all levels? This episode showcases the 75th Anniversary of Educational Theory.

For Gert's essay: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11217-010-9191-x

and original essay: https://onlin...

Gil Burgh and Mara Tieken sat down to talk with Cara about what place-responsive and place based education could be. They contrasted this with schools where learning is removed from the environment, and schools that even make this removal part of the educational goal.

To learn more about this year's philosophy of education conference: https://www.philosophyofeducation.org/

To learn more about this topic from Gil, check o...

Emmalee Forristall, Kathy Hytten, and Kurt Stemhagen sat down to talk with Cara about youth sports and democracy. They explained how practices from cell phones in the locker room, financial accessibility, and whether you play for the town team influence democratic habits. Listen and keep the conversation going with your teams and players.

To learn more about this year's philosophy of education conference and submit: https:/...

Pattie Bailie and David Sobel sat down with Cara to talk about place based education and nature based education! They offer a vision of education that is responsive, local, and practical!

For more of Pattie's work check out: 

https://shop.gryphonhouse.com/products/partnering-with-nature-in-early-childhood?variant=47751201095972 and https://shop.gryphonhouse.com/products/evaluating-natureness?variant=47751127630116.

For mor...

Naoko Saito, Jim Garrison, and Vincent Colapietro sit down with Cara and Derek to talk through Dr. Saito's General Session paper at PES 2025. The paper itself will appear in an upcoming issue of Philosophy of Education, but for more of Dr. Saito's related work (mentioned in the episode), see her recent American Philosophy in Translation.

For Garrison's very important essay (also mentioned in the episode), see "A De...

In a special hyper-alliterative episode, Claire Katz, Cristina Cammarano, and Clarissa Thompson join Cara and Derek to talk about philosophy in summer camp settings.

For scholarly work on philosophy camps in general, click here and here.

For information on Claire’s camp, including how to sign up for this year’s offerings, click here.

To request information and reserve a spot in Cristina’s camp, click here.

And see these links for Clari...

Tristan Gleason and John Mullen sit down with Cara and Derek to talk about a wide range of matters, from science education to ecology to climate and beyond.

For more of John's work, click here, here, and here

For more of Tristan's work, click here, here, and here

And for an incomplete bibliography of what we discussed in this episode, see all of these several links.

And as always, use this form to recommend future guests and t...

Meredith Broussard and Sasha Sidorkin sit down with Cara and Derek to talk about what artificial intelligence can be, how it works, what it’s for, and what it all means.

For Meredith’s books on the subject, click here and here.

For Sasha’s latest books, click here and here (and for an AI-generated podcast about the most recent book — WHAT ARE CARA AND I EVEN DOING ANYMORE — click here).

To recommend future guests and topics, please us...

Cam Scribner and Kathleen Knight Abowitz join Cara and Derek to discuss a topic arising out of Scribner's contribution to Concordia University's fall institute on “Political Challenges of/for/in 21st Century Schools: Addressing Polarization in the Classroom.” There's a lot of talk about "small-c conservatism" in this one.

For more of Cam's work, click here, here, and here.

For Kathleen's work. click here...