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Backed by Science!
Jon and Shaun report on their experiences with scientific influences in education...sort of.
Designing a School around Teachers or Designing Teachers around a School
Jon and Shaun discuss different perspectives on designing a school around teachers.
The Morality of Academic Dishonesty
Shaun and Jon discuss academic dishonesty and the potential issues with plagiarism enforcement.
In The Wild
Jon and Shaun discuss their interactions with students "in the wild"...sort of.
Demoralizing Pep Rally
Jon and Shaun recount their adventures as pep rally enforcers.
Our Worst Students Ever
Jon and Shaun recall their worst students ever. As always, they assert a position and then back away from it, and fall to accusing the system of schooling for all of t...
Movie Review: Dead Poets Society
Shaun and Jon continue their "Super-Teacher" movie reviews with Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams as an English teacher determined to inspire his students to...
It's Not About the Prodigy
Jon and Shaun reflect on the previous episode where they interviewed the prodigious student from episode 8, Dev Ojha. The two worry about the listeners drawing the wro...
Interview with a Former Student
Jon and Shaun interview one of Shaun's former students, Dev Ojha - a student who did everything he could to escape Shaun's class. Dev escaped the structure of high sch...
Shaun and Jon Try to Debate (Unschooling)
The premise of the episode is that Jon and Shaun will disagree with each other about unschooling. They pretend to disagree for a little while but resolve into their st...
The Rhetoric of Learning Loss
Jon and Shaun question the rhetoric of "learning loss" - a phrase that they conclude is meaningless. The two commence in their standard mode, laughing at how difficult...
Movie Review: Stand and Deliver
For a change of pace, Shaun and Jon try their hand as movie critics of Stand and Deliver. They don't provide any helpful clips to go along with their discussion, so li...
Mediating Between the Soul and Society
Now that Shaun and Jon have explored the individual interests of students and the legitimate expectations of society, they focus on the teacher role as mediator betwee...
An Apology for Society
Jon and Shaun try to give a defense for the societal expectations that serve as the impetus for most modern schooling, especially literacy, numeracy, and citizenship. ...
How to Ruin Learning
Jon and Shaun talk about how they ruined their students' love of literature and broadly accuse other teachers of ruining interest in their subjects as well.
Shaun and Jon Introduce Themselves
An introduction to the show's hosts, and their background in education.