If I had my way, we would do this whole show without the "E" word. That's "education." Somehow, the "E" word has come to symbolize, for me at least, debates about government policy, instead of teaching and learning. I wanted to talk about those other two things: teaching and learning. So I rounded up a public school teacher, a private school principal, a public school superintendent, and one of the nation's most outspoken commentators on teaching and teachers.
We put them all on stage at Watkinson School on October 1 for a conversation, but before that, we had a big buffet dinner with the panel and the audience, and I could tell I wasn't going to escape from this evening without getting an earful about the way policy is driving people crazy. The results? Well, give this show a listen.
What do you think? Comment below, email Colin@wnpr.org, or tweet @wnprcolin.
If you'd like to hear the entire, unedited live show, here you go! Otherwise, the edited-for-time show that came across our airwaves is below the guest list.
GUESTS:
- Ron Wolk is the Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Editorial Projects in Education Inc. and the founding editor of Education Week and Teacher Magazine
- Teri Schrader is the Head of Watkinson School
- Tom Moore is the Superintendent of the West Hartford School System
- Jaime Allesandrine is an English teacher at Haddam-Killingworth High School
SONGS:
- "Teach Me To Know" by The Lone Bellow
- "School Days" by Chuck Berry
- "Be True To Your School" by The Beach Boys
