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We Should Teach About Uncomfortable Ideas, Here’s How
How can we identify a democratically ideal set of principles to help us grow a culture of conversation? In my 15 years as a K-12 teacher, I rarely found…
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Drew Perkins
Want To Teach The Truth? Use Objective Pluralism
As our tribal and partisan battles rage, education remains a significant theater in which both ‘left’ and ‘right’ fight to gain ground. In higher…
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Is Higher Education A Bait And Switch?
Drew Perkins talks with Bill Coplin about his new book, The Path to Equity: Inclusion in the Kingdom of Liberal Arts, which calls for a shift in liberal…
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Reading Instruction, Evidence And Neuroscience
This episode features the archived audio from a March 27, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community Event titled Reading Instruction: Evidence …
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March 2024

The Side Effects Of School
Drew Perkins hosted this ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion on February 25th, 2024 with clinical psychologist, Naomi Fisher and the…
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Inside The Teachers' Lounge Film
Drew Perkins talks with Ilker Çatak about his Oscar-nominated film, The Teachers' Lounge, about schools as a microcosm of society and of ourselves…
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Understanding Antiracist School Leadership
Drew Perkins talks with author and educator, Daman Harris, about his work and book, The Antiracist School Leader. Click To View Links & Resources…
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DEI in K12 Education
The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast: DEI in K12 Education Drew Perkins talks with Yunga Webb, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at North…
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February 2024

Healthy Parent Activism Or Partisan Warfare?
Drew Perkins talks with author Laura Pappano about her book, School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. Click…
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Navigating Education As An Elected State Representative And Teacher
Drew Perkins talks with Tina Bojanowski about the tensions and impact of her work as a teacher and an elected state representative for Louisville, KY…
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Teaching For Intellectual Virtues
Drew Perkins talks with author and professor Jason Baehr about his book, Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues and the…
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Dispatch From A 19 Y/O Female Education Entrepreneur
Drew Perkins talks with Stanford student and education entrepreneur, Sofie Roux, about her work to provide education in underdeveloped countries. Click…
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