Is AI good or bad? Well now that’s just far too simplistic a question. Jason Buccheri, one of Canada’s top education strategists and the host of the podcast, Education Matters. He’s also our newest Pencil Buster, so let’s be sure to give him a hearty, enthusiastic, American welcome! In his work, Jason strives to help […]

Guest: Jason Buccheri

Jan 18, 2025

45:32

Happy Friday, Class! Today, we have a very special new Pencil Buster. Kane Paxton, one of Dr. Johnny’s former hockey players on his Washington State University team, and now one of his assistant coaches, joins us. In playing hockey, Kane learned how to balance a full life. From schoolwork to athletics to a personal life, […]

Jan 17, 2025

21:33

Class, this is a truly special session. Dr. Howard Gardner, renowned psychologist and educator who developed the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, now joins the ranks of Pencil Busters! In 1983, Dr. Gardner rattled the very foundation of education when he proposed that there were more ways to be “intelligent” than could be represented on the […]

Guest: Dr. Howard Gardner

Jan 15, 2025

25:00

Happy Monday, Class, let’s get to some pencil busting! Our pal Michael Petrili- read the sarcasm on this, please- President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute wrote a piece last week seeking to compare education reform in ‘red’ and ‘blue’ states. To put it bluntly, we’re not impressed. Michael misses several key issues and dodders […]

Jan 13, 2025

22:25

All music is political, so sayeth Dr. Johnny. This week, we’re listening hard for the music being played about education. A new presidential administration will take office in just 9 days, and they’re playing some loud discordant tunes when it comes to the department of education. What ramification might ensue from these chords? Is there […]

Jan 11, 2025

45:33

Behind every educated educator stands- well- another educated educator or two! Tune in for a very special Class in Session as Dr. Tim and Dr. Johnny interview the cofounders and directors of Nrdy Byrd, Lisa Weyandt and Michelle Slekar. Nrdy Byrd is a start-up graphic design brand support company built by and for educated educators. […]

Guests: Lisa Weyandt, Michelle Slekar

Jan 8, 2025

24:10

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, died last week at the age of 100. He lived a full life devoted to the American people and leaves behind a legacy of a man who led with compassion and firm defense of our democracy. As President, he established the federal Department of Education, officially created […]

Jan 6, 2025

20:54

Who designed our modern schooling system and what were their intentions? Ira David Socol is an educational provocateur, author of Designed to Fail: A History of Education in the United States, and our newest Pencil Buster! As Dr. Johnny often says, schooling too often gets in the way of education. We need to find ways […]

Guest: Ira David Socol

Jan 4, 2025

45:34

Let’s welcome our newest Pencil Buster, Brian Brandt! Brian is President of the Wisconsin Hockey Coaches Association (WHCA), head coach of Wausau West’s hockey program, and a tech ed high school teacher. My goodness, that’s one educated educator, and he knows how to talk education! Because coaching sports is about so much more than training […]

Jan 3, 2025

22:57

Happy New Year, Pencil Busters! We are so grateful to share this new year with you all. Today, we’re not quite making resolutions. We’re making predictions. What will 2025 bring us? And what will we bring to 2025? From vouchers to AI to teachers in politics, we make our best predictions for the new year. […]

Jan 1, 2025

25:15