No Wrong Answers

Latest Episodes:

The "Virtual Reality" Lesson Sep 19, 2017

Show notes

Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Stitcher The "Virtual Reality" Lesson No Wrong Answers

Virtual reality isn't just for gamers anymore. Some people think it could be the next big innovation in teacher training, but our teachers have questions. Plus, in the latest Betsy Breakdown, our teachers get heated over the idea of whether a school should host the Secretary.

Extra Credit: Teaching After A Hurricane Sep 15, 2017

Show notes

Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher Extra Credit: Teaching After A Hurricane No Wrong Answers

When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, many people had more existential problems than sending their kids to school. But in the immediate aftermath, some educators volunteered to continue teaching classes at shelters around Huston. This is a story from one of those teachers.

Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes; all have been edited.

The "DACA" Lesson Sep 12, 2017

Show notes

Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher The "DACA" Lesson No Wrong Answers

Trump's DACA decision is a big one for students and schools. You may have questions as teachers, we have some answers. Plus, we talk about Chance The Rappers new award show for teachers, and another edition of the Betsy Breakdown.

Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes; Back Stairs by Podington Bear; and The Big Ten by Blue Dot Sessions; all have been edited.

The "How Far Is Too Far" Lesson Aug 30, 2017

Show notes

Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher The "How Far Is Too Far" Lesson No Wrong Answers

A video of high school cheerleaders being forced to do the splits goes viral. Our teachers ask, how do you know when you're truly pushing kids and when you're going to far? Plus, research shows that kids with a few close friends may do better later in life than popular kids. And another round of Ask A Teacher.

Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes also Tiny Putty and The Big Ten by Blue Dot Sessions; all have been edited.

The "Grade Inflation" Lesson Aug 22, 2017

Show notes

Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher The "Grade Inflation" Lesson No Wrong Answers

Some are saying Charlottesville was a turning point. Do our teachers feel the same way? Plus, new research suggests grade inflation is the newest form of the achievement gap. And, a new segment: Ask A Teacher.

Please join the conversation about this episode and the education landscape on our Community Forum page! And, help us shape this show into what you want it to be:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DO8OEJszFtsV2Nohe0W7Rg_xbH9RkjTxjfT0wLuVwOw/edit

Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes also Sunday Lights and The Big Ten by Blue Dot Sessions; all have been edited.

**The "Charlottesville" Lesson** Aug 15, 2017
Show notes
Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher The "Charlottesville" Lesson No Wrong Answers
On this episode: our teachers discuss strategies for addressing Charlottesville with teachers and students in school. Plus, how much say should parents have over the classroom, and it's back...The Betsy Breakdown.
Please join the conversation about this episode and the education landscape on our Community Forum page! And, help us shape this show into what you want it to be:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DO8OEJszFtsV2Nohe0W7Rg_xbH9RkjTxjfT0wLuVwOw/edit
Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes also Waterbourne by Blue Dot Sessions and All Hot Lights by Poddington Bear

**The "Dress Code Discrimination" Lesson** Jul 25, 2017
Show notes
Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher The "Dress Code Discrimination" Lesson No Wrong Answers
Many schools include hair in their dress codes, and that's gotten some black students in trouble. Our teachers discuss whether dress codes can be racist. And confidence in police is up overall in America, but dropping among young people. What's it like to teach about law enforcement in this age of police shootings and protests?
Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes also all have been edited.

**The "Close Family" Lesson** Jul 19, 2017
Show notes
Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher The "Close Family" Lesson No Wrong Answer
The Trump Administration has its definition of close family, but how do our teachers define who their student's close family are. And new research says that smart phones are distracting even when we're not using them...should schools ban them altogether?
Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes; all have been edited.

Extra Credit: The Best City For Teachers Jun 16, 2017

Show notes

Above photo by Alejandro Forero Cuervo

Subscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Google Play Subscribe Stitcher Extra Credit: The Best City For Teachers No Wrong Answers

What makes a city a good place to live for teachers?

Data analytics firm GoodCall has its answers. It recently created a list of best cities for teachers--689 cities total--rating some obvious factors like job availability, cost of living, average teacher pay relative to other salaries in the area. It also gathers data on things like local amenities, number of restaurants per capita, and violent crime rates.

A clear pattern emerges in GoodCall’s study. All cities in its top ten are small to mid-size suburbs or exurbs, most of them in the Midwest. Five of them are suburbs of Chicago. But the top city to live in if you’re a teacher in 2017, according to GoodCall, is Bentonville, Arkansas.

Bentonville is a town of roughly 50,000 in northwest Arkansas, just south of the Missouri border. It’s most well-known for being the birthplace and now global headquarters of the Wal Mart Corporation.

Though you may be surprised at it’s place as ‘Best City for Teachers 2017’, Jayna Moffit isn’t. She’s a standout math teacher at Lincoln Junior High in Bentonville. She’s not a Bentonville native, she moved there only after completing a stint as a Teach For America teacher in the Mississippi Delta in the early 2000s. (No Wrong Answers, incidentally, is sponsored by Teach For America Kansas City, which has no association with Jayna.)

She’s lived in Bentonville now more than 15 years. Her husband is a police officer in the town, and her daughter just graduated from Bentonville High. Who better than to get an insight into what’s apparently the best city for teachers than Jayna Moffit? Here’s our conversation.

Music used in this episode is Inspiring Corporate and Scottish Indie by Scott Holmes; all have been edited.