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NERD_0244 No, We Are Not Grooming Children Jun 22, 2022

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This is a serious one, folks. Starting with a quote from a Washington Post article titled “Teachers Who Mention Sexuality are ‘Grooming’ Kids, Conservatives Say,” Richard Cohen, Mike Huber and Heather Bernt-Santy refute those claims, and talk about how we can PROTECT children by helping them make sense of the world around them, including gender and sexual diversity.

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NERD_0243 Tired Of “Education” Jun 15, 2022

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“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” ~Angela Davis

Heather and Richard are ready for an anti-“education” revolution.

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NERD_0242 Interrupting, Interfering…Teaching? Jun 01, 2022

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A brand new guest joins the show! Liz Hicks joins Heather to talk about the teacher urge to interfere with and interrupt play in an effort to “teach.”

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NERD_0241 Mike Asks Heather–Schema Play May 25, 2022

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Mike Huber has listened to some episodes of the Child Care Bar and Grill podcast about schema play, and has some questions for Heather

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NERD_0240 Inquiry Based Science With Chad Nunamaker and Dr William Mosier May 19, 2022

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Chad Nunamaker and Dr William Mosier, authors of the article “Promoting Inquiry Based Science Education” are Heather’s guests in this episode, with a lot to say about science anxiety in early childhood educators, self regulation, and “supporting the development of inquiry without the ‘inquisition.'”

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NERD_0239 It Starts In The Baby Room May 11, 2022

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Most of us in ECE agree that infancy is just as full of learning as preschool, but what should practice look like under that philosophy? Is it letters and numbers and shapes? Is it group activities? Lisa Murphy and Heather don’t think so.

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NERD_0238 Pushing Back On Letter Of The Week May 04, 2022

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In this week’s episode, the Two Pushy Dames (LeeAnn Soucy and Kathy Gallo) drop in to push back on the academic pushdown that makes “letter of the week” instruction so prevalent and popular in early childhood programs, why it doesn’t work, and what we can do instead.

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NERD_0237 Challenging Behavior…Of Adults Apr 27, 2022

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In which Mike Huber and Heather have a very smart conversation about adult behaviors that are challenging for children, but also manage to work in references to cinematic classics Wayne’s World, Stepbrothers and The Big Lebowski.

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NERD_0236 Gatekeeping, Professionalism And The Regulatory Gaze Apr 20, 2022

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Lizz Nolasco, Richard Cohen and Heather have a conversation about efforts to standardize and professionalize the field of ECE, and the ways some of these efforts could be considered harmful. And Heather just likes to say “regulatory gaze.”

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NERD_0235 What Mindfulness Can Look Like in ECE Apr 13, 2022

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Sometimes it seems like “mindfulness” in our work with young children has become more of a product than a process. Bethany Corrie and Richard Cohen join Heather to talk about how we can bring back its authenticity.

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