The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

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Centering Educational Progress Feb 26, 2025

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Drew Perkins talks with Jack Despain Zhou about his project to establish a new think tank called Center for Educational Progress.

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How Should We Be Teaching History? Feb 19, 2025

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Drew Perkins talks with Jonathon Dallimore about his book, Teaching History: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers.

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The Essential Howard Gardner Feb 13, 2025

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Drew Perkins talks with Howard Gardner about his two new books, The Essential Howard Gardner On Education and On Mind, both reflections on his academic career and work.

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Cognitive Load Theory: A Reflective Conversation Feb 05, 2025

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Drew Perkins hosts this salon-style conversation with Dylan Wiliam, Oliver Caviglioli, Carl Hendrick, and Christian Bokhove about Cognitive Load Theory.

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School Choice Debate And Dialogue Jan 30, 2025

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This episode is the recording of a live discussion about school choice and vouchers, hosted by Drew Perkins, with Josh Cowen and Neal McCluskey as part of our ThoughtStretchers Community. It includes RSVP'd guests and their questions.

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Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival Jan 23, 2025

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This episode is another experimentation in AI-generated podcast 'conversations', this time about the recent open-access publication Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival.

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Katharine Birbalsingh On Multiculturalism And Quality Education Jan 10, 2025

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Drew Perkins talks with Katharine Birbalsingh, Headmistress of London's Michaela School about her approach to multiculturalism and the role of knowledge and inquiry in quality education.

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Knowledge Doesn't Equal Understanding Jan 01, 2025

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Drew Perkins talks with Christian Moore-Anderson about his Knowledge Doesn't Equal Understanding blog piece.

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4 Ways School Leaders Can Navigate Polarizing Culture-War Issues Dec 13, 2024

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This episode is AI-generated and includes an AI-generated reading of a recent blog piece followed by an AI-generated conversation. It uses our published blog piece, 4 Ways School Leaders Can Navigate Polarizing Culture-War Issues, written by Drew Perkins as the source material.

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Finding Enlightenment Dec 06, 2024

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Drew Perkins talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about her latest book, Real-world Enlightenment: Discovering Ordinary Magic in Everyday Life.

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