Ep 84: "Put me on hold, please" and the smell of milk: A Barstool Episode

From deschooling to the average age shifting to 32 and everywhere in-between. In this episode, Brian and Kasey take a break from the deep-dive of engagement and check in, share their current thoughts and convictions, and wrestle through - as always - how we can best support teachers, encourage students, and improve education. - Opus Number 1: You can download the song or listen to the This American Life episode. - Deschooling Society. It is available on Amazon. "Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting." - "Stay in your lane." Healthy cultures have diversity - friction - and more importantly, trust. "Research reveals that when startups put a premium on culture fit, they're less likely to fail and more likely to go public. But then they grow at slower rates. They start to get stale" (Adam Grant). - Average age is 32. Not 25. More than ever, education is about teaching how to be good people. The content is just a vessel. - Be a candle. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. But it radically impacts the room. - The smell of milk: The importance of childhood memories. "I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers," he wrote in the opening chapter of East of Eden. "I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer-and what trees and seasons smelled like." Show Sponsors: Schurtz and Ties is a proud partner with ⁠⁠⁠TeachBetter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: "The Teach Better Podcast Network is dedicated to supporting the entire school ecosystem through in-depth conversations around topics you care about. Covering a variety of areas in education, each podcast aims to support educators in the field toward creating and maintaining a progressive, student-focused classroom." Please reach out and let us know your thoughts or share a topic: X (Twitter): SchurtzandTies Gmail: [email protected] #DoGreatThings and #KeepKnocking