All Episodes
The Old School — 161 episodes
Episode 161: On Books
Episode 160: On the World Cup
Episode 159: On Ohio (and travel and a bunch of other things)
Episode 158: On Memory
Episode 157: On Servant Leadership with Dan Albaum
Episode 156: On New York City
Episode 155: On the German Mindset (and Americans too?)
Episode 154: On Rootedness
Episode 153: On Volcanoes and Mount St. Helens
Episode 152: On Plane Travel
Episode 151: On Fear
Episode 150: On Language
Episode 149: On Doctors and Health Care
Episode 148: On the Olympics...and SPAM
Episode 147: On Mysteries and Conspiracies
Episode 146: On the Hiring of Teachers
Episode 145: On Winter
Episode 144: On Midlife Crises
Episode 143: On Collecting Things with Dr. Alex Fingers
Episode 142: On Fandom (In a meandering sort of way)
Episode 141: On Classroom Management with Dr. Ferrell Yeokum
Episode 140: Mr. Miller Goes to Disney
Episode 139: On Fixing and Building Things
Episode 138: On the Long Road
Episode 137: The School Turnaround Blueprint with Dr. Ericka Johnson
Episode 136: On the 1970s
Episode 135: On Dinner Parties
Episode 134: On Resiliency
Episode 133: On Albums and Technology
Episode 132: On Setting a Tone
Episode 131: On Character with Dr. Matthew Post
Episode 130: On the North
Episode 129: On Oregon
Episode 128: On Summer Plans for Children
Episode 127: On Behind the Scenes of an American School
Episode 126: On America
Episode 125: On Growing Old
Episode 124: On Retirement (Again) and Lighthouses?
Episode 123: On Education in the News, Part II
Episode 122: On Procrastination
Episode 121: On the British Empire with Dr. David Baillargeon
Episode 120: On the Boxer Rebellion with Dr. Peter Worthing
Episode 119: On Educating Boys
Episode 118: On Traveling the World
Episode 117: On Shaping School Leadership with Dr. Patrick McQuillan
Episode 116: On the Behaviorist Approach to Schooling with Ksenia Filatov
Episode 115: On the Great State of Maryland
Episode 114: On Being a Musician with Michelle Mayfield
Episode 113: On Drummers and Drumming
Episode 112: On Digitalization (Something Wicked...)
Episode 111: On Evaluating Teachers with Dr. Alex Fingers
Episode 110: On Literacy with Richard Marquez
Episode 109: On England from England
Episode 108: On Education in the News
Episode 107: On Leadership...and the Cowboys with Kyle Queal
Episode 106: On Entering a Brave New World
Episode 105: On Grit and Determination
Episode 104: On Nothing
Episode 103: On Washington, D.C.
Episode 102: On Anger
Episode 101: On Literary Influences with Dr. Paul Weinhold
Episode 100: On Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Episode 99: On Our Favorite Films
Episode 98: On the Future of the Teaching Profession
Episode 97: On Dr. Bourgeois' Grievances, #1-6
Episode 96: Mr. Miller's Grievance #1
Episode 95: On Tutoring
Episode 94: On the Value of Sports and Extracurriculars with Dr. Alex Fingers
Episode 93: On Etiquette
Episode 92: On National Parks, Part II
Episode 91: On National Parks, Part I (Grand Tetons National Park)
Episode 90: On More School Culture with Dr. Rick Westfall
Episode 89: On China with Dr. Carrie Currier
Episode 88: On Kansas
Episode 87: On Teacher Agency with Ksenia Filatov
Episode 86: On Anxiety
Episode 85: On Christianity with the Reverends Jason and Estee Valendy
Episode 84: On Texas
Episode 83: On Buying a House
Episode 82: On the Ins and Outs of School Funding
Episode 81: On Profanity
Episode 80: On Fine Arts Education with Brian Ketcham
Episode 79: On German Soccer (With a Correction in the Notes)
Episode 78: On School Culture with Dr. Alex Fingers
Episode 77: On Educational Architecture with Dr. Rick Westfall
Episode 76: On Work
Episode 75: On Classical and Jazz Music
Episode 74: On Learning from Coaches with Dr. Alex Fingers
Episode 73: On the Impact of Technology on Sports
Episode 72: On Homeschooling
Episode 71: On Outdoor Education
Episode 70: On Sandwiches, Part 2
Episode 69: On Sandwiches, Part 1
Episode 68: On Shakespeare with Dr. Paul Weinhold
Episode 67: Dr. Shelita-Cannon Hoey & Dr. Marvin Rainey
Episode 66: On Hope and Optimism
Episode 65: On School Scheduling
Episode 64: Mr. Miller Goes to Germany
Episode 63: Mr. Miller goes to Italy
Episode 62: On Retirement for Real
Episode 61: On Upcoming Changes
Episode 60: On School Pranks
Episode 59: On Music Education
Episode 58: On AI
Episode 57: On Happiness
Episode 56: On Teacher Unions
Episode 55: On Retirement
Episode 54: On Civics Education
Episode 53: On Motivation Research
Episode 52: On the Ethical Teacher
Episode 51: On the Future of Rigor
Episode 50: On The 50th Attempt to Fix Education
Episode 49: On the Philosophy Club
Episode 48: On Sanitizing the Classroom
Episode 47: Book Launch
Episode 46: On Mentors
Episode 45: European Travel Part 2
Episode 44: European Travel Part 1
Episode 43: On Student Exchanges
Episode 42 On Tutoring and Videos for Advanced Placement Tests
Episode 41: Preliminary Thoughts on the End of the School Year
Episode 40: On Teaching Foreign Languages
Episode 39: On the Great Retirement
Episode 38: On Perceptions of the Teaching Profession
Episode 37: On Parents and What is Taught
Episode 36: On Tired Teachers
Episode 35: On School Counseling with Wes Upton
Episode 34: On Advanced Placement Courses
Episode 33: On School Holidays
Episode 32: On Classroom Discourse with Dr. Matthew Post
Episode 31: On Class Discussions
Episode 30: On Dress Codes
Episode 29: On Student Voice with Dr. Larry Nyland
Episode 28: On 9 /11
Episode 27: On the First Day of School
Episode 26: On School Athletics (and the Colts)
Episode 25: On Motivation and Learning
Episode 24: On US History and the Great North
Episode 23: On Learning Styles
Episode 22: On Liberal Arts
Episode 21: On homework
Episode 20: On Elementary Teaching
Episode 19: On Summer Vacation
Episode 18: On Hiring Teachers
Episode 17: On Pushing to Failure with Mr. Chris Stevens
Episode 16: Politics and Teaching History
Episode 15: On Closing out the School Year
Episode 14: On Project-Based Learning
Episode 13: Religious Controversy
Episode 12: On Lesson Plans
Episode 11: Students' Ever-Shortening Attention Span
Episode 10: The Pain of Ice Breakers
Episode 9: Counsel for New Teachers
Episode 8: On German Schools
Episode 7: Alternative Approaches to Learning and Testing
Episode 6: On Teacher Burnout
Episode 5: On Faculty Meetings
Episode 4: The Problem with Praise
Episode 3: TVs, Token Rewards, & Sesame Street
Episode 2: On Educational Technology
Episode 1: Introduction