Steve Perkins: Recent Episodes
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Quick thoughts from a teacher inpired by interactions with students and teachers across the country and around the world. For a deeper look into these topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings.
The sacred trust of the teacher to pass on knowledge of the past. For the text of this and other episodes, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings.
How students can come together, not in racism and violence, but to make a true difference.
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The importance of elegance in the life of students.
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The intellectual heritage of the West belongs to the world and not a special few.
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Content mastery is essential to being a great teacher.
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Few things are as empowering for teachers as not micromanaging their work.
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Perhaps more than any other single factor, bad administrators are killing education.
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A look at docility as the necessary quality for a learner and the disposition required for being docile.
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Fix the problem of toxic school culture and you will also see higher academic achievement. Focus only on the latter, and you will see continued degradation of both.
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Why I take pictures of my students at graduation and send them to their parents. For more information on this and other topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings-atj.
A PowerPoint presentation for newly hired teachers raise larger questions about the character not only of education, but of our society. For more information on this and other topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings-te.
A simple project can help develop a culture inquiry in your classroom. For more information on this and other topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings-wdiwtk.
Why education is more than a grinding machine and how teachers can inspire students to something greater. For more information on this and other topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings-idwae
True education is about much more than tests or even preparation for a job, and this is something we have known for a very long time. For more information on this and other topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings-thdtk
Class is not just what students get out of it, but what they contribute to the shared journey of discovery. For more information on this and other topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings-whydfml
Just what does public high school look like these days? I can't guarantee this is the norm in all schools, but it is not untypical in mine and can be experienced in yours. For more information on this and other topics, please visit tinyurl.com/magistersmusings-anudih
What is the natural habitat for teachers, and what may they expect to find there? In this episode, I consider these questions through the comments of scholar and renowned translator Dr. Anthony Esolen.
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