Insights Into Education

How do we evolve our education systems? We need public schools and vital educational programs that provide the foundational basic skills all of us need. What we don’t have is a way to save and enhanc…

What if your son or daughter entered school this fall and the teachers, counselors and parents had access to information about the ways the child learns best? Are they an audio learner, a visual lear…

This podcast focuses on skills, ways of thinking, and communication approaches necessary for the workplace of today and tomorrow. Ed and Dan are joined by Alex Berger to discuss how interdisciplinary…

Chat GPT and other Large Language Models are quickly becoming the go to source for information. This can be a time-saving boon to teachers that frees them up to focus on individualizing education and…

Educators everywhere are having difficulty incorporating the power and presence of AI in the learning environment.  What skills will students need 2, 5, and 10 years from now to be successful in life…

Our schools are lacking a sense of urgency about changes that need to be made to incorporate and work with AI. The majority of school systems are clinging to old models that will leave students unpre…

We are at the stage in the development of our species where we must break from the assumptions and practices of the past. This is the first time in human history that an almost total redirection of o…

Rosemary Agneessens is a proven community organizer and leader. She joins Dan and Ed for a refreshing and much-needed discussion of where we are now and where we are going. The pandemic will pass. Ma…

Dan and Ed introduce a highly respected educator, Richard Parkhouse. Richard is uniquely qualified to help evolve education so that schools are student-centered and address changes necessary if Ameri…

Dan’s and Ed’s guest is Galen Englund, a remarkable and very accomplished young man. This podcast highlights the educational paths that led to his successful career and the ability to make a contribu…

Dan and Ed are deeply impressed with Diane Ravitch’s critically acclaimed new book. Inspired by her insights and leadership – and the past and present corruption of public education by people who cal…

Part two. Interview with David Nathaniel Berger.  Dan and Ed continue to document the preparation necessary for our graduates to make a contribution to themselves and to society. David’s deep commitm…

What preparation is necessary to make a contribution to yourself and society? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Dan and Ed interview David Nathaniel Berger who is currently in Denmark working with …

Dan Kenley interviews Ed Berger about his recent book, Human Competence. What was the thinking behind this unique approach to education reform? Why write an education book that avoids edubabble and a…

Some of the best and brightest young USA students, faced with debt, damaged school districts, and poor pay, especially as educators, venture into other lands and find meaningful work and decent remun…

Dan and Ed bring Holli Kenley back to update us on positive things that are happening for parents and kids. Holli gives updates on the latest breakthroughs on screen dependence, game addiction, depre…

Dan and Ed focus on current education practices and highlight both problems and strengths they have observed in schools. Dan shares his recent experiences working as an administrator in a California …

With special guest, Alex Berger calling in from Denmark, Dan and Ed engage in a lively discussion of critical issues that must be addressed to enhance public education and free it from standardizatio…