The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 425
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Teaching For Intellectual Virtues
Drew Perkins talks with author and professor Jason Baehr about his book, Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues and the Intellectual Virtues Academy
Dispatch From A 19 Y/O Female Education Entrepreneur
Drew Perkins talks with Stanford student and education entrepreneur, Sofie Roux, about her work to provide education in underdeveloped countries.
Optimizing AI In Education
Drew Perkins talks with Dmitry Shapiro, Founder and CEO of YouAi, about their artificial intelligence platform and how educators can make the most of AI.
Creating Cultures Of Thinking
Drew Perkins talks with Ron Ritchhart about his new book, Cultures of Thinking in Action: 10 Mindsets to Transform our Teaching and Students' Learning.
STEM, PBL, Guided Discovery Learning?
Drew Perkins talks with Jason McKenna, Author, Teacher, Speaker, and experienced STEM Education and Ed Tech Leader, about his use of 'Guided Discovery Learning'.
Empowering Children Through Early Literacy
Drew Perkins talks with Spencer Russell, the founder of Toddlers CAN Read, about applying the 'Science of Reading' to teaching young children to read.
Structured Schooling And Parenting Or Let Grow?
Drew Perkins talks with research professor, Peter Gray, about the importance of children's play and more self-directed learning in the well-being of kids.
Teachers Taking Charge Of Their PD
Drew Perkins talks with 2023 Vermont Principal of the Year, Chris Young, about his school's “action research” PD program.
Race, Bias, Tribalism, And Education
Drew Perkins talks with education activist Chris Stewart about their differences and agreements on race, bias, tribalism, and education.
Improving Interventions for Dyslexic And Struggling Learners
Drew Perkins talks with Professor of School Psychology, Andrew Shanock, about improving collaboration between school psychologists and speech-language pathologists to serve dyslexic and struggling st…
Adolescent Flourishing Through Socratic Inquiry
Drew Perkins talks with Michael Strong, Executive Director of the Adolescent Flourishing Initiative at the University of Austin, about the power of engaging with adolescents through Socratic inquiry.
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A Dispatch From An Education And Politics Journalist
Drew Perkins talks with Olivia Krauth about her experience as an education and politics journalist for the Louisville Courier-Journal and the state of journalism.
A Toolkit For Open Inquiry
Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Craig Gibson about their Open Inquiry Toolkit, a two-pronged approach that develops intellectual virtues and promotes awareness of cognitive biases.
Would Improving Open Enrollment Help Students?
Drew Perkins talks with Jude Schwalbach, policy analyst with the Reason Foundation, about open enrollment rules, school choice and competition, and how that might help students.
Has Illiberal Leftism Corroded HS Debate?
Drew Perkins talks with James Fishback about Incubate Debate, his startup in response to the ideological corrosion of the traditional high school debate organization.
A Dispatch From The 2024 Principal Of The Year
Drew Perkins talks with Andy Farley, NASSP Principal of the Year, about the learning and wellness of students and educators.
Science, Truth, And Trust
Drew Perkins talks with Nick Dirks, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences, about today’s challenges in higher education, bias in science and academia, and questions related to trust i…
Essential Teaching Techniques
Drew Perkins talks with Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli about their book, Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques Paperback.
A Simple But Effective Fix For Anxious Kids
Drew Perkins talks with Lenore Skenazy (her second appearance) about a promising new study showing what works in helping kids be less anxious and more independent.
A Culture Of Conversation On Contentious Issues
Drew Perkins talks with Ilana Redstone and Elisheva Avishai, Co-Directors of the Mill Institute, about their work to increase the diversity of thought, ideas, and approaches in K12 spaces.