The Unexamined Education
Ever feel like the rhetoric of education doesn’t match the reality? Join two veteran teachers as they envision a more perfect system by interrogating the hidden assumptions that alienate love of learning in our schools.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Education Punches Sam
Shaun interviews a former student, Sam, who is a public school teacher and coach. Epic.
Shaun Punches Education
Wait...what??? Is it over? Is this really happening? Am I free from listening to this anymore? Jonathan don't respond...please don't!!!
BUT...wait a minute...do I only exist to critique this show? If…
Emergency Episode - New Teacher...High Expectations
"Jonathan" and Shaun interview John, a new teacher in a crisis situation. As is so often with new teachers under the influence of The Unexamined Education, John struggles mightily with how things cou…
Reunification: Holding It Down for the Robots
It's been so long since I listened to this and now that I cannot remember what these two guys were talking about. They have some idea that they'll get better engagement by restructuring the podcast, …
The Mechanical and the Human
Jon delivers a monologue in an attempt to ease Shaun's feeling of isolation, but ultimately questions the humanity of Shaun's existence.
Alone in the Black Box
This is a discussion on the analogue between AI learning and student learning. I wonder if Jon abandoned Shaun. That drama is way more interesting than the monologue.
Math Wars
Jon has to work out some issues he has had throughout his life involving math trauma. Perhaps his whole motivation in becoming who he became is wrapped up into the crisis of math he experienced as a …
The Arms Race Between Student and Teacher
Well, the audio is bad on this one; plus, you have to listen to these two jokers. If you don't make it to the end, Shaun basically gives up on the idea of control as a concept, and Jon labels plagiar…
Crypto Education
Amplify SHAUN!
Jon and Shaun jump on the crypto train to try to promote their podcast…not even sure what this episode is about…something like a central authority in education could be problematic. Jon…
The Harder Teachers Work, The Less Students Learn
Okay, so not much to say here. Surely, these guys are wrong.
All Aboard!! Whether You Like It or Not
Well, this starts with a strange pseudo-apology that was amusing for any who oppose this podcast. Then Jon proposes an allegory (actually Shaun does all the heavy lifting, but he credits Jon), and th…
Apologist for the State
This guy is way too friendly with Jon and Shaun. He could clearly outpace him, but he's holding back. Enjoy moments of the two getting their just deserts, and imagine what Matt could have done to the…
And Mom and Dad Can Hardly Wait for Screen Time
Well, what did you expect on a Christmas episode? Of course, Jon and Shaun go after one of the more trusted critiques of our modern age - screen time and whether or not we should limit screen time fo…
Devious Licks
Jon and Shaun ponder the phenomenon of devious licks. One cannot really say that they got anywhere with it, but they thought hard about it.
Discipline and Control
Shaun recounts a school discipline situation through hearsay, and the two analyze the validity of the school's response even though they have no real connection to the incident.
Shocking Conventions
Well it’s confession time for Jon. This damned podcast contains a couple of damning confessions by who I thought was the more sensible and erudite of the two personalities. Shaun, as is his wont, pra…
School's Out!...For the Summer?!?
Today we have the rare case of Shaun making the more sensible point, which is to preserve the tradition of summer break. Of course, his reasons are weak as he apparently just wants to selfishly reliv…
The Youth Owe Us Nothing!
Shaun discovers a new philosophy, one that surely millions before him have posited, but now Shaun has discovered it, so it I guess it matters. Jon certainly thinks it matters. What is the "philosophy…
The Mystification of Learning
Jon preaches about the problems that arise from teachers not explaining what they’re doing to the students. Shaun agrees, straining his mind to understand Jon’s mysterious concept: mystification. Thi…