The Old School

Written by: Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller
  • Summary

  • Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge "best practices" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”
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Episodes
  • Episode 108: On Education in the News
    Jan 26 2025

    Dr. Bourgeois and Mr. Miller spend their 108th episode by tackling some of the ways in which education is making the news. The hosts address a cell phone ban in Massachusetts' public schools, a re-dedication to education by the Communist Chinese government and the International Day of Education, as established by the United Nations, gets the attention of the host with this year's focal theme on AI and automation.

    In speaking of China, the hosts bring up Dr. Carrie Currier's episode on the geopolitical forces China is currently dealing with. The link to episode 89 is below with the news that Dr. Currier will, hopefully soon, return to the podcast to speak on education in China.

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UAJiEYh2rjgXfZVdwSs2G?si=UR8UzkELQNeDoj9pNVJxDQ

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    49 mins
  • Episode 107: On Leadership...and the Cowboys with Kyle Queal
    Jan 19 2025

    The hosts are joined by the dynamic Kyle Queal to discuss the nature of leadership within industry and the connective tissues that link those lessons to the classroom and to the athletic realm. The three seek to tease out such questions as what does a leader need to do when taking over an operation, how does a leader get the most from those working with them and how translatable are such skills and methods when applied to other areas and industries - be they non-profit groups, religious organizations, schools and, in this case, the Dallas Cowboys.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 106: On Entering a Brave New World
    Jan 12 2025

    Today, the hosts enter a brave new world - the world of social media. Even though they have railed against it for years, the hosts sell their souls in hopes for greater and broader listenership. The hosts discuss the changes, what we hope to gain from it and what it might mean for them and their posterity.

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    36 mins

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