While Charles recovers from his bout with COVID, Tony interviews one of his former Osaka University students, Rin Takahashi, in Quertaro, Mexico. Whats she doing there? Taking a year off and traveling around the world.

We can confirm that, yes, there are classes that are just BAD. For most of us those are few and far between, but weve all had one - or will.What can you do when its your turn? There are things you can do, and there are elements beyond your control. We h

We look at another teacher movie: Stand and Deliver (Ramn Menendez, 1988). Based on a true story of success at an inner-city Los Angeles high school.Related: - Episode 60 Great Expectations, March 2015 - Episode 118, Great Expectations Revisited, J

158. Dead Poets SocietyThis month we are going to make some folks angry. We look at one of the landmark teaching/teacher movies and concludewellhave a listen. If we shadows have offended,Think but this, and all is mended,That you have but slumbere

Well, maybe it's the time of yearOr maybe it's the time of manI don't know who l amBut you know life is for learningJoni Mitchel, WoodstockThe days are short, temps are cold, energy is low, tempers may be shortseveral icons to us older folk alrea

The sky is falling!Or, so youd think from the reaction to Open AIs public release of its ChatGPT "thing. Tony and Charles try to make sense of what it is and what it isnt and how it will and wont change what we do in our teaching and in our student

Its holiday time for lots of people, and for most of them/us, that means buying giftsand hopefully receiving, some, as well. Heres our brainstorm session of gifts for the teacher in your life. As for your favorite podcasters, cash will do nicely.

OK, lets make this a little harder, says Duo the Owl to us every day. We take a look at how some counter-intuitive practices can improve learning by tricking the brain to try harder. No, were not neurologists. But we have a podcast.

Charles talks with Nerida Rand to find out how a background in improvisation plays out in the classroom. Nerida was an exchange student in a Japanese high school in the 80s and has been back in Japan as a teacher since 1997. She teaches in the Graduate S

We discuss the why, how, and what of music in the classroom - as well as music for the teacher.Mentioned: Radio Paradise: https://radioparadise.com/player Misheard lyrics: https://bit.ly/t3lyrics