Johnny Lupinacci
What Does it Mean for a School to Be Public?
How public are our public schools, really? Guest Jonathan Gyurko, author of Publicization, president and cofounder of the Association of College and University Educators breaks it down with Tim and Johnny. Jonathan defines publicization as the opposite of privatization- moving industries from the private to public domain.- and uses the term to discuss a potential […]
You Can’t Teach ‘Em Like You Used To
Special guest Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige walks us through Three-Cueing system: what it is, how it’s helped millions of kids learn to read, and the real controversy based on a false premise surrounding teaching with it. The Three-Cueing system, which uses context, meaning, and sound to help learners make sense of language, is now illegal to […]
The Civics of It All
We’re covering the huge national news and huge emotions circulating the nation at Busted Pencils today. Dr. Tim and Dr. Johnny break down their personal and professional reactions to the 34 guilty felony counts against former president and current presidential candidate Trump. What does it all mean for the future of education in America? Busted […]
It’s Time for a Civics Lesson
Tim is back in the saddle and ready to talk trending news– yes we’ll get to that news about 34 felony guilty verdicts– but first, some Busted Pencils business. Dr. Johnny and Dr. Tim bring a cogent educational view to the biggest news for our democracy in decades: a former president and current presidential candidate […]
Emotions Are Complicated-Let’s Talk About Them!
Today we’re jamming with Teacher Hallie and Teacher Joanna of Educators’ Amplified, so you know it’s gonna be great! Dr. Johnny and our guests dig deeper into conversations about the importance of finding, feeling, and being able to regulate our emotions. Specifically, we’re looking at the neuroscience of those big negative feelings that tend to […]
F Your Feelings? Naw! F WITH Your Feelings!
Dr. Johnny is back to chat with Producers Anya and Jess as Dr. Tim is still on the road. Picking the conversation back up from last Friday, we’re digging into what we should do with our feelings, especially in an educational setting. With school violence unfortunately continuing to rise, we need something much more effective […]
Combating the Voucher Vultures
Doctors Tim and Johnny are joined by guest Rod Gramer from Idaho, a strong proponent of public education. Rod is connected with the Wisconsin Public Education Network, a coalition for public education and against parasitic voucher systems. Rod brought this movement to Idaho to fight off the influx of vouchers and protect their vital public […]
Mindfulness or Mindless Compliance?
Tim and Johnny are joined by teacher Hailee fresh out of a union meeting and fired up to talk fully leaded education. Are we teaching children mindfulness techniques in order to help them grow as people or as one more desperate effort for behavior management in the classroom? One helps us as a society, one […]
