Dr. Tim Slekar
What Does Learning Really Look Like?
Is there only one way that learning happens? Guest Jethro Jones is a nationally awarded educator and school leader, podcast network creator, and author. He is passionate about challenging myths surrounding learning loss and learning gaps. Just a hint- learning doesn’t look the same for everyone, nor for any one person throughout their lives. And […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Civic Media Spotlight for May 18th & 19th (Hour 1)
Kicking off the hour, Matenaer On Air welcomes Andrew Gurman, former President of the American Medical Association to talk about the letter he and 48 other experts signed on to regarding the impact a second Trump administration would have on health care and health care access. Then on Up North News Radio, Pat calls attention […]
Education Fun (Hour 1)
Pete ranks the Friends cast members in comedy. Pete shares his thoughts on Hooters Air. An airline that promotes the restaurant. Pete talks about an April Fools joke that had a real past. BustED Pencils host Dr. Tim Slekar joins Nite Lite. Pete ask Tim how long he was in the classroom, Tim talks BustED […]
