18 episodes

As technology allows us to tailor education to our learning styles, interests and talents, how will the educational Titanic move?

If we focus on students and how they learn while keeping in mind the greater good, then how will the educational experience and system change? How should they change?

A teacher and administrator for over 30 years, Joe Vollert will explore this vital issue though conversations with educators, innovators, business leaders and citizens about something we all do: School.

Who Needs School‪?‬ Joe Vollert

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As technology allows us to tailor education to our learning styles, interests and talents, how will the educational Titanic move?

If we focus on students and how they learn while keeping in mind the greater good, then how will the educational experience and system change? How should they change?

A teacher and administrator for over 30 years, Joe Vollert will explore this vital issue though conversations with educators, innovators, business leaders and citizens about something we all do: School.

    Riley Spahr and Frankie Kimball - Perspectives from seniors in the Class of 2022

    Riley Spahr and Frankie Kimball - Perspectives from seniors in the Class of 2022

    Why not ask the customer? Seniors Riley Spahr and Frankie Kimball offer a current customer's perspective and insights into what works and what doesn't in their experience. We also delve into lessons learned during COVID--what will stick and what can we do without.

    • 48 min
    Principal Michelle Nevin Levine on mental health, COVID lessons and parenting

    Principal Michelle Nevin Levine on mental health, COVID lessons and parenting

    A veteran high school counselor, dean and now Principal of St. Ignatius College Preparatory speaks about her perspective on the role that schools play in teaching students how to build resilience and protective factors for their mental health. She shares early lessons learned during the forced shutdown of schools during the COVID pandemic, and she offers contemporary advice for adults raising teenagers today.

    • 35 min
    15: Sam Bernstein, co-founder of Loper - Descript

    15: Sam Bernstein, co-founder of Loper - Descript

    Sam Bernstein is the co-founder of Loper, a mobile-first startup designed to help high school students navigate the college application process by using data to match them with potential colleges. Sam discusses why he co-founded the company and what he has learned thus far in starting a company.

    • 25 min
    Lauren Mandel--a high school senior on meditation, collaboration and the source of life - Descript

    Lauren Mandel--a high school senior on meditation, collaboration and the source of life - Descript

    Lauren Mandel is a senior in high school and offers her perspective about what has inspired her to learn and about what it's like to explore life's deepest questions. She offers some unexpected insights to the needs of our students today when asked about being the principal for a day.

    • 33 min
    Kerrie LaRosa on parenting and education

    Kerrie LaRosa on parenting and education

    Trained in clinical social work, Kerrie founded LaRosa Parent Coach after realizing that good parenting leads to curious, responsible and independent kids and young adults. Today we discuss our first teachers--our parents and guardians.

    • 30 min
    Matt Miller, Chair of the Pomeroy Center - Descript

    Matt Miller, Chair of the Pomeroy Center - Descript

    A partner at DLA Piper, a litigation law firm in San Francisco, Matt Miller serves as the chair of the Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco. The Pomeroy Center serves developmentally challenged kids and young adults mainly in after school programs. In this episode we explore the work at the Pomeroy Center with what is often the invisible in our society.

    • 22 min

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