Reinventing Education

33:16 | Dec 5th, 2020

This week, we look into the culture and beliefs of the staff in a mainstream school. We ask, what matters to teachers in mainstream schools in terms of their relationships? And how can we build strong...Show More

36:56 | Nov 21st, 2020

In today's episode, we talk about the pushes and pulls that shape the role of a principal or head teacher in a mainstream school, including; the challenges of managing a large and diverse staff, beari...Show More

1:20:28 | Nov 7th, 2020

Today we have a second chat with Dr Brad Kershner that builds on the strands from our first conversation back in episode 55. We dig deeper into the ways that we can create a developmentally minded sc...Show More

30:42 | Oct 24th, 2020

In today's episode, we look at how evolving designs of school buildings have gone hand in hand with changes in education. We discuss why the traditional one room schoolhouse gave way to the mainstream...Show More

37:28 | Oct 10th, 2020

Here at Reinventing Education, we have a theory that the three main aims of school are citizenship, workplace preparation and self development. But how does a mainstream school, with its core value of...Show More

31:47 | Sep 27th, 2020

Today we launch Season 5 in earnest with our first deep dive into the world of the "mainstream" school. This is the school just down the road. It's the one that populates our collective memory. It's a...Show More

2:03:31 | Sep 12th, 2020

Season 5! Welcome back. We fire up the new season by interviewing Dr. Brad Kershner on issues relating to creating a school that has development at its core. The discussion includes; the fundamental i...Show More

40:31 | Jul 25th, 2020

I'm sure you are familiar with the old saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater." meaning that we don't want to lose the best aspects of an idea when we change things up.   Every kind of s...Show More