What are School Administrators Good For?

Poem: “Sonnets from the Portuguese, #23” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 

Statement of the Whole: Would a teacher’s life be better or worse if Administrators disappeared from the Earth?  So begins a lively repartee between Jason and Steve, both of whom currently divide time at their respective schools between teaching and administrative duties.  Why do we need such people?  How are their duties best attended to?  If an administrator holds a faculty meeting in the woods, will teachers still have to come?  Join us for these and many more compelling questions.

Teaching the Love of Literature

Poem: “To a Critic” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 

Statement of the Whole: In this episode, an article sparks lively discussion between Jason and Steve on what it will take to revive the love of literature in our day. Why do so many people dislike literature today?  How can we change this?  What kinds of literature are better suited for us to love?  This and much more fly around the rocking chairs on the Backporch Education podcast. 

The Article that got us going: Taking Literature Personally by Dwight Lindley