A conversation about book bans, library misconceptions, and the important work school librarians do to serve students and the broader school ecosystem with Antioch faculty Jen Sturge and Christie Kaaland.
S6 E9: Is Talk Therapy Always Right For Kids? Play Therapy Offers Another Way
A conversation with Cary McAdams Hamilton about play therapy and how it can offer alternative ways to work through deep feelings and strengthen their mental health.
S6 E8: Our World’s Diverse Students Need Anti-Racist School Counselors
A conversation with Syntia Santos-Dietz about what school counselors need to work on in order to better serve diverse students around the world.
S6 E7: School Counselors Play a Vital Role, Schools Need to Let Them Do Their Jobs
A conversation with Taqueena Quintana about how much school counselors do to support students and schools—and how short staffing and mission creep impact their ability to do this key job.
S6 E6: Can We Bring Resilience, Innovation, and Joy to the Climate Crisis?
A conversation with Abigail Abrash Walton about new strategies that can lead us toward a just and effective response to the climate crisis.
Big Idea: Decolonizing Mental Health Education
Insights drawn from interviews with seven Antioch faculty members who have firsthand experience decolonizing counseling, psychology, and therapy.
S6 E5: Can Mindfulness Help Teachers Be Less Reactive, More Compassionate?
A conversation with Susan Dreyer Leon about mindfulness and how this practice can be a valuable approach for teachers to bring compassion and nonreactiveness into their classrooms.
Big Idea: How Creative Writers Work
Three writers reflect on how they approach the writing process—and whether creative writing can change the world for the better.
Best Of: Heather Cheney on Literacy and Justice
A conversation with Heather Hebard about the social justice implications behind how literacy is defined and taught.
S6 E4: We All Aspire to Be Life-Long Learners—How Can Universities Support Us?
A conversation with Terry Ratcliff about the power and place of continuing education for universities and life-long learners.
S6 E3: Panel Discussion – Careers at the Intersection of Education and Justice
Three Antiochian educators discuss their work making education more just—and more effective.
S6 E2: School Librarians Are Essential, So Why Are These Jobs Disappearing?
There’s a quiet epidemic wiping out school librarian positions across the U.S. Between 2015 and 2019, the number of librarians declined by 20%, and one in five school librarian positions was eliminated entirely.