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Fountain City Frequency

The conversations teachers are having in schools today could determine what our world looks like in the future. We give those teachers a voice through weekly conversations about the important issues of the day. Listen and get a teacherly take on the world. Hosted by public radio news anchor Kyle Palmer and a dedicated team of teachers.

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42:16

The "Virtual Reality" Lesson

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2017/09/19

Virtual reality isn't just for gamers anymore. Some people think it could be the next big innovation in teacher training, but our teachers have questions. Plus, in the latest Betsy Breakdown, our teachers get heated over the idea of whether a school should host the Secretary.

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16:51

Extra Credit: Teaching After A Hurricane

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2017/09/15

When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, many people had more existential problems than sending their kids to school. But in the immediate aftermath, some educators volunteered to continue teaching classes at shelters around Huston. This is a story from one of those teachers.

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43:00

The "DACA" Lesson

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2017/09/12

Trump's DACA decision is a big one for students and schools. You may have questions, we have some answers. Plus, we talk about Chance The Rapper's new award show for teachers, and another edition of the Betsy Breakdown.

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28:00

The "How Far Is Too Far" Lesson

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2017/08/30

A video of high school cheerleaders being forced to do the splits goes viral. Our teachers ask, how do you know when you're truly pushing kids and when you're going to far? Plus, research shows that kids with a few close friends may do better later in life than popular kids. And another round of Ask A Teacher.

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35:32

The "Grade Inflation" Lesson

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2017/08/22

Some are saying Charlottesville was a turning point. Do our teachers feel the same way? Plus, new research suggests grade inflation is the newest form of the achievement gap. And, a new segment: Ask A Teacher.

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40:24

The "Charlottesville" Lesson

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2017/08/15

On this episode: our teachers discuss strategies for addressing Charlottesville with teachers and students in school. Plus, how much say should parents have over the classroom, and it's back...the Betsy Breakdown.

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46:23

The "Dress Code Discrimination" Lesson

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2017/07/25

Many schools include hair in their dress codes, and that's gotten some black students in trouble. Our teachers discuss whether dress codes can be racist. And confidence in police is up overall in America, but dropping among young people. What's it like to teach about law enforcement in this age of police shootings and protests?

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38:00

The "Close Family" Lesson

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2017/07/19

The Trump Administration has its definition of close family, but how do our teachers define who their student's close family are. And new research says that smart phones are distracting even when we're not using them...should schools ban them altogether?

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43:20

The "Stay Woke" Lesson

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2017/07/11

Some say computer coding is as crucial to kids education these days as math and reading...our teachers are skeptical. And, in this current social justice moment, should educators be teaching their students to be woke...one teacher says "hell yes".

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10:15

Extra Credit: The Best City For Teachers

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2017/06/16

What makes a city a good place to live for teachers? Data analytics firm GoodCall has its answers, and the best city to live as a teacher might surprise you.

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30:54

The "Good Teacher/Bad Teacher" Lesson

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2017/06/14

Researchers recently studied some 600 anonymous Reddit posts in an attempt to form a picture of what the public views as a “good” and “bad” teacher. The findings come with some major caveats: nearly three quarters of regular Reddit users are males, under 35. So the take the following conclusions through that lens. An analysis of users’ posts showed they preferred teachers of so-called qualitative subjects (like humanities) over empirical subjects (like math), male teachers over female teachers, and

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46:48

The "Secession" Lesson

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2017/06/07

Secession is back and not just in American History class. Our teachers this week tackle the story of mostly white Alabama city seeking to secede from a largely black county-run school district. Our teachers have a problem with the district’s stated reasons for seceding and a problem with what they say it means for public education writ large.

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19:20

Extra Credit: Vocational Education In The Trump Era

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2017/06/01

Few education writers (with the possible exception of Jonathan Kozol) are more widely respected and more widely read than Mike Rose. In a career that’s spanned more than 35 years, Rose has produced eleven books on education and learning, ranging in topic from effective literacy strategies to the cognitive complexity of blue-collar work.His most well-known book may be the semi-autobiographical Lives On the Boundary. It’s now generally considered a classic of the field, often read in education

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42:26

The "What My Students Taught Me" Lesson

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2017/05/31

Summer is here for our teachers! Well, almost here. (Sorry Greg.) And they are in a reflective mood. First up: what does the alleged assault of a journalist by a politician in Montana say about our societal norms? Does it change, at all, how teachers feel about counseling kids to not use violence to solve their problems? Plus, we tackle teen pregnancy. The story of one girl who was barred from walking at her school’s graduation went viral. What do schools do well (and not so well) about dealing

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37:31

The "Googlefication" Lesson

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2017/05/23

This week, we can’t not talk about the crazy week that was in Washington. (Here’s a recap. Believe us: you need it.) Our teachers say they used to read the news to decompress from school. No longer. Then, we tackle President Donald Trump’s proposed federal education budget, which would completely eliminate funding for a variety of programs, from gifted and talented education to civics education. Finally, has your school gone “full Google?” Our teachers’ schools have all gone one-to-one or are in the

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22:00

Extra Credit: How A Maker Space Can Change A School

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2017/05/18

Maker education is part of the broader, loosely organized ‘Maker Movement’ of tinkerers, DIYers, computer programmers, and hackers who put a lot of stock in the act of creation itself and the experimentation and failure that often goes into that. There’s a lot of buzzwords to sift through when talking about “Maker education.” But what does this look like in schools?

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37:00

The "Absentee" Lesson

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2017/05/16

Betsy DeVos is back in the news and this time it was really ugly. Plus, new data tell us just how much students miss school. Finally, bullying is down but for a lot of teachers it doesn't feel like it...why this disconnect?

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38:00

The "13 Reasons Why Not" Lesson

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2017/05/09

Everyone's talking about the new Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why...is that a good or bad thing? Plus new research qualifies just how much black teachers mean to black students.

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Extra Credit: Poetry In The Classroom

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2017/05/07

We just completed National Poetry Month in April and we recently asked some of our teachers…for a little bit of show-and-tell to celebrate that. We wanted them to pick examples of a poem, or an excerpt of a poem they have found personally or professionally inspirational as teachers. Or maybe a poem that has been used to particularly good effect in their classroom, that resonated with students.

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42:23

The "White Privilege" Lesson

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2017/05/02

Everyone is talking about Trump's first 100 days, but what's the view from the classroom? And, white privilege...how does it manifest in schools and what our teachers think we can do about it.

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