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The Learning and Forgetting Podcast

Kevin Currie-Knight

Kevin Currie-Knight talks to a wide ranging group of interesting people about all things to do with school, learning, and how humans think.

education social sciences

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01:12:16

Critical Race Theory, Racialization, and Schools (w/...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/05/26

In this episode, Ben Blaisdell (East Carolina University, Kevin's department-mate) talks about critical race theory (CRT) and its applicability to k-12 education. Ben's research and work in schools relies heavily on critical race frameworks, and at a time where people are so polarized about CRT, Ben explains what it is, what it's not, what critics get wrong about it, and how it can answer current criticisms leveled against it.3:12 - What is critical race theory and what is its significance for a

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01:08:23

Ungrading in Schools (w/ Susan Blum and Kevin...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/04/11

In this conversation, I talk with higher education anthropologist Susan Blum (Notre Dame) about her work on how students experience higher education. We also talk about an essay collection she recently edited called Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What To Do Instead). 0:58 - How Students Navigate and Experience School; It Ain't Pretty! 12:35 - Why Do So Many Students Play School Like a Game?23:55 - What Makes Grading So Problematic? Can We Motivate Students Without Them?36:43

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01:08:23

Ungrading in Schools (w/ Susan Blum and Kevin...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/04/11

In this conversation, I talk with higher education anthropologist Susan Blum (Notre Dame) about her work on how students experience higher education. We also talk about an essay collection she recently edited called Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What To Do Instead). 0:58 - How Students Navigate and Experience School; It Ain't Pretty! 12:35 - Why Do So Many Students Play School Like a Game?23:55 - What Makes Grading So Problematic? Can We Motivate

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01:08:23

Critical Race Theory and Antiracism Trainings in K12...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/03/16

Kevin talks with Samantha Hedges (Heterodox Academy, Substack) about recent articles she has written criticizing critical-race-influenced approaches to diversity and equity training in schools. They talk about why Samantha believes that these trainings inadvertently stoke racial division as well as the possibility of an alternative "common humanity" approach to these issues. 3:41 From Teacher to Education Policy Writer14:58 - Samantha's Concerns with Critical Race Approaches to Diversity and Equity

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01:08:23

Critical Race Theory and Antiracism Trainings in K12...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/03/16

Kevin talks with Samantha Hedges (Heterodox Academy, Substack) about recent articles she has written criticizing critical-race-influenced approaches to diversity and equity training in schools. They talk about why Samantha believes that these trainings inadvertently stoke racial division as well as the possibility of an alternative "common humanity" approach to these issues. 3:41 From Teacher to Education Policy Writer14:58 - Samantha's Concerns with Critical Race Approaches to

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01:08:07

Academic Freedom in a Social Media Age (w/ David...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/02/22

Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) and David Labaree (Professor Emeritus, Stanford University) talk about the history and meaning of academic freedom. They talk about whether there has ever been a “golden age” where academics were safe to be heterodox (no), and what academic freedom means in an age of social media and the in-group policing it fosters. 00:00:32 - David’s Life as a (Newly) Retired Academic and Kevin’s Life as a Grinding Academic00:04:49 - The

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01:08:07

Academic Freedom in a Social Media Age (w/ David...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/02/22

Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) and David Labaree (Professor Emeritus, Stanford University) talk about the history and meaning of academic freedom. They talk about whether there has ever been a “golden age” where academics were safe to be heterodox (no), and what academic freedom means in an age of social media and the in-group policing it fosters. 00:00:32 - David’s Life as a (Newly) Retired Academic and Kevin’s Life as a Grinding Academic00:04:49 - The European

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01:34:48

What is the Grade Economy and What's Wrong With It...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/02/12

Robert Gressis (California State Northridge) and Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) hae a wide-ranging conversation about the (fraught?) relationship between schooling, learning, and A-F grading. The discussion centers around an essay Currie-Knight wrote called Against the Grade Economy: https://theelectricagora.com/2020/12/... 00:02:36 Rob and Kevin make small talk 00:07:01 Kevin describes and laments the grade economy 00:36:07 What's the relationship between

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01:34:48

What is the Grade Economy and What's Wrong With It...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/02/12

Robert Gressis (California State Northridge) and Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) hae a wide-ranging conversation about the (fraught?) relationship between schooling, learning, and A-F grading. The discussion centers around an essay Currie-Knight wrote called Against the Grade Economy: https://theelectricagora.com/2020/12/... 00:02:36 Rob and Kevin make small talk 00:07:01 Kevin describes and laments the grade economy 00:36:07 What's the relationship between grades and learning

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00:45:26

What's Wrong with Normal? (w/ Jonathan Mooney)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/01/08

This episode's guest is not normal... and that is a GREAT thing. Jonathan Mooney is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and activist within the disability rights community. Before all that, he was a kid struggling in school with various diagnosed disabilities, told that he just wasn't normal. Today we talk about his recent book Normal Sucks, where he interrogates and examines this idea we have of normality, and how we've built a culture that strives for it. We talk about how we can - teachers,

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00:45:26

What's Wrong with Normal? (w/ Jonathan Mooney)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2021/01/08

This episode's guest is not normal... and that is a GREAT thing. Jonathan Mooney is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and activist within the disability rights community. Before all that, he was a kid struggling in school with various diagnosed disabilities, told that he just wasn't normal. Today we talk about his recent book Normal Sucks, where he interrogates and examines this idea we have of normality, and how we've built a culture that strives for it. We talk about how we

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00:47:20

Why Do Teachers Quit? (w/ Doris Santoro)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/12/04

In this episode, I talk with Education Professor Doris Santoro about why teachers leave the profession. She distinguishes between teacher burnout and teacher demoralization and argues that, if we want to counteract the persisting and large teacher attrition problems, we need to treat these as different sets of reasons. We also talk more generally about why teaching is such a demanding field and what teachers and administrators can do to guard against attrition. Doris A. Santoro

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00:47:20

Why Do Teachers Quit? (w/ Doris Santoro)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/12/04

In this episode, I talk with Education Professor Doris Santoro about why teachers leave the profession. She distinguishes between teacher burnout and teacher demoralization and argues that, if we want to counteract the persisting and large teacher attrition problems, we need to treat these as different sets of reasons. We also talk more generally about why teaching is such a demanding field and what teachers and administrators can do to guard against attrition. Doris A. Santoro is Professor of

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00:45:28

What Do Racial Disparities in Schools Have to Do with...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/11/13

On this episode, I talk with Richard Rothstein (Economic Policy Institute) about his book Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. While the book is not about education, Rothstein’s research is an outgrowth of prior research on racial disparities in education. In the book, Rothstein tells the story of how government policy has been used to create and sustain residential and financial segregation that, it turns out, may have a lot to do with the racial disparities

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00:45:28

What Do Racial Disparities in Schools Have to Do with...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/11/13

On this episode, I talk with Richard Rothstein (Economic Policy Institute) about his book Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. While the book is not about education, Rothstein’s research is an outgrowth of prior research on racial disparities in education. In the book, Rothstein tells the story of how government policy has been used to create and sustain residential and financial segregation that, it turns out, may have a lot to do with

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00:50:01

How Does the Other Half Learn (in Charter Schools)?...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/10/24

On this episode, Robert Pondiscio (Fordham Institute, author of How the Other Half Learns) discusses his experience writing about the Harlem Success Academy Charter School in the South Bronx. He spent a year immersed in this school and came away with some interesting insights - both praise and concern - about what life is like at this charter school. We talk about the role of charter schools in the education system, the merits and drawbacks of charters, the importance of school

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00:50:01

How Does the Other Half Learn (in Charter Schools)?...

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/10/24

On this episode, Robert Pondiscio (Fordham Institute, author of How the Other Half Learns) discusses his experience writing about the Harlem Success Academy Charter School in the South Bronx. He spent a year immersed in this school and came away with some interesting insights - both praise and concern - about what life is like at this charter school. We talk about the role of charter schools in the education system, the merits and drawbacks of charters, the importance of school culture, and even

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00:48:33

How Does Interest Work? (w/ Psychologist Ann Renninger)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/10/09

In this episode, I talk with teacher-turned-psychologist K. Ann Renninger to talk about the psychology of human interest. How do learners (and people in general) become interested in something? Is interest 'hardwired' and hard to change, or can teachers influence what learners are interested in? How can teachers make subjects more interesting for students? We go over what all the best data - including Anne's own research - says.

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00:48:33

How Does Interest Work? (w/ Psychologist Ann Renninger)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/10/09

In this episode, I talk with teacher-turned-psychologist K. Ann Renninger to talk about the psychology of human interest. How do learners (and people in general) become interested in something? Is interest 'hardwired' and hard to change, or can teachers influence what learners are interested in? How can teachers make subjects more interesting for students? We go over what all the best data - including Anne's own research - says.

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00:47:16

What Is School For? (w/ Sociologist David Labaree)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast ·

2020/10/09

On this episode, we talk with historical sociologist David Labaree (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus) about the evolution of school in the United States and how that impacts what we think about school. What is the purpose - or really, are the purposes - of school? Why do we ensure that all kids learn a lot of things in common, whether they want to learn them or not? What are the good and bad effects of grading on how kids and teachers experience school? We discuss these and many more

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