Let's Talk About School

In this episode Ben and Eryn discuss cheating. Why people cheat, why in some cases it shouldn't matter as much as it does, and how to make assignments that deincentivize cheating. Additional Resources- https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/education/stuyvesant-high-school-students-describe-rationale-for-cheating.html https://www.gse.harvard.edu/uk/blog/youth-perspective

Ben and Eryn discuss emotional Intelligence and how the focus in teaching it should be put more on our teachers and administrators to lead by example. Resources: Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence: http://ei.yale.edu/ Zorana Ivcevic, Marc Brackett - Predicting school success: Comparing Conscientiousness, Grit, and Emotion Regulation Ability: http://ei.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IvcevicBrackett2014_PredictingSchoolSuccess1.pdf The School of Life-What is Emotional Intelligence?: https://youtu.be/LgUCyWhJf6s Vicki Zakrzewski-Why Teachers Need Social-Emotional Skills: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_teachers_need_social_emotional_skills

In this episode Ben tells Eryn about his experience at a education technology conference and they both discuss how technology will never have a quick fix for our education system. Additional Resources 2Veritasium-Why Spherical Video Is a Bad Idea: https://youtu.be/SrYZlkyjWsg Jeanne Canough-Effective Implementation of Technology: https://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1262&context=education_ETD_masters