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Paedeia Episode 7: Common Core

The culmination of the school reform movement that began in the 1980s has to be Common Core. The push for Accountability, a Standards Based Curriculum, and School Choice come together in this single approach to education. Common Core has permeated most of our vernacular and affects nearly every aspect of our children’s schooling despite the fact that it is a relatively well guarded secret. There are a lot of opinions about Common Core – some favorable, some less so. However, for good or bad, Common Core is here and we must figure out how to adapt to it.

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Paedeia Episode 6: Six Students with School Refusal

In 1961, a now famous article was written in a journal called The Lancet. In the article, the author – a London-based pediatrician – wrote about six children with coughs. The purpose of the article was to help pediatricians-in-training understand the importance of appropriate diagnostic practices; after all, at that time in our history, a cough could have meant anything from allergies to tuberculosis.

In this podcast, Dr. Berney and Dr. Richard take a similar approach to a modern day concern – school refusal. As was the case with coughs in 1961, school refusal today can be caused by many different things and it is imperative that parents, teachers, and mental health professionals thoroughly explore the cause of the refusal. We are often eager to jump to blaming the student for being lazy or careless. However, it is only through understanding WHY the student is avoiding school that we will come to the most appropriate intervention.

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Paedeia Episode 5: Sound Aspirations, Impossible Implementation

In Episode 3: History of School Reform, Dr. Berney and Dr. Richard reviewed how school reform has evolved over time. In that podcast, they discussed our current school reform mission and how it has shaped education as we know it today.

There have been three primary missions derived from our current school reform movement: Accountability, School Choice, and Standards Based Curriculum.  Read More

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Paedeia Episode 4: The Case for Recess

As you heard in Episode 3, the current round of school reform has resulted in massive changes to our education system. Along the way, there have been several unfortunate casualties. Namely, we have all but eliminated PE, Art, and Music from schools for the sake of increasing academic engaged time.

In this podcast, in addition to addressing issues related to the elimination of PE, Art, and Music, Dr. Berney and Dr. Richard discuss the importance of Recess and why this unstructured “play time” is critical to overall healthy development and academic progress.

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Paedeia Episode 3: History of School Reform

School reform is not a new concept. The first round of school reform began in the 1800s, when our early leaders decided that our country would benefit from having educated citizens. Over the years, as social issues evolved in our country, so did our education system. With each change, came a call for school reform.

In this episode of Paedeia, Drs. Berney and Richard review the history of school reform and discuss the current reform model. They review concerns that many have with our current movement and suggest some considerations for change. So have a listen and let us know what you think!

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Paedeia Episode 2: Interview with Dr. Wendy Bradshaw

If you are on Facebook, watch the news, or know someone in education, you have probably heard something about Dr. Wendy Bradshaw. On October 23, 2015, Dr. Bradshaw posted her resignation letter from the Polk County School Board on Facebook. Since then it has been viewed over 80 thousand times and has led to Dr. Bradshaw being interviewed and quoted on almost every media outlet, including one in the United Kingdom!

Dr. Bradshaw joined Drs. Berney and Richard for an in-depth conversation about the current state of education in our community. Together, they shared experiences and perspectives about what is happening in education and what we are doing to our children. The discussion, which lasted nearly two hours and covered topics from RtI to developmentally appropriate education, was a great way to initiate listeners to the purpose of Paedeia – To raise awareness about our education system and to bring more people to the table in discussions about education reform!

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The Opt Out Florida Network blog – https://theoptoutfloridanetwork.wordpress.com/

Opt Out Polk – https://www.facebook.com/groups/OptOutPolk/

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Paedeia Epidode 1: School Reform

This is a repost of a podcast Dr. Berney and Dr. Richard recorded for The Mental Breakdown several months ago on school reform and education. Hope you enjoy it. New recordings for Paedeia will be up soon.

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