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S4E5 – Project Based Learning: Promises and Perils
Project Based Learning is often touted, yet too infrequently practiced, in US public schools. This episode (our 50th!) addresses the questions of just what is PBL, and what are the advantages – and challenges – of trying to teach and learn in this manner?
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Next episode will post on July 9th
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S4E4 – Spare the rod: Corporal punishment in US public schools
The USA stands virtually alone among democracies in permitting schools to employ physical violence in disciplining students. This episode explores the history, permutations and present state of affairs of corporal punishment in US schools.
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Next episode will post on Friday, June 25