After a couple quieter months, we are back and rolling with The Broken Copier. Today’s Unjammed episode is built around a simple-if-implausible idea: what happens when teachers are given enough time to do their work.
It’s not just about having enough time to complete all the items off the to-do list, either. (Though that does matter!) More importantly, it’s about what it means for teachers to step into a classroom as their best selves—a win for teachers, yes, but more importantly a win for students.
Two writings directly referenced in today’s episode:
* Burning the Math Workbook by Ruth Poulsen
* This is Air by Adrian Neibauer
As always, thanks to: Alberto Lugo, one of Jim’s former students, for contributing their music to The Broken Copier podcast—and also Tom Csatari for allowing us to use his band’s recording of “Woodstock” from their 2020 album, Garden.
* Find Tom’s work at uncivilizedtom.com, and on Instagram @banduncivilized.
* Find Alberto’s work at djsynchro.weebly.com, and on Instagram @djsynchro.
* Email thoughts and feedback to thebrokencopier@substack.com, and if you want you can record your own thoughts at our Fanlist that might show up on a future episode! (Feel free to also just toss your response in the comments.)
Thanks for listening! Share or leave a review if you’re willing, and take care of yourselves as educators as we finish out the school year!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebrokencopier.substack.com