More and more, adults are consuming information from podcasts- just like you right now! But what about for our kids? Is podcasting closer to TV watching or reading? What are the unique benefits of this platform? Which programs can parents trust?Today, we sit down with the co-founder of Tinkercast and the star of their hit show “Wow in the World” - who are the very best in this space. BIOMeredith halpern-ranzer is an Emmy-nominated children’s media executive and co-founder / Chief Executive Tinkerer at Tinkercast. As CEO, Meredith leads Tinkercast’s mission to nurture curiosity in kids and grown ups across platforms to help us all find the WOW in our world. She has been a thought-leader in children’s media for over 25 years and is a founding member of the Children’s Media Association. Mindy Thomas is Tinkercast’s Chief Creative Tinkerer and and co-creator of Wow in the World, Two Whats and a Wow, Flip & Mozi’s Guide to How to be an Earthling, and Who When WOW! Mindy has been living out her childhood radio dreams for almost two decades by creating radio and audio programs for kids.
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What is a Montessori approach to education? With Jesse McCarthy
Parents who have never heard of any pedagogical philosophy will often have heard of Montessori. With that popularity comes misunderstandings and myths. Is it progressive? Is it structured? Is it rigorous? Is it permissive? Today, we hope to add clarity to the conversation through our conversation with Montessori expert Jesse McCarthy. For 20 years, Jesse McCarthy has worked with thousands of children, parents, teachers and administrators — as a principal for infants to 8th graders, an executive with a nationwide group of private schools, an elementary & junior-high teacher, and a parent-and-teacher mentor.Jesse has spoken on early education and child development at schools around the globe and now headsMontessoriEducation.com and hostsThe Montessori Education Podcast.
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What education headlines do parents need to know about? With Free Press reporter Frannie Block
As parents, we are bombarded with headlines on all different topics and from sources all over the political spectrum. It can be hard to have your finger on the pulse- especially as it relates to your child's education. Today, we are joined by journalist Frannie Block to fill us in on the top news-making stories as they relate to our kid’s schooling and learning. Better yet, she joins us from the Free Press, a media company built on its impartiality and fearlessness. Frannie Block is an investigative reporter for The Free Press who focuses on topics ranging from K-12 and higher education to politics and international affairs. She started her career as a breaking-news journalist for the Des Moines Register.www.nosillyquestionspodcast.com
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How do we- and how much should we- support our children’s feelings? With Dr. Marc Brackett
Emotional intelligence, or the ability to understand and manage our own emotions, and relate to and understand others, is a key skill for success in life and in the workplace. And frankly, in an age of artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence may be our great differentiator: our self-awareness, empathy, social skills, defining features of what it means to be human. We’ve covered multiple intelligences on the podcast, but we’ve never dived deep into EQ- and today we have the perfect expert guest to take us there.Dr. Marc Brackett-As the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Marc Brackett is professor in the Child Study Center at Yale, and author of the best-selling book, Permission to Feel . An award-winning researcher for 25 years, Marc has raised over $100 million in grant funding, published 175 scholarly articles on the role of emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, physical and mental health, and workplace performance, and is featured regularly in popular media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Good Morning America, and The Today Show.
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Are mental health initiatives making things worse? With Carolyn D. Gorman
You may have heard of the book “Bad Therapy” where author Abigail Shrier argues that the mental health industry is harming, not healing, American children. Well today, we are fortunate to be joined by her colleague Carolyn Gorman, who similarly studies mental health solutions- in and out of schools- and their efficacy, or lackthereof. Next week, we will follow up this conversation with an alternate perspective, so stay tuned for the full pairing. Carolyn D. Gorman is a Paulson Policy Analyst at the Manhattan Institute where her research examines how policy changes in the U.S. impact individuals with mental illness. Previously, Gorman was a data science and policy associate at the JPMorgan Chase Institute, an associate research scientist at the Coleridge Initiative, and the senior project manager for mental illness policy at Manhattan Institute. Carolyn’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, New York Post, City Journal, National Review, The Hill, and RealClearHealth, in addition to peer reviewed pieces. Carolyn holds a B.A. from Binghamton University and an M.S. in public policy from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University.www.nosillyquestionspodcast.com
About No Silly Questions- An Education Podcast for Parents
Welcome to No Silly Questions, with your hosts Danielle Freilich and Jordana Fruchter, two New York City educators, school leaders and friends. We were inspired to develop No Silly Questions, after noticing how often our friends were calling us with education-related questions for their kids! Asking us for our insight on everything from the different pedagogical approaches, to developmental milestones in the first few years of life, to navigating how to support their child’s learning needs - you name it! We could see there was a need to provide parents with relatable, research-based answers from true experts in the field. On this podcast, you’ll hear from pediatric neuropsychologists, elected school officials, ed. tech entrepreneurs, play advocates, professors of multiple intelligence theory and more to bridge the gap of information and strengthen your parent tool kit. We want all parents to know that there is no such thing as a silly question.
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