Ep 105 — Grammar, Pared Down: Teaching Less So Writing Sticks with Patty McGee
Grammar doesn’t fail because kids “just don’t get it.” It fails when we teach it like a scavenger hunt of labels and then hope it magically shows up in student writing the next day. We sit down with n...
21 Apr 27min
Ep 104 — The Minimal Leader: Clear Expectations, Zero Guesswork with Casey Watts
“We’ve told them the expectation” can be true and still leave a staff completely unsure what to do next. That gap is where frustration grows, where initiative fatigue sets in, and where leaders start ...
14 Apr 26min
Ep 103 — Less Sacred, More Honest: Unpopular Opinions Part 2
We keep our unpopular opinions rolling with a hard line on what counts as real intervention, a critique of rigid pacing guides, and a push for repair after conflict instead of removal without follow-u...
7 Apr 27min
Ep 102 — Clearing the Air: Unpopular Opinions in Education Part 1
Join past guests, Naomi Church, Sheila Kennedy, Krista Leh, and Nicole Dissinger for a doozy of a conversation! We share our most unpopular opinions about education and question whether schools confus...
31 Mar 38min
Ep 101 — How Do Less Rescuing and Grow Resilient Students with Josephine Hunt
What if the kindest thing we can do for students is to stop rescuing them? We sit down with educational leader and mentor (and Plan Z Coach) Josephine Hunt to unpack how natural and logical consequenc...
24 Mar 25min
Ep 100 — 100 Episodes, One Thread: Focus Changes Everything
We celebrate 100 episodes with past guests to distill what actually helps educators simplify, focus, and bring joy back to teaching. Reflection, metacognition, micro-PD, boundaries, and student voice ...
17 Mar 47min
Ep 099 — Voices That Prove It: Doing Less Works
Seven familiar voices return with fresh proof that doing less can change everything. We asked past guests what shifted since we last spoke, and their updates land with clarity: SEL works when it’s who...
10 Mar 38min
Ep 098 — What Horror Films Teach Minimalist Educators with Pete Turner
What can a great horror film teach us about sharper teaching, braver parenting, and better creative work? We sit down with Dr. Pete Turner—senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and author of bo...
3 Mar 29min
