Education Perspectives

PODCAST EPISODE 9  John Nash UK Professor  & Podcast Host  Quote of the Podcast –  "All design is redesign." Larry Leifer Introduction of Guest BIO –  John Nash was born and raised in Silicon Valley and has 30 years of experience in leadership development, strategy design, and social science research. He’s spent the last 13 years researching how design thinking serves leaders as a le...

PODCAST EPISODE 8 Penny Christian - Parent and Education Advocate Quote of the Podcast –  "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. If there is no struggle, there is no progress." Frederick Douglass Introduction of Guest BIO –  Kathleen “Penny” Christian is a native New Orleanian who has called Lexington, KY home since 1992. She and her husband Claude are...

PODCAST EPISODE 7 Dr. Mary Mills, Principal,  Tates Creek High School Quote of the Podcast –  "If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be" - Maya Angelou   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Dr. Marty Mills is the Principal of Tates Creek High School in Lexington, KY. Dr. Mills has been a member of the Tates Creek Campus Family for over 20 years as a stud...

PODCAST EPISODE 6 Parent Camp Julie Pile and Laura Gilchrist Quote of the Podcast –  Leaders don't force people to follow, they invite the on the journey. - Ramesh Nanda Aggarwal Introduction of Guests -  Julie Pile is the President of ParentCamp and is the "parent" side of the house. A dedicated volunteer, Julie has been impacting schools for many years. She was elected to the Boon...

Introduction of Guest BIO –  ​Jason E. Glass is commissioner and chief learner at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). Glass, a native of Brandenburg, Ky., has been commissioner of education since September 2020. He previously was superintendent and chief learner of Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado since 2017 and was superintendent of Eagle County Schools in Colorado from 2013 to 2017. In...

PODCAST EPISODE 4 Renee Boss Quote of the Podcast –  “Education is not preparation for life but is life itself” John Dewey   Introduction of Guest BIO -  Renee Boss has been an educator for 25 years. She earned her National Board Certification in Adolescent/Young Adult English Language Arts in 2007 and renewed in 2017. Renee taught high school English for 12 years before stepping aside to work as...

Quote of the Podcast –  “Change really isn’t as hard as we thought if we capture people’s interest and give them enjoyable, worthwhile experience.”  ~ Michael Fullan Introduction of Guest BIO -  Lu provides executive leadership to all aspects of the Center of Next Generation Leadership with primary responsibility for Next Gen professional development. She is currently the Chair of the Kentucky Sta...

Introduction of Guest BIO -  Kaitlyn Bowman is a native of Lexington, KY, and a graduate of Fayette County Public Schools Lafayette HS Engineering Program. She spent a lot of time volunteering and working with kids. She is currently enrolled at the University of Kentucky in the College of Education.   Interview Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators/Educators/Students 30,000 ft. view – Why do we, as...

On this premier episode of Education Perspectives , we welcome Justin Bathon. Justin Bathon is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. He is a co-Director of Center for Next Generation Leadership and the Director of the Next Generation Scholars Dual Credit program for the University of Kentucky. Justin works directly with sch...

Introducing Education Perspectives, a new podcast exploring the role of education in our society from a variety of lenses. Education affects all of us. We have all been students. In a real way we’ve all been teachers, whether it be as a parent or a boss or even a friend. Our education system needs to evolve to better serve the needs of today. One way to do this is to talk to all types of people th...