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The Experience of Being Transgender in a California Middle/High School with Sam, part 2 08.04.2020 47:30 ↓

We continue our conversation with Sam and continue also to reflect upon her experience of coming out as transgender and being transgender in her school and what it tells us about schools.

The Experience of Being Transgender in a California Middle/High School with Sam, part 1 08.04.2020 50:33 ↓

Sam was a student in Jennifer’s school when she was in middle school. Sam has now gone on to high school and we’ll hear more from her in the second part of our interview, which will be released next month.

On Gifted Education 08.04.2020 1:12:13 ↓

What are the contemporary conversations about gifted education? How does this framing advantage and disadvantage the students to which it's applied?

Anxiety and Stress in Contemporary Youth 08.04.2020 1:12:40 ↓

Is there more youth anxiety in the contemporary world than previously? What’s the difference between anxiety and stress? What are the generational differences?

STEM and STEAM - What Are They And Why Do They Matter? 08.04.2020 1:24:57 ↓

STEM and STEAM refer to science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics and they are all the rage in the conversation about American education. Why?

Special Education 101 08.04.2020 1:17:46 ↓

Special Education is an often bewildering topic for parents and professionals. We discuss these complexities and provide a way to navigate them.

When Should Children Get Smartphones? 08.04.2020 57:51 ↓

Smartphones are controversial devices in the hands of young children. When is it appropriate for a middle school age student, for example, to have one of their own?

Why Do Children Lie? 08.04.2020 1:15:10 ↓

Nearly all children lie at some point. Why, and what can we learn about them and their lives as educators and parents because of this?