Education Revolution Podcast

Episode 33 - Jerry Talks About His Mother's Book, My Friend Lenny by Jerry Mintz

Episode 32: Jerry Starts A Community Center And Gets His Degree by Jerry Mintz

Episode 31 - Talk America Adventures by Jerry Mintz

These are notes I made in 1991 on my trip to the First New Schools Festival of the Soviet Union. It was in Simferopol, Ukraine, in Crimea, and the first connections between Western and Eastern European educational alternatives. In some ways, it is very relevant to what is happening there today. - Jerry

In this podcast, Jerry talks about many of the projects, schools, and conferences both He and AERO have started or been involved with.

Episode 28: AERO Helps The Mohawks Start Schools by Jerry Mintz

Episode 27: The 2021 School Starter's Course! by Jerry Mintz

Did you ever wonder about how the early choices you made might have affected your life? This was recently brought shockingly how to me when I discovered that cancer research I was doing as a teenager is now being used to cure chancer.

Did you know that I was a public school teacher for two years, back in the 60's? I've just done the first half of a podcast of my semi-autobiographical " I was a Spy in the Public Schools." It is a slightly fictionalized diary of my experience teaching in a public high school. I had already interned at a Summerhill-based school, so I knew the direction I wanted to go in, but I wanted to see if the...

In this episode, Jerry reads from his book, "I Was A Spy In The Public Schools"

In this episode Jerry talks about AERO's online course for people who want to start educational alternatives, and talks about the basics of the course. He also talks about two schools he's helped start. In this episode you may hear some thunder as there was a thunderstorm overhead when we were recording. You will also hear something that's my fault (Wylie, the audio engineer), the sound of my keyb...

In this episode, Jerry recounts how he got stuck in VA during the height of the Coronavirus outbreak in NY, and what he learned from the experience.

In this episode, Jerry recalls stories from his childhood that influence who he is today.

It this episode, Jerry And Blake interview each other about their experiences in promoting learner centered education, their experiences in education, the AERO Conference, and much much more.

In this episode, Peter Berg interviews Dylan and Neil from South Jersey Sudbury School. They discuss how they found the school, what they love about it, and how trust works in the school.

In this episode, Jerry interviews Henry Readhead of Summerhill School in England. Summerhill is the legendary democratic school founded by Henry's Grandfather A.S. Neill. Henry talks about his own experiences growing up as a pupil at Summerhill, his life, his experiences teaching at Summerhill, and freedom and license.

In this episode Jerry Interviews Dave Lehman. Dave founded the Lehman Alternative Community School in Ithica NY, one of the few public democratic schools in the United States, and certainly one of the most successful.

In this episode, Jerry talks with Dr. Joel Fuhrman about the connection between Nutrition, education, and health. Dr. Fuhrman will be giving a keynote and a workshop at the 2018 AERO Conference.

In this episode Jerry talks with Workspace Education Founder Catherine Fraise and Workspace Dream Director Jenai Fitzpatrick about the stort behind workspace, why it was started, their vision for education, and their plans for Workspace's future. You can visit the Workspace Website at www.http://workspaceeducation.org

This is a compilation of four radio shows Jerry did when the Columbine School Shooting happened. Jerry was actually in Colorado when Columbine happened, and held his weekly broadcast on the subject.

In this podcast, Wylie Interviews Brian Huskie of Huskie's Heroes, an army veteran who served in Iraq, teaches English to refugee children and has a learner-centered after school program. You can view his website here: http://brianhuskie.com/

In this episode, Jerry interviews Peter Gray, a Research Professor at Boston College. They discuss the history of modern education, the psychological impacts of the traditional school system, and why self-directed education works. Peter also discusses his new organization, the Alliance for Self-Directed Education.

In this episode Peter Berg interviews several students from democratic schools at the 2017 AERO Conference. The Students are from The Highland School and The New School.

Jerry talks about the basics of learner-centered education with the Radio Program "My Hometown" on WHPC.

Jerry discusses starting your own school, and tells incredible stories with Nancy Tilton & Gleamer Sullivan.