Punk Rock Classrooms

Episode Nineteen of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Split Albums and Sharing the Stage" Bands in the punk scene would put out albums together where they would "split" the record. Each band would contribute a couple songs. Each band could count on the other to help get the record out there. Bands would often share the stage too. Mike and Josh remember $5 punk shows with 15 bands on the bill. Ban...

Punk Rock Reflection 11 "Mike on Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone: Passion, Unity, and DIY in 100 Miles" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike talks about his experience running the #Teacher100 and how setting that goal and carrying it out had him pushing past his comfort zone. He had to tap into that punk rock ethos of passion, unity, and DIY to make it ha...

Episode Eighteen of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Passing the Mic and Gang Vocals" There is a tradition in the punk and hardcore scene of passing the mic and of the sing along power of gang vocals. Bands would point the mic out to the crowd and let them sing the songs and let them lead the show. We have a responsibility to let our students take the mic and amplifying their voices! We also nee...

In light of the murder of George Floyd and the protests around the country this weekend, we believe it wouldn't be right for us to put out the original episode we had planned for this week and put these events aside for us and our listeners. We can't pretend to be experts on this. We want to pass the mic this week. So please listen to educators of color and the black community. Find a place to be...

Episode Seventeen of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Circle Pits are for Classrooms!" Don't we want our classrooms and schools to be places that are engaging, active, and moving together with a common mission? Well, then we want them to be just like circle pits. In this episode Mike and Josh discuss how schools and classrooms are the perfect place for circle pits. Kids up and engaged, moving to...

Punk Rock Collaboration 03 with Gabbi Buckley One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. For this Punk Rock Collaboration, Josh sits down with his wife, Gabbi Bu...

Episode Sixteen of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Shows Can Happen Anywhere!" The beauty of a punk show is that you didn’t need a fancy venue or really any venue. Shows in bowling alleys, church basements, house shows, someone’s backyard, a warehouse, an old grain silo, parking garages. It didn’t matter. If you had passion, instruments, and the drive to make it happen...a show was going to be...

Punk Rock Reflection 10 "Mike on Flexibility with Your Crew" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike save the day when things got to crazy this week for the boys to record a full episode together. So what a better thing to talk about than being able to change things up and do things differently. So when life give you lemons, turn them into punk rock lemonad...

Punk Rock Collaboration 02 with Jeff Kubiak One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. For this Punk Rock Collaboration, Jeff Kubiak joins Mike to talk about spr...

Episode Fifteen of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Leading Isn't Selling Out!" Being called a sellout was the ultimate jab at bands that ended up getting big or bigger than the punk rock scene. Sometimes educators view leadership or administrators as the dark side. Mike and Josh think we need punk rock leaders in education and that doesn't mean you have to be an administrator or that you have t...

Punk Rock Collaboration 01 with Christine Ravesi-Weinstein Its our very first punk rock collaboration episode! One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. For thi...

Episode Fourteen of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Getting Through the Pit!" We all have struggles with our role in education. Maybe it one piece of your curriculum you dread, maybe its discipline that takes you away from being an instructional leader, maybe its the reports, or maybe its being away from your classroom during a global pandemic. If punk rock taught us anything its that sometimes...

Punk Rock Reflection 09 "Mike on Reaching Out" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike talks about the need to reach out to your crew if you need help or to check on our crew to see if they need help right now. We are better together and letting people you need help or being there to help others is going to get us through. So reach out to your crew. Twitter...

Episode Thirteen of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "What's Your Punk?" What's that thing that gets you hyped? What's your passion? What's your release, your zen, or your way to get it out? In this episode, Mike and Josh look at the things that help them and their crew get through the crazy times. Right now things are up in the air and we all need something we can turn to, do, or explore that he...

Punk Rock Reflection 08 "Josh on Flexibility" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Josh focuses in on how the last week and the weeks ahead will test our flexibility as educators. In uncertain times we are going to have to be ready to be flexible with ourselves, our students, and our systems. Not only that but we are going to need to support each other and ou...

Punk Rock Reflection 07 "Mike on Pardon My Positivity" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike dives further into our discussion and explores a positive mental attitude. He explores how it helps both him as an educator and personally. Marathons, leading school, and a positive crew are all in this episode of Punk Rock Classrooms. So get POSITIVE. Twitter twi...

Episode Twelve of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Positive Hardcore...Positive Schools" Positive Hardcore was a movement about unity, building each other up, and fighting against the things that tore us apart. In this episode, Mike and Josh explore what positivity and kindness mean to them in education. They talk about how our attitude plays a role in shaping our schools and classrooms and how...

Punk Rock Reflection 06 "Josh on Doing the Work" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Josh, after a particularly busy week, talks about taking that DIY attitude and doing the work to make schools the best place possible. We can't wait for someone to come along to fix what we see is wrong. Whether that's school funding, the books selection in our library, or e...

Episode Eleven of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Schools Like a Punk Show" Punk shows were a place where everyone was involved! So not only should our classrooms be like punk show but so should our whole school! In an early episode, Mike and Josh explored how we can make our classrooms like punk shows but this time around they explore how school leaders and educators can make sure their whole...

Punk Rock Reflection 05 "Mike on Expanding Your Crew" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike talks about how we need to expand our crew of educators beyond our grade level, beyond our schools, and sometimes even beyond or district to make sure we are doing what is best for students. There is an expert out there so find them. So get your crew, where ever th...

Episode Ten of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Working with Your Crew" Putting on a show takes a group of punks working together from handing out flyers, to booking bands, to playing on stage! Doing our best for students means working together with our crew. Join Mike and Josh as they discuss how after you've put your crew together you need to get down to work. Everybody in a school should be w...

Punk Rock Reflection 04 "Josh on stepping outside your comfort zone and growing" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Josh talks about his experience in taking on a role that took him outside his comfort zone. He shares his story about co-chairing a statewide ballot initiative on school funding. He discusses how stepping outside that comfort zone helped him c...

Episode Nine of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Keep Changing. Keep Growing." Punk is not dead, it just evolved. Whether its Minor Threat to Fugazi or Black Flag to The Rollins band, punks stretched out, tried things differently, kept changing, and kept growing. As educators we have to be willing to do the same thing. Join Mike and Josh as they discuss how educators need to keep changing and ke...

Punk Rock Reflection 03 "Mike on Culture and Relationships" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike talks about a conversation he had with a student teacher about relationships, culture, and breaking the status quo! Twitter twitter.com/punkclassrooms twitter.com/mearnshaw158 twitter.com/JoshRBuckley Intro/Outro music - "A Walk" by Bad Religion Transition mu...

Episode Eight of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Breaking the Status Quo" What's more punk rock than bucking the system, fighting the man, and tearing down some walls? That courage to stand up, speak out, and change the system that can be found in punk rock should be found in education too! Join Mike and Josh as they discuss how they see breaking the status quo as key to education. Our students...