Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. Today we are taking a look at the root of everything we’ve been talking about, what the real purpose of education actually is. In today’s episode we’ll be discussing: The current debates and issues within education in regards to their purpose.How long these issues have been known.What some of the smartest, most well minds in American history have to say about the state of education in their own times.How these issues apply to societal and pollical issues today. Related Listens: A Brief History of Education in AmericaThe Government’s War on Real Education, Part 2The Government’s War on Real Education, Part 3 Related Reads: What’s the Big Deal with Critical Theory Anyway?The State of the UnionsShould We Be Teaching or Facilitating Learning? For full show notes and references for all episodes of The State of Education podcast, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive One-Room content straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. Today we are taking a look at the epidemic of what has been coined “Teacher Flight” and the direct effects it could have on your family and your child’s quality of education in the coming school year and beyond. In today’s episode we’ll be discussing: What “Teacher Flight” is and why it’s happening.The plight of the public school teachers.What Teachers' Unions are doing about it. The Best Way to Support the Overextended Teacher Volunteer to go in one day a week. Clean the classroom or set up for the next day. It doesn't have to be during school hours, just when you have time.Send the teacher an email thanking them for their work with your student. Let them know that you see them and appreciate them if they are doing a good job.  All teachers need feedback from their students and parents, not just elementary, but secondary as well. Related Listens: Your Students Need You: The Importance of Parental Involvement in Their Student’s EducationTeacher’s Unions…Good or Bad for Your Children?: Part 2What’s the Big Deal with Critical Theory Anyway? Related Reads: Getting Back To NormalThe State of the UnionsThe Factory Model: Does It Work? Did It Ever? For full show notes and references for all episodes of The State of Education podcast, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive One-Room content straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. In today's episode we are starting to take a look at the United States' national holidays and why we celebrate them.  I figured there is no better place to start than where our country did, on the 4th of July! In today’s episode we will be discussing: What the 4th of July is.Why we should be celebrating it.If the ideals that this holiday seemingly espouse are still relevant in today’s world. There are several *FREE* teacher resources at the bottom of the full show notes *HERE* For full show notes and references for all episodes of The State of Education podcast, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive One-Room content straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. In today's episode, we are starting the discussion on Critical Theories in our classrooms by talking about what a Critical Theory is and the ways that these theories have leached out of academia into our culture at large. Today’s episode will be discussing: What Critical Theory isWhy it’s such a hot button topic in the news and politics right nowWays that Critical Theory is being implemented today, both inside and outside of classrooms Theories under Critical Theory A basic list of theories and ideologies that fall under the Critical Theory umbrella are: historylawliteraturepsychologysociologyhistorycommunication theoryfeminist theoryfeminismcritical race theoryforms of postcolonialism ThoughtCo adds: cultural theorygender and queer theoriesmedia theorymedia studies Today we are focusing on what Critical Theory itself actually is, and the different ways that they are being applied within academia.  We will be examining each individual theory in separate episodes, so make sure that you are following The State of Education podcast. For full show notes and references for this and every episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive One-Room content straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education, presented by One-Room Education.  This is a very special 3 episode series for me as I had the chance to sit down and interview one of my heroes, my mom, Debbi. Join me today as we conclude our conversation with Debbi about what it was like to homeschool in the 1990s, her experience mainstreaming homeschooled kids in the 2000s, and how she views the issues within education today. Some of the topics covered in today's episode are: Parenting todayOrganic learningMainstreaming from the kid's perspective and the parent's perspectiveHow a former homeschool Mama turned Grandma feels about the modern education system "You don't have to homeschool to be a good parent.  That does not fit in everybody's lifestyle." ~Debbi, The State of Education podcast 6/21/2022 "I don't think that homeschooling should be a knee-jerk reaction. ... it's a commitment." ~Debbi, The State of Education podcast 6/21/2022 "If you wait for the perfect time to do anything, you won't." ~Debbi, The State of Education podcast 6/21/2022 *For full show notes and references for this and every episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education, presented by One-Room Education.  This is a very special 3 episode series for me as I had the chance to sit down and interview one of my heroes, my mom, Debbi. Join me today as we continue our conversation with Debbi about what it was like to homeschool in the 1990s, her approach to education, and she even shares some stories about me as a child/homeschool kid. Some of the topics covered in today's episode are: The different types of people who choose to homeschoolHow we worked within the law while doing what worked for usUnit studies and incorporating everyday tasksChoosing curriculums and how it was done in the 90 "...It certainly is learning!  You don't have to be in a specific place..." ~Debbi, The State of Education podcast 6/14/2022 "... I say that you guys kinda gifted that to me; I think my brother has it a little bit too, that we are able to see stuff in our own way ... we're not standardized people." ~Katie J., The State of Education podcast 6/14/2022 *For full show notes and references for this and every episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education, presented by One-Room Education.  This is a very special 3 episode series for me as I had the chance to sit down and interview one of my heroes, my mom, Debbi. Join me in today's episode as Debbi tells the story of how our family got into homeschooling in the early 1990s and what it was really like homeschooling before the internet.  She shares stories about me as a homeschooling student and how she worked within the law to create the experiences that I still treasure today. Some of the topics covered in today's conversation are: How our family got into homeschooling in the early 1990sHomeschooling laws and educating the school districtSocializing your homeschooled kidsHow the homeschooling community worked before the internet and forums were availableThe difficulties of getting established as homeschooling parents and recognition for being educators outside of the system "I said, 'I think I probably could do as well as a 30th of the teacher'..." ~Debbi, The State of Education podcast 6/7/2022 "We wanted them to know that their thoughts were every bit, if not more important than the herd."  ~Debbi, The State of Education podcast 6/7/2022 *For full show notes and references for this and every episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. Join me for today's episode as we are starting the discussion about the importance parents make in their child's education, and ways they can work with teachers to ensure their child is getting the best education possible. Topics covered in today's episode include: The emotional impact of parental involvement in their children's education.The social implications of absent parental involvement in education.The academic advantages of a good parent/teacher relationship for students.How to step up as a parent to support your children and their teachers to create a better future for your child. It is your job as a parent to step up and support your children throughout their education.  If you aren't sure how to support your student and their teachers to facilitate proper education, reach out to the schools.  They have a plethora of resources and ways that you can stay in contact with teachers and staff. *For full show notes and references for this and every episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. Today I have a very special episode for you.  Today I present you with a fascinating conversation with Jamie from Humble Heart Press, where we discuss everything from our own educational backgrounds to our decisions to homeschool our kids and our realistic visions for the future of education in America. Some of the topics we discuss in today's episode include: The Social Benefits of HomeschoolingCoping with Having Your Kids at Home ALL the TimeCultivating Grit and Perseverance in Your ChildrenEducational PhilosophiesTaking Back Control of Your Child’s EducationFinding Grace in Raising the Next Generation Find all of the links for Jamie's social media, as well as her printing websites through Humble Heart Press. Humble Heart Press Online Facebook: Private Facebook group: Homeschool Unburdened: https://www.facebook.com/groups/homeschoolunburdened Instagram: @humbleheartpress: https://www.instagram.com/humbleheartpress/ Website: Homeschool Printshop: https://www.humbleheartpress.com/ Website: Custom Gospels: https://customgospels.com/ I truly enjoyed my conversation with Jamie and I hope that you do too.  Make sure to leave a 5-star review if you like this content and want to see more interviews on The State of Education. For full show notes and references for this episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. Today I have a little bit of a different format for you.  I'll be reading the article "Why Understanding Equity vs Equality in Schools Can Help You Create an Inclusive Classroom" from Waterford.org (Link) and giving you my thoughts on the ideas presented.  I also give you how I personally handle equity and inclusion within my classrooms, to great success, through equality of student humanity as well as behavioral and academic expectations. For full show notes and references for this episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. In Part 3 of the Government's War on Real Education: The Removal of Civics and History from the Central Curriculum, I discuss the effects that the deemphasis of History and Civics have had on American society and some solutions to the issues that have been presented over the past 3 episodes. In Part 3 of this amazingly informative mini-series, The Government’s War on Real Education, we’ll be discussing how the removal of Civics and History from the core curriculum has been wreaking havoc on our society. I also bring this series full circle and provide you with several steps that you can take to help correct the course of our nation’s education system on an individual basis; whether you are a parent or simply a concerned community member. Some of the topics being covered in this episode are: Basic misconceptions about the governmental structure of the United States and why it matters.Why History and civics are so important to the understanding of our modern world.Who would want the misconceptions and understandings to persist and why?Steps you can take to help reintroduce Real civics and history into your schools' curriculums right now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. In Part 2 of this amazingly informative mini-series, The Government's War on Real Education, I present you with a wide variety of topics pertaining to how the government has been controlling what your children learn and how with little to no regards as to your opinion in the matter and the rise of the idea of school choice.  Topics for this episode include: Funding of public and private educational institutions by the Federal GovernmentHow that funding is used to keep well-meaning educators and community members silent to the overt anti-education, and anti-American practices and messaging in schools.Who is benefitting from the implementation of these policies?What we can do, as members of our communities and citizens of the United States to start correcting this problem. For full show notes and references for this episode, please head over to https://one-roomeducation.com/podcast/ If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education. In Part 1 of the Government's War on Real Education, I discuss the changes in the mission of the primary and secondary educational institutions in the United States and the history behind the changes, as well as how these changes have affected the students' high school completion rate over the last 50+ years. Today's episode, The Government's War on Real Education, Part 1: What is the War on Real Education and Why Haven’t I heard about it? is pretty data-heavy, so bear with me and we will make sense of it all together. In Part 1 of this amazingly informative mini-series I present you with a wide variety of topics pertaining to how this war on real, or classical, education started.  Topics for this episode include: Defining what a REAL education is.Defining/describing what the war on real education is.The effects this war has had on American education since the start in the late 1800sLooking at how the end goal of primary and secondary education has changed.Examining the profit motive of postsecondary institutions in lobbying for bills that go against the best interests of our nation’s children.Break down government numbers in regards to graduation and dropout rates. What is a "Real Education"? I define a Real Education as a Classical Education that teaches the basics of reading, writing, math, and civics to all citizens of a given country. In addition to the 4 basic disciplines, the students are also taught HOW to learn and HOW to think. What is the War on Real Education? The war on Real Education is the idea that all students are the same and must fit into a pre-approved box or there is "something wrong" with them.  This also advocates for the separation of anyone who doesn't conform to the systematic norms to be removed from the classroom and isolated from their peers. This war is staged on several fronts, oftentimes without the general public even realizing it.  The war is meant to remove anyone who tries to ask real questions of the system and the people in charge from their peers, so they don't spoil the entire group.  The system self-preserves by labeling these students as troublemakers, learning deficient, or carrying out punishment against them. Why haven't you heard about the war on real education? The teacher's unions and politicians have been working very hard together to keep people silent about this issue through guilt and public shaming. ***There is simply too much information for me to write out here for you.  if you would like to see complete Show Notes, please click *HERE*.   If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education.  Today's episode is part 2 of the Teacher's Unions...Good or Bad for Your Children? Join me as I discuss the effects of the public teacher's unions on the American classroom and beyond in this 2 part series.  In part-2 I talk about the corrupt political powerhouse that the teacher's unions have grown into over the last 100+ years and the issues they cause inside and outside of the American classrooms. In the first part of today's episode, I delve into the problems that have arisen out of the federalization of education in America and the effect it has had on the individual classroom teachers and, by extension, their students.  Then I present the correlation between the establishment of the federal Department of Education and the expansion of influence and power of the public teacher's unions. After we have thoroughly discussed the above topics, I move on to how the teacher's unions, in cooperation with politicians, are working to enable and embolden teachers who want to use the classrooms to forge a new generation of political activists who align with their own beliefs and values, instead of teaching the students how to be independent thinkers and individuals who can discern what their own opinions on worldly matters are instead of relying on someone else to tell them what to think. If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content References: *For a full list of references for this episode, please head over to the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education podcast, presented by One-Room Education.  Join me today as I discuss the creation and growth of the public teachers union and how they evolved into the hyper-politicized behemoths we know today. In today's discussion, we'll be covering topics including:  Why the public teacher's unions were originally created.Who created the unions.Similarities the public teacher's unions have with other private-sector unions.Why this really does affect every aspect of education from pre-k through doctoral candidacy. In this, the first of a 2 part series, I give you the background of the formation of the public teacher's unions and how they were founded with good intentions.  I present the similarities and differences between public and private sector unions and why it matters to everyone who holds an interest in the United States education system; which is literally every citizen and resident of the US. If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. References: *For a full list of references, please go to the page for this episode over at the One-Room Education website *HERE*. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome back to The State of Education, presented by One-Room Education.  Join me as I take a moderately deep dive into the subjects taught in modern schools and the reasoning behind them, as well as some practical reforms to help ensure a more prosperous future for our children. Today we're going to be discussing: How the modern American education system was established and by whom.The evolution of the modern education system in America and why it is the way it is today.Why you should care/need to know this stuff. Today I will attempt to answer those age-old questions every student has asked at least once in class, "why am I here?" and "why do I have to learn this?  I'm never going to use it in my real life!"  Well, good news!  It's not just you and it really doesn't make sense for you from an overall economic standpoint either.   Don't worry, I'm not going to leave you hanging with a bunch of bad news and cynicism.  I'm going to offer some of my thoughts on ways that we can better equip the youngest among us to not just succeed, but thrive in an ever-evolving economic environment.  The solutions I present go far beyond the classroom and employment; they help to equip students with the skills they need to succeed in all aspects of their lives, to help preserve and grow freedom and prosperity for all future generations. If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. References: For a full list of references from this episode, please visit One-Room Education *HERE* --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Welcome to The State of Education in America, presented by One-Room Education. Thank you so much for joining me today for the inaugural episode of The State of Education, presented by One-Room Education!  My name is Katie and I'll be your host.  In today's episode, I'll be discussing a Brief History of Education in America.  We're going to be cover topics including: The evolution of the education system in America starting in the late colonial period right through the modern-day.The historical restrictions on who had access to education in America and why.The roles of men and women in education throughout American historyThe role of the student in the American education system and how that has changed over time. My intention with this episode is to give you a background of why the modern education system is the way it is and what my views are as to how it needs to and can be reformed. In the first part of this episode, I start by covering what the education systems looked like in the Late Colonial period for the American colonies and how access to education depended largely on your geographic location.  I also discuss how your family's station in society, as well as your gender and race, helped to determine your educational opportunities. Moving on to the Early American period, I discuss what the role of women was in the education of the newly founded nation, and how the men who founded that nation allowed opportunities for women to finally receive a formal education.  It might not be what you think. I then move on to the roles the students themselves were expected to play in their own education during this time period and use this topic to transition into the formation of the modern education system.  I explain how the modern education system is structured and why, as well as touching on several problems within this system.  Most of these problems are widely known and acknowledged by educators, but are rarely discussed outside of closed doors with the public. Finally, I offer some solutions to these problems and offer some optimism for the future. If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of REFERENCES, click *HERE* to go to the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. References: For a full list of references from this episode, please visit One-Room Education *HERE* --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support

Join me as I welcome you to The State of Education podcast and explain the ideas and rationale behind what I have planned for this series.  I'll also introduce myself, and explain why and how I plan to be a host for you in every sense of the term. A host is defined as: Host: noun: a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere: the host at a theater party.a master of ceremonies, moderator, or interviewer for a television or radio program.a person, place, company, or the like, that provides services, resources, etc., as for a convention or sporting event So come on in and have a seat.  Let's chat about...The State of Education. If you like this content, please make sure to head over to one-roomeducation.com to find more content from educators of all types as well as ways to support my work. If you would like to be a content contributor for One-Room Education, please send me a message at: Contribute@one-roomeducation.com For a full list of episodes and references, click *HERE* to go to The State of Education Podcast page of the One-Room Education website.  While you're there, make sure to signup to receive notifications straight to your inbox whenever we post new content. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-roomeducation/support