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A podcast from The Cult of Pedagogy, hosted by Jennifer Gonzalez, posted on August 17, 2025
If you don't listen to podcasts, you can read a transcript of this interview posted on The Cult of Pedagogy website by clicking on the link above.
Summary: Jennifer Gonzalez interviews Dr. Gholdy Muhammad about her 2023 book titled Unearthing Joy. Dr. Muhammad makes the case that joy is as important a focus for teachers as skills are. From the podcast's description: "In this episode, we talk about why joy is a necessary pursuit, what to do if you’re working in a place where joy seems almost impossible, and what specific practices you can put in motion to bring joy into your classroom."
By Elizabeth Heubeck, published August 13, 2025 by Education Week
Summary: This story describes how parents, the school board, and the teachers' union in Tucson, Arizona worked together to successfully force their school district to reduce the number of standardized tests that the district required its students to take. From the story: "In the overall debate about testing, underperforming schools seem to have the most to lose, and the least to gain, from state and federally required testing."
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