S5E16: Scott Jackson on Summer Camp

Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Dr. Zach Groshell. In this episode, I’m joined by Scotty Jackson to talk about how summer camp can create the experiences—and build the kinds of values—that help kids be better people: honesty, respect, responsibility, caring, and belonging. I’m not coming at this as a distant observer. I … Continue reading S5E16: Scott Jackson on Summer Camp

S5E15: Barbara Oakley on Constructivism vs. Learning Science

In this episode, I sit down with Barbara Oakley—engineer, bestselling author, and one of the most influential voices in the science of learning—to talk about why so much instruction still misses the mark, what “good teaching” looks like when you take cognition seriously, and what’s at stake if we keep defaulting to methods that feel … Continue reading S5E15: Barbara Oakley on Constructivism vs. Learning Science

The Workload Solutions the Profession Doesn’t Want

I’m very concerned about teacher workload. Plenty of teachers are running on fumes. In the 2024 State of the American Teacher survey, 59% of teachers reported frequent job-related stress and 60% reported burnout.Still, I’ve noticed something odd in the workload discourse: the most dependable solutions to reducing workload often turn out to be the ones … Continue reading The Workload Solutions the Profession Doesn’t Want