Podcasts about American High School

In Episode 58, Julian talks to his two daughters about the US education systemThis will be the second part of a three-part series where we explore how education in the US works, and - in particular - how it contrasts with that in the UK.Other Show NotesLearn more about how America's culture developed in Julian Bishop's High, Wide, and Handsome.Learn more about America's future in Julian's second book, Are We There Yet

Today's show begins with breaking news of yet another deadly school shooting. According to law enforcement sources, at least two people are dead and others are injured after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. A suspect is in custody. Video from outside the school, which is located in a community about an hour outside of Atlanta, shows several ambulances and a large active police presence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Central Middle School stands as a living testament to the enduring legacy of integrated education. Founded in 1885 as the first high school for African Americans in the state, it played a pivotal role in advancing education for the local African American community. Galveston Unscripted What is Galveston Unscripted?Follow Galveston Unscripted on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! More history content on Visit Galveston!

On this episode with special guest host Steve McMahon from the Nerds Of Unusual Origin podcast, we welcome director Sean Patrick Cannon with his new movie The 3rd Guest. Sean Patrick Cannon was born on December 31, 1981 in New York City, New York, USA. Sean Patrick is a director and editor, known for American High School (2009), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and Bel-Air (2022). The 3rd Guest: A husband and wife ghost-hunting team, still mourning the loss of their daughter, encounter her in their latest assignment. This episode is sponsored by Deadly Grounds Coffee, head over to https://deadlygroundscoffee.com/ and grab a bag if you want to support the show head over to http://tee.pub/lic/xagxfUg22qI and grab a shirt! We are part of The Dorkening Podcast Network https://www.thedorkeningpodcastnetwork.com/ Find out more at https://wicked-horror-show.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/wicked-horror-show/4232a8c3-588b-4a96-839c-caab20bd20c6

In this episode - Sean is joined by guest host Dr. Steven Weiner to lead a panel discussion around the challenges in changing the educational system and barriers to implementing change. The panel examines the reasons why high school is particularly difficult to change and explores potential solutions for overcoming these barriers. In this episode Steven and team highlight ongoing projects at Arizona State University that support educational systems change and proposes ways for researchers to better communicate their findings to policymakers and educators.Guest Information: Steven WeinerSteven Weiner is a research analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, where he brings an interdisciplinary lens to understanding transformative change within educational systems.Ruth Wylie Ruth Wylie is the assistant director of the Center for Science and the Imagination and an associate research professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.Lauren Katzman Executive Director of Urban Collaborative Center, and Associate Research Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State UniversityJanice MakJanice is a clinical assistant professor, focused on the intersection of computer science education, policy, and systems changein the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University Meg AstudilloMeg is the Graduate Service Assistant for the Center on Reinventing Public Education Links & Information: Learning Future Collaborative: Designing the new American high schoolLearning Futures Podcast Episode 5, season 5: Designing the new American High School [listen on Simplecast - Apple Podcasts - Spotify]Reading Recovery programThe reading wars: Kim, J. S (2008). Research and the reading wars. In: Hess FM When Research Matters: How Scholarship Influences Education Policy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.. pp. 89-111. [link to pdf]Action research: Clark, J. S; Porath, S; Thiele, J; and Jobe, M (2020). Action Research. New Prairie Press, Kansas State University Libraries. [link to pdf]ASU's EDD programBolman and Deal's four-frame modelParticipatory approachIEPs, individualized education programsRTI & MTSS, Response to Intervention & Multi-Tiered Systems of SupportUniversal design for learningZero Reject [link to Wikipedia]Manifestation Determination Reviews [link to AZ DOE policy]Section 504, civil rights legislationArizona STEM Acceleration ProjectSchools of Opportunity, from the National Education Policy CenterLauren's book: Effective Inclusive SchoolsLearning Labs in WisconsinCRPE report (2022): The State of the American StudentCRPE report (2014): Policy Barriers to School Improvement: What's Real and What's Imagined

Emin Gün Sirer is the CEO and founder of the Avalanche blockchain, the 16th biggest by marketcap. He grew up in Istanbul among a large extended family and attended the prestigious American High School there before coming to the U.S. for college. He was a professor of computer science for many years at Cornell University and was early to the game with both Bitcoin and Ethereum. We talk about family life in Istanbul, the strange TV show Musti and how cryptocurrency skepticism dates further back than 2008 and the release of the Bitcoin white paper. This episode originally aired in November 2022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

LFC: Designing the new American High SchoolThis LFC is aimed to bring together scholars, practitioners, and students from across the ASU community to formulate a research agenda and a new ASU initiative to imagine how high schools across America can be retooled, reimagined, and redesigned to create equitable opportunities for all U.S. students, especially those from historically marginalized communities, to be prepared for a boundless future in a rapidly changing economy.In this episode we investigate the work from this LFC trying to answer why schools need to be reimagined, and explore what new models for high school can look like. About our guests: Chelsea Waite – Chelsea is a Principal and senior researcher at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) at ASU. She also co-leads the Canopy project, a collaborative effort to find and document innovative K-12 environments.Elizabeth (Betsy) Fowler – Betsy is the Deputy Head of Schools at ASU Preparatory Academy, where she has worked since 2012. She also serves as Executive Director of Special Projects, working to build effective K-12 learning models.Erin Whalen – Erin is the Executive Director and School Principal of Da Vinci RISE High, a part of Da Vinci Schools in Los Angeles, California.Nate McClennen – Nate is the Vice-President of Strategy and Innovation at Getting Smart, an organization committed to supporting the future of teaching, leading, and learning. He is also the co-author of the book The Power of Place. Links and Things to check out:The Canopy Project - https://canopyschools.transcendeducation.org/Center on Reinventing Public Education - https://crpe.org/ASU Preparatory Academy - https://asuprep.asu.edu/ Getting Smart- https://www.gettingsmart.com/ Learning Future Collaborative: Designing the new American high schoolEmpathy interviews: Nelsestuen, K. A. R. I., & Smith, J. U. L. I. E. (2020). Empathy interviews. The Learning Professional, 41(5), 59-59. [pdf link]Ender, Kenneth. (2019, July). We Need a 'Communiversity' Model of Public Education. Insidehighered.comCarnegie units, from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of TeachingCompetency-based learning: From Formative Assessment to Tracking Student Mastery: The Road to Competency-Based Instruction, from GettingSmart.comEssayGenius, AI essay writing toolJal Mehda's work on authentic learning: Anderson, Jill (2019, May). Harvard EdCast: In Search of Deeper Learning. Harvard Graduate School of Education.Khan World School at ASU Prep 

Hear an incredible story of courage, kindness and resistance Mimica Tsezana-Hyman is our guest on this podcast today. It is difficult to tell you about all that we discussed in a short paragraph. I encourage you to read the transcript and listen to the entire podcast, or watch it, which is even better. Mimica has a great story to tell which will move you deeply. The question is, how does an entire Jewish community escape the atrocities of Hitler's 1943 occupation of Zakynthos, a small island in Greece? Because of courage, and kindness, they all survived, which is why Mimica is alive today. She will tell you about her own personal discoveries and what she is doing to keep our understanding of that horrific period alive so we don't find ourselves doing that again. It's an amazing story. I urge you to listen and be changed. Watch and listen to our conversation here Mimica is doing something quite remarkable Mimica was introduced to me by a good friend of mine, ML Ball, who said, “You must talk to Mimica. She's Greek and has an amazing story to tell.” I was absolutely intrigued because I did my Ph.D. research in Athens. I took my daughters with me to the Greek island of Antiparos when they were four and five to spend three months learning about Greek women. I really loved the Greek culture, and am so glad that I had a chance to live in it, learn about it, and share it with my family. But I had never heard about this story before, and I am so glad I know it now. Mimica grew up in Athens, graduated high school, then studied linguistics at Tel Aviv University. She emigrated to the United States in 1987 and now lives in Newburgh, New York, with her husband, Barry Hyman. Her family is very engaged in her story and the tragedy that was avoided in Greece so many years ago. She discovered this story a little bit by chance, and it has taken her on a journey you'll enjoy listening to.  Sharing the past to educate and safeguard the future For the past fifteen years, Mimica has been retelling the story of the Zakynthos Jewish community's miraculous survival through the presentation of the documentary “Song of Life” by Tony Lykouressis and the personal recollections of her father, uncle and grandparents. Her presentations summarize Jewish life on Zakynthos in the days before World War II, and describe how when Hitler's Nazis came to the island in 1943, the Jews were protected by the Metropolitan, the mayor, and the island's residents. All 275 Jews, the entire Jewish population on Zakynthos, were saved. Their survival came through the courage of the non-Jews living in the villages and the powerful actions of Mayor Loukas Karrer and Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou.  I am not going to give away the rest of the story. Listen in, watch, and read the transcript. Just remember that courageous people can rise against tyranny and save the lives of others if they choose to. What would each of us have done? A big question to ask as we live in a very volatile and violent world today. To contact Mimica, you can find her on LinkedIn or email her at mimicahyman@gmail.com. To see the list of all the places Mimica has given her presentation since 2000, click here. More stories of courage and human kindness:  Blog: You Can Find Joy And Happiness In Turbulent Times! Podcast: Rebecca Morrison—Women, Are You Ready To Find Your Happiness? Is It All Around You? Podcast: Patrik Birkhane—Helping Us Live Healthier, Happier And More Peaceful Lives Additional resources for you My two award-winning books: Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Businessand On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants   Read the transcript of our podcast here Andi Simon: Welcome to On the Brink With Andi Simon. Hi, I'm Andi Simon. I'm your host and your guide. Remember, On the Brink is designed to help you get off the brink and help you see, feel and think in new ways so you can change. That may be something you want to do or don't want to do. But, I want to bring you people who are going to help you see the world through a very fresh perspective. I'm thrilled today to bring you Mimica Tsezana-Hyman. Mimica has a great story to tell. I'm going to let her tell you about it. But the question is: How does an entire Jewish community escape the atrocities of Hitler's occupation in 1943 on a small island in Greece? That's sort of a setup for today, because she's going to tell you about her own personal discoveries, and what she is doing in order to keep our understanding of the atrocities of that period alive and aware so that we don't find ourselves doing them again, even in bullying somebody. A little bit more about Mimica. She was introduced to me by a good friend of mine who said, "You must talk to Mimica. She's doing something quite remarkable," and that she is. She was born in Athens. Now I was absolutely wonderfully intrigued because I did my research in Athens. I took my daughters when they were four and five to spend three months learning about Greek women. I went to the Basilica. I really love Greek culture and I was interested in how it changes when it comes to the United States. She grew up there in Athens and graduated from high school, and then studied linguistics at Tel Aviv University. She emigrated to the United States in 1987. She lives in Newburgh, New York with her husband, Barry Hyman. She has a daughter, Sabrina, and a son, Samuel. And they are all very engaged in her new discovery because what she discovered was a little bit by chance, but it has taken her on a journey that you're going to enjoy listening to. Mimica, thank you for joining me today. Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: Thank you for having me, Andi. Andi Simon: It's such a pleasure. Tell the listeners a good deal more about your own background, this discovery that happened by chance, and what happened as a result of it, because all of us go through life and then have an aha moment and epiphany. And some take us in new directions and others take us deeper into where we are. Who is Mimica, what is your journey? Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: I was born in Athens, Greece. I grew up during the 60s. And towards the end of the 60s, the government changed and we had a dictatorship. During the dictatorship, I was a little girl, I had no idea. My parents never spoke of politics in the house. And a friend of mine told me one time we were out walking, he says, "You know, we cannot be speaking about politics because we're not allowed to. Things may happen." And then all of a sudden I said, "What things may happen?" But it stayed there. At home as I was growing up, I had my grandmother, my aunt, my uncle, my father, my mother. Life was very simple, very beautiful. We never spoken about what this generation had gone through. Not a word about the Holocaust. I remember specifically, Mrs. Esther was my grandmother's friend and Mrs. Esther had the number on her arm. And I would ask my grandmother, "Why does Mrs. Esther have a number written on her arm?" And my grandmother would say, "Oh, you don't know what we went through. I can't tell you. Something happened. I can't tell you." And this is where it would end. My grandmother would never speak about it. So I figured I wasn't supposed to ask anymore. My generation, it's not only me and my brothers, it was the entire generation, the second generation post-Holocaust. We grew up with an immense amount of love and immense amount of protection from the family. And we never knew why. We thought that every child in the world was being brought up like that. We didn't know why. As we grew up, we realized that there was a stronger love towards us. We felt special. When I went to Tel Aviv University, I met other people my age. I realized that they grew up the same way. They felt special. My friend Kosovo from Spain, my friend Carla from Brazil, from Iran, I had friends from Turkey, from all over. Our generation had something in common. We were special, and we didn't know how it happened. Why? My father was very traditional in his Judaism. So tradition carried on beyond holidays. We were not allowed to turn on and off the light. And this was very strange, because the other Jewish people, the other members of the Jewish community of Athens, they would allow their kids to turn on and off the lights. My father was very scarred by the Holocaust. He was very influenced. But he never told us why this is the way he was. And we had to obey, we had to listen because otherwise... I was a little miserable at home. That said, we had Christian friends, and of course, I went to the Jewish Elementary School of the Jewish community of Athens. And then I went to the American High School. And there I met a lot of other Christian classmates. In the elementary school, everybody was Jewish, but in the high school, I was the minority. And actually, it was wonderful because during the lesson of religion, the Jewish kids and one Catholic, we were allowed to leave the classroom, go to the library and focus on our homework. So that was the bonus of being Jewish. Having said that, my name Mimica is not my true name. This is my Hollywood name. This is the name that everybody knew me by. Everybody was calling me that. And it wasn't only me. It was all the Jewish kids of my generation. We had our Hebrew names on our documents, on our diplomas, on our IDs, on our bank accounts, on everything else. But for everyday life, we were called Mimica, Solomon was called Sony, David was called Vikos, etc. My father Menahem-Moses was called Armando. My uncle Elkana was called Noulis. So we had the names that were the everyday names. But when I came to America, I said, "Oh well, you know, this is my Hollywood name" because everybody signs a check to me, Mimica Hyman. And the bank looks at my papers and says, "This is Simha Hyman" and I say, "Yes, Mimica is my Hollywood name." It does cause a little bit of a problem but what can I do. And then of course I tell them, "You know, I'm a Greek Jew and this is what we do because anti-Semitism in Greece is still quite high." During the Holocaust, Greece lost 87% of the Jews. So the story that I am engaged with, which is the story of my father and the Jewish community of the island of Zakynthos, is a very unique story. It's a story of a mayor, a priest, and the people of the island of Zakynthos saving the entire Jewish community of the island, saving 275 people and breathing life to the generations that followed. I am here with my kids, my brothers, my niece, my nephews. We are here because of that act. I didn't know about the story. Life continued. We kept our traditions, we had our seders and we went to the synagogue every high holiday and Passover. And then I decided to go and study in Tel Aviv. And my mother told me, "Every Wednesday you're going to find a public phone, and you're going to call me collect so that I know that you are well," because of course, there were no cell phones in those days. The dormitories of Tel Aviv University did not have phones in the rooms of the students. And every Wednesday I was going to that phone calling my mother to tell her that I am alive and I am well. One Wednesday, my mother tells me, "Don't call me next week because we're not going to be here." It was winter time. So where are you going? My parents rarely left Athens. "Oh, we are going to Zakynthos." "Why are you going? It's winter time." Zakynthos was a summer destination, a beautiful island with the Caretta turtles that chose that island to give birth. You know, Greenpeace was protecting the beaches there. So we are not allowed to speak loudly. You're not allowed to speak at all, don't disturb the turtles. But everything was happening in the summertime here because the planets are going into winter time. "Oh we're going to honor a priest and the mayor." I was brought up so Jewish that I wasn't even allowed to speak to a normal Christian. Here you are going to honor a priest? Something is not right. Something was very, very different. And I said, "Dad is going to honor a priest?" "Well, don't you know this story?" "What story?" and she told me the story. She told me the story that I had never heard before. I didn't know. In 1941, the Italians had invaded the island of Zakynthos during the Italian occupation. The people of Zakynthos were living in fear as did everybody. But the Italians were not very aggressive. In 1943, The Germans came to the island; they sent the Italians away. And the next morning, Officer Berens calls Mayor Loukas and tells him, "I want the list with the Jews of the island. Be very careful because the next time it will be my gun that will speak instead of my mouth." Mayor Loukas Karrer said, "Okay, tomorrow you will have the list." He goes away. He speaks to the Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou, they call the rabbi. And they decide overnight to tell the Jews of the island to leave their homes overnight and go hide in the mountains. They tell the locals, "Protect them and don't give them away."  My grandmother, she was the daughter of a merchant and her hobby was jewelry. I must say that in those days up until today, there was no stock market. So jewelry was not only given as a form of beauty and durability, but because of the gold or the silver metal that they were made of, it was also given as a form of investment because women were not allowed to work. So they went from the house of the father to the house of the future husband or the husband. So all they had were the jewelry. If they would find themselves in need, they would exchange jewelry towards whatever the need was. She talked about how my grandmother put all her jewelry inside, tied it around her waist, threw a long skirt over it, and she went hiding in the mountains with the rest of the family for an entire year. They lived through selling the jewelry or exchanging the jewelry towards satisfying their daily needs. The locals that were hiding them were very good to them. They would bring them some bread or food or whatever they could because don't forget, there wasn't a lot of food in those days. But still they did what they could. The next morning, they found themselves in front of the German officer with a list. On the list there were two names written in German and in Greek: Mayor Loukas Karrer. Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou. "Take us. The Jews are part of our followers. They have done no harm, they will never do any harm. This is our decision." Through further negotiations, they were able to save 275 Jews. My father, my grandmother and my uncle were part of that Jewish community. At this point, I must point out that the neighboring island of Corfu which also had a much more vibrant and more affluent Jewish community. lost 95% of the Jews. The locals handed the Jews to the Germans. I remember when I was writing my speech...actually, I should tell you how I started doing speeches about this story in the year 2000. I was expecting my son. And all of a sudden my aunt and my mother called me. The reason? "A documentary is being done and your uncle is part of the documentary. And he's becoming a star." I said, "Send me a copy." "Yes, yes, we will send you a copy." I never saw a copy. The documentary is traveling around Europe, it went to Switzerland and it went to France, and it went here and it went there. "Send me a copy." "Yes, yes, we'll send you a copy." I never saw a copy.  Life continued in America. And one evening, I got a call from a friend across the river, George Petrakis. He lived in Poughkeepsie. And he tells me, "Mimica, turn on the satellite TV, there are some Jewish ladies that are speaking. You may know them." Now, of course, Greece having lost 87% of the Jews was left with 5000 Jews. When I left Greece, it was 4999, the Jews that were left there. "You may know those ladies." So I turn on the TV and I see those ladies, and they did look very familiar to me, and all of a sudden here is my uncle sitting in his living room having all those photographs on the mantle of his fireplace. One of them actually was of my wedding. And I said, "Oh my God, this must be the documentary about the story of the Jewish community of Zakynthos during World War II." So I told Sabrina and Samuel, "Please take your negotiations to the other room because I really have to watch this." And the more I'm watching, here are some cousins from Corfu, survivors, and here are other people that I knew from the Jewish community of Zakynthos. And all of a sudden tears come down my face. And my husband came with a box of tissues and he sat quietly next to me on the sofa. When the documentary ended, I had an outpour of expressions and feelings. I went in front of the computer, and I started writing an email to all my friends. That email traveled. And all of a sudden, I'm getting responses from people I had never even met. And one of the responses was from a couple that were born and raised in the island of Zakynthos. They were diplomats and at the time they were serving as the Greek Consulate in Montreal. His name is Harry Manesis and his wife Efi Pylarinou. During the Passover vacation, we took the kids and we went to Montreal. We met with them and I told both of them, "You know, I started doing these presentations and people are interested," and Harry turns to me and says, "Mimica, take a piece of paper and write down every presentation that you do, because the day will come that you will not remember how many presentations you have done." And thank God that I listened to him because I am at this point that I don't remember how many have done if I don't look at the paper. That winter, when Greece commemorates the Holocaust of the Jewish community, the Greek Consulate of Manhattan was showing this film, “Song of Life” by Tony Lykouressis. And of course, I went because I always want to support anything that has to do with the Jewish community of Greece, and Athens especially, and they asked me to speak. And I spoke and my husband said, "People were crying." I said, "Was I that bad?" He says, "No, I think you touched them, you touched their feelings. It is very rare that adults will tear." I said, "Okay, that's nice." And then I was invited to speak at the second annual Greek Film Festival in Manhattan. And I went to speak and of course, my son was six years old at the time, and he was very attached to me. And I remember at that event, they first showed the movie, which was an hour and 10 or 15 minutes long. That's how long the “Song of Life” is. And I was drawing all kinds of little animals for my son on the back of my speech. So when I got up to speak, and I had my speech, the audience could see all the little turtles and rabbits and elephants that I drew. But it was very interesting. In every presentation that they have done, something happens that makes me remember the presentation. In this one, I remember the people were lining up around the block. It was at the Village Cinema down in the Village. And my husband says, "Mimica, you have to speak to this gentleman." And of course, I have to tell you, when I went to that first actual presentation, I brought with me Anna Yianakis who has a Greek restaurant in Newburgh, I brought with me the Foundas couple who had a beauty salon, I brought with me George Petrakis, my kids, my husband, so I had all my close friends that supported what I was about to do. They came with me down to Manhattan. So my husband finds a man and says, "Mimica, you have to speak to this man." And I go, it was a gentleman with a long coat. And he opens his jacket, and he brings out a photograph and he says, "Mimica, look at this photograph. Is this your father?" I look at him and I said "No." He says, "This is my father and they were friends. Are you sure this is not your father?" I said "No but I know who you are. You are Jeff Mordos, our fathers were friends, you came to Zakynthos back in 1967, 1968, you were from America, you spoke English. I couldn't believe how well you spoke your Greek, then you had an accent." He just couldn't believe I knew who he was. And we've stayed friends ever since. I remember my mother telling me, "Mimica you have a husband that works from five to nine, you have two small kids, what do you need this for?" I wasn't doing it for the money. And that was a little bit discouraging. And then I sat back and I said, The story must be told, because it's a story with a lot of messages. First of all, it is the only story in the European Holocaust selection of stories that you have the state, the church and the people work together towards a successful result. The Jews were hidden by monasteries, by families, by individuals, by organizations, but here, having such a collaboration of the state, the church and the people to work together and have a successful result, it's unheard of. And that to me, it gave me a reason to get up and speak. When I speak to high schools, and usually I speak to the 12th grade. I tell them, "Now that you're about to graduate and your life will change, make sure you pick your leaders well, because these people listen to their leaders. Keep your friendships because it's the friends and the neighbors that hid the Jews, protected them and saved them." I tell them, "Listen to what goes on around you in a big university, because Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou had befriended Hitler at Munich University when he was a student. I will never forget that my uncle and my father told me that the people of Zakynthos knew of what was going on in other parts of the world. They knew how the Jews were being burned dead or alive, mass graves, executions, etc. I mean, not to forget all the experiments that were done and we have all these beautiful medicines today. They even told me that one day, there was a truck that came to the island of Zakynthos with soap, and they saw that the truck had come from Germany. And they took this soap and they buried it because they knew it was the body of a Jewish person. A friend asked me, "Mimica, how did the people of Zakynthos know that the Germans were killing the Jews? Here we know that in other parts of Europe, the Jews like flocks they were going to the center square of their town. They went in the trains, they went in the trucks, they went in the boats. If they knew that they were walking towards their deaths, they would have reacted. How come the people of Zakynthos knew and they protected them?" I said, "That's a good question." So I go back to my uncle and my father, and my uncle tells me the following story. And this is a story where I alert the students of high school. And I say, "This is where you come in. The family in downtown Zakynthos, they had the pharmacy, had the son. The son went to study medicine in Germany. During the summer vacation, the boy came home and told them what was going on. And of course, the parents spread the bad news to the rest of the island. So when you go to the universities, keep your eyes and ears open, see what's going on around. You are not invisible. You are very important and you  matter." These are the messages that I want to pass to the people that hear my speeches. Kindness, respect for human rights, are more contagious than hatred and destruction. And that's what we should aim for. My father told me that one time the Germans had put him on the line to impose forced labor onto him and other people. The Christians were going in front of my father, directing him towards the end of the line, trying to avoid contact with the German officers that were in the front of the line and were dispersing people to work. This is an unbelievable act of kindness.  The sister of Metropolitan Chrysostomos Dimitriou, Mrs. Vasiliki Stravolemou, was the head of the Home Economics School in the island. I have to point out that this was the only university for women in those days. She had some Jewish students, and they got sick, and they needed medical attention, and she had to bring them to a doctor. Now the only facility for medical care was the German military hospital. What was she going to do? She takes the girls, she finds herself in front of the German doctor and says, "I bring to you these girls, as patients and not as Jews. I expect you to remember that you gave the oath of Hippocrates when you became a doctor and treat them." The German doctor treated them and on the way out he told her, "Medicine is a science and awaits patients." Which was wonderful. I mean, she did everything that she was supposed to do. She was gutsy and strong and she really helped. My father tells me a story. He says, "When we were hiding in the village of Gaitani, at the Sarakini family, they had the little black dog." And one day my father was in one of those rooms of the house. And a soldier comes into the house looking for men to put them to forced labor. And the dog starts barking. I mean, as the soldier is looking in the rooms, he's quiet for the first, second, third room, and starts barking at the soldier when he was about to enter the room where my father was hiding. He made so much noise, that drove the soldier away. My father tells me, "You know, that dog that day saved my life." Even the pets were protecting the Jews in that island. But I must tell you my father never allowed pets in the house. He was allergic or I don't know how to explain this, he was too clean. But every time that we had a meal, he would take the leftovers for the stray dogs and the stray cats. I think this was something that stayed with him all his life. There were other stories but I think I've told you the most part, the biggest part of my journey. Is there anything that you can remember Andi that I should mention? Andi Simon: No, I'm listening here as I'm sure our listeners and viewers are listening, because remember, when you tell a story, the story in somebody's mind begins to change. And last night before our podcast today, I watched “Song of Life” by Tony Lykouressis. It is available on YouTube. It's about an hour. It is transformative. The people in it are like Mimica's uncle: anxious to tell you their story. You will never know the story. We're never going to go back to the past. But the past sets the stage for the future. And what Mimica is communicating to us is this amazing place where people came together in a very unusual way to save others and to give them love. One of the scenes in there is, one of the gentlemen goes back to the village where he was being cared for. And the woman is crying and she is hugging him. And then at the end of the video it really brings tears to your eyes, because they're all together around the table. Nothing better than breaking bread together. And the music and they're singing. And the singing of the songs remind us that we are all one in a fashion that brings us back to love each other. Mimica, you're smiling at me. Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: I have to tell you about that specific scene when Samuel would go to Mrs. Rapsomaniki. They used to, when they would hear the Germans were coming, they would leave the baby with her and go hiding somewhere else. And it was an unbelievable scene to see her alive and well, to come out of her house and hug each other. They were more than family, these people.  But what was interesting to me is, you know, when I was growing up, in my generation, we cared about what we looked like. We cared about what face cream to put on, to go to the gym, to look good. I mean, before we did anything in our daily lives, we always cared about what we looked like, and the hair, and the things, and the jewelry. And here is a giant of a hero coming out with just a plain dress. She was a little heavy. She didn't care about the gym. She didn't care about fashion, she didn't care about going to the hairdresser. She didn't care about her looks. Yet here is a hero, a true life hero. So I remember specifically, I was at a school where all the girls looked alike. And they had the long hair and they had the similar outfits and so on. And it was clear to me that this was done with a lot of attention to the looks. And I said, "Now look at this woman. Do you see this woman? She saved an entire family. Do you think she goes to the gym? No. Do you think she goes to Bloomingdale's to buy clothes? No. Do you think she goes to the hairdresser to have beautiful hair? Do you think she does makeup? No. Yet she is the biggest hero, in her own right. You know, it was very interesting that you were impressed by the same part of the movie that I was. Also, I have to say, this is very important, that when everything ended, my father and my uncle and all the other Jews of the island donated the windows and their personal labor for the St. Eunysis Cathedral. I have to say that in Greece, the main religion is Greek Orthodox. And in Greek Orthodoxy, there are a lot of saints. So every island has this saint that is the protector of the island. Zakynthos has St. Eunysis and this was the cathedral that was being erected. And when it came to finding proposals about the windows, the Jews went and said, "This is our expense. We will do it as a give back because of our gratitude to our saviors." Another thing that was very interesting to me is that, and this is a very touching moment, in 1953 there was a massive earthquake that leveled the island. And that's when the Jewish community left the island. Part of the Jewish community went to Israel and part of it went to Athens. My family decided to go to Athens. The first boats that arrived in the island with humanitarian and medical help were the ones of the Israeli Navy. And it's very interesting because now we could give back. Up until then, we were just guests, and nobody wants guests to stay on their premises forever. It's very touching for me. Um, but you know, looking back at the summers that I spent in the island, the people that I met didn't know about this story. And I usually finish my speech by saying that I didn't know then, while I was enjoying everything that the island had to offer: the beautiful beaches, the beautiful weather, the beautiful restaurants where the waiters throw away the apron and get their guitars and they start singing to you the very traditional Zakythenian songs, the cantadas. I didn't know that I was brought to the safest place on earth that a Jew could have been brought. Life continues. And the people of Zakynthos, some of them still don't know the story but slowly, slowly, they will learn it. Andi Simon: Here's what I'd like to do. Because part of the joy that you're bringing, in sharing this, is inspiring young people and people like ourselves, to not simply accept what is but to understand the role we can play through kindness, through courage, through boldness, to change. And I must tell you that the world isn't easy right now. And giving back is very important and kindness. You have to remember that acts of kindness improve your own sense of well-being in ways that are difficult to truly understand. You too can do things that are going to make someone else's life really beautiful. And what Mimica is doing is taking this story, part her story and part the larger story and making it come alive so others can in fact, both understand it, learn from it, and then look at their own lives and make sure that they too can do something meaningful, moral, ethical, and kind. Mimica, last thoughts as we wrap up, because I think this has been a beautiful opportunity. You did not read your speech but you told it from your heart, and I just loved it. Any last thoughts for the listener? Mimica Tsezana-Hyman: Yes. I think that this story should be told everywhere, especially in Holocaust classes and young adults. We teach Holocaust to our schools. And they have to learn about the atrocities that happened and more or less genocide that the Jewish people underwent. But also they have to learn about the happy stories, and this is a happy story. To me, it's very important to direct the young people towards doing good, not only showing them how horrible other people behave, but how beautiful life can be by doing good. Andi Simon: Loving, caring for each other. This is truly a beautiful story. I will tell the listeners that in the blog post and on the video, I'll have the link to “Song of Life" and I urge you to watch it. It captivates you and you cannot leave it until it's over. And then you want to know, what has happened next, and so Mimica will bring you back at another time to talk about the impact you're having on those students, the stories they're bringing you, and I urge our listeners to send us your stories. I'm going to wrap up now because I think it's time for us to let our listeners move on. Here's what I'd like you to do: info@Andisimon.com is where you can get information about both Mimica and about our work. And I'd like to help you see, feel and think in new ways. This certainly has been a transformative interview. Our podcast is just beautiful. And when you watch it, you're going to be engaged with Mimica as if she's standing in front of you. Invite her, invite her to come. I promise we will have all her information there so that you can find her as well. And take a look at her website. She'll tell you about the Jewish Museum she set up at the temple, all kinds of things that she's doing to make this world come alive for people who are Jewish and not Jewish together, because it isn't just one or the other, it's together we can do better. I want to say goodbye, and thank you all for coming. Bye bye now. 

Sean Patrick Cannon is an American Film Director, Producer, Editor, and Screenwriter based in Sherman Oaks, California. He joins us to talk about his new movie, "The 3rd Guest", the pros and cons of independent filmmaking, reality tv, video game inspirations, ghost hunting, working with actors and how to weather the storms of the internet.The 3rd Guest synopsis:A husband and wife ghost-hunting team, still mourning the loss of their daughter, encounter her in their latest assignment.The 3rd Guest trailer:https://youtu.be/gPRE01ksHf4Dead Harvey links:YouTube:@deadharveyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/dead_harvey/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/deadharveyIntro and outro music by Tony Longworth.*Indie filmmakers: visit this website for free music for your projects: http://tonylongworth.com/freemusic/.

Sari Õpime koos Euroopas tutvustab ja loob koostöövõimalusi piiri taga tegutsevatega haridusmaastiku inspireerivate eestlastega. Meie tänased saatekülalised on Ella Marie Tõevere ja Ellinor Lisette Rooste, kes õpivad Belgias NATO kõrgeima sõjalise staabi (SHAPE) juures paiknevas rahvusvahelise kooli ameerika sektsioonis. SAHS - SHAPE American High School 0:10 intro 0:32 Eesti noored Ameerika rahvusvahelisest koolist Belgias 1:04 suurim erinevus koolisüsteemide vahel 2:10 eelteadmised uuest koolist 7:30 SAHS - Shape American High School 11:26 koolielu nagu Ameerika filmis 14:30 koolisport 15:59 suhted ja kius 17:34 kooliüritused 22:30 uue kooli esmamuljed 23:04 valikained 26:24 AP ained 27:50 virtuaalklassid 30:46 koolipäeva ülesehitus 37:09 metoodika: projektid, esitlused, avalik esinemine 41:06 õpetajate vaheline koostöö 43:30 eesti keel 50:03 sõbrad 53:00 huviringid 57:11 söök ja jook 58:02 noorte vaade tulevikku 1:03:36 riietus 1:07:00 lapsevanemate roll 1:08:34 nõuanded 1:09:54 koduigatsus ehk Eesti igatsus 1:12:02 Miljon Mindset kingib raamatu 1:13:30 lõpusõnad Saate ilmumist rahastas Eesti Vabariigi Välisministeerium ning toetas Integratsiooni Sihtasutus. https://www.integratsioon.ee/ kodulehelt leiad vajaliku info eesti keele õppimise ning Eestis elamise ja tagasipöördumise kohta. "Õpime koos" Kuula saadet: Jälgi meid sotsiaalmeedias: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opimekoos/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opimekoos Anna meile hoogu juurde ja hakka taskuhäälingu püsitoetajaks: https://www.patreon.com/opimekoos Kui soovid taskuhäälingut “Õpime koos” ühekordselt toetada, siis täname sind annetuse eest MTÜ Tartu Loomemaja arveldusarve kontole EE437700771002831014

All parents want their kids to receive a quote unquote “good education.” But what about a great education? An excellent education? What does the ceiling look like?Our expert today, Professor Jal Mehata, has made a deep study - of what he calls “deeper learning.” We speak with him about how this can be achieved within a classroom, across a school campus, and even in our own homes.More on Jal:Jal Mehta is a Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A sociologist by training, his work focuses on how to remake the industrial-era school system into a modern learning organization that creates purpose and passion for both students and adults.  He is the author, most recently, with Sarah Fine, of In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School, as well as the author of The Allure of Order: High Hopes, Dashed Expectations and the Troubled Quest to Remake American Schooling. Jal is the co-director of the Deeper Learning Dozen, a community of practice of 12 districts across the United States and Canada that are seeking to remake themselves for the future. Jal works with teachers, schools, districts, and states in the U.S and around the world, seeking to cull wisdom from leading practitioners and share it with the field. Jal is also the proud recipient of the Morningstar Teaching Award at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Resources:Www.nosillyquestionspodcast.comhttps://www.instagram.com/nosillyquestionspodcast/

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Emin Gün Sirer is the CEO and founder of the Avalanche blockchain, the 16th biggest by marketcap. He grew up in Istanbul among a large extended family and attended the prestigious American High School there before coming to the U.S. for college. He was a professor of computer science for many years at Cornell University and was early to the game with both Bitcoin and Ethereum. We talk about family life in Istanbul, the strange TV show Musti and how cryptocurrency skepticism dates further back than 2008 and the release of the Bitcoin white paper. Follow Gün on Twitter Learn more about Avalanche

The Charlie Cheddar's team are trying to deliver a pizza for a Pep Rally, but this American High School is not all it seems, and the horrifying Mascot isn't going to make it easy for them… This year's Halloween special features our friends Chris, Charli and Theo from Some Other Heroes alongside Alisha, and Josh as Director. This game uses the Shiver system from Parable Games, and is intended to be as scary and frightening as it is thrilling. Content warnings for body horror (non-ableist), eldritch horror, fear of mascots, fear of deep water, fear of enclosed spaces, fear of isolation and loneliness. --- Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chance License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Unholy Knight by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4563-unholy-knight License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Graveyard Shift by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3823-graveyard-shift License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Sings In The Fields by Rafael Krux Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5302-sings-in-the-fields License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/ Music: The Turning by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9333-the-turning License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Music: An Evil Wynd by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9830-an-evil-wynd License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Music: Long Note Four by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3991-long-note-four License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Very Low Note by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4581-very-low-note License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ‘Meat Corridor' from https://tabletopaudio.com/ Music: Damn Road To Hell by Horst Hoffmann Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8689-damn-road-to-hell License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.mm-studio.eu Music: Countdown by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Music: Halloween The Pumpkin Head by Frank Schroeter Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6663-halloween-the-pumpkin-head License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.schroeter.52 Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

An anonymous senior in an American high school joins the show to discuss their treatment and their observations throughout the COVID plandemic.  They describe what they saw, how people were treated, the behavior of school employees, and the current state of affairs of where they attend school in their final year.

We are so lucky we were able to recruit Dr. Stephen Peters to talk with us. When we did, we had no idea he was a movie star, or at least close to one having been a leader on the documentary ‘American High School.' Stephen is a wise leader with a rich background as a school and district leader. He and Jeff discuss the need for some future changes and most importantly, what leaders can do to drive the change.

We both grew up in the states and experienced prom, the idea of a community cheering for high school sports and our senior year with graduation, open house and senior portraits. Our kids aren't growing up with these as the normal experience now and it's kind of strange for us.We talk about this in the podcast and how things that are part of the American culture of high school aren't parts of secondary school here in the UK. We don't think it's good or bad, but it's interesting to observe when you're in a different culture.

This week's episode is like so fetch! Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with writer and actor Mary Holland (@maryhollandaise) to talk about Mean Girls, an iconic film that an entire generation can still quote verbatim. Mean Girls was the defining movie of the early 2000s and although way too many of the jokes truly did not age well (hello casual homophobia, racism, and ableism), it still is unmatched when it comes to showcasing the intricacies of female bullying and American High School dynamics. While the movie canonically gives us one “too gay to function” main character in Damian, we argue that every single character in Mean Girls can be interpreted as and should have been gay. Although the most obvious choice might be Janice, we would be remiss not to recognize the gay magnetism in action when Cady first arrives at the school. Cady is literally skipping class with the gays and wearing a flannel to school by day 2. When we meet the Plastics, Regina is in slow motion and Cady is instantly enthralled with her. The Plastics themselves are 100% definitely all sleeping together. The movie tries to throw in a boy as a plot device, but it is extremely obvious that is all he is, because neither Regina nor Cady have an ounce of chemistry with him. Plus in real life, the main male cast members are all actually gay, so that probably plays into their interactions at least under the surface. The main plot of the movie is essentially caused by a horrible (and extremely gay) friend breakup between Janice and Regina that sets off a chain of events where Cady and Regina end up accidentally falling for one another. We argue that both Janice and Cady and Regina and Cady are the main ships propelling the story, but background ships like Regina and Gretchen have a very large influence on what happens in the end as well. Everything from Ms. Norbury's rainbow-fueled vest to Regina choosing to wear lingerie anytime she's on the phone with Cady adds to the incredibly gay masterpiece that is Mean Girls. The film literally ends with Regina's best version of her life being getting buried under a pile of girls on the athletic field- we know what you are, Regina and we are so thrilled for you. We know one thing for sure, Mean Girls Should've Been Gay. Follow along on Twitter: Lez Hang Out (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay at the end of every episode. Leigh Holmes Foster (@lshfoster) and Ellie Brigida (@elliebrigida). You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and follow along on Instagram (@lezhangoutpod).Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lezhangoutpod. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

For over a year, we followed American, Francesca Cronin as she experienced being a high school student abroad in Sarajevo. You'll hear what she felt, what she learned, and how she changed. Plus, you'll hear her dad's reflections on loving her from afar, and from the best friend she made over there, too! And Audacious producer, Jessica Severin de Martinez, talks about how her experience as a German student in the United States 25 years ago formed her life. GUESTS:  Francesca Cronin: A high school student from Dunstable, Massachusetts, who spent an academic year abroad in Sarajevo. She was part of the YES Abroad program Peter Cronin: Francesca's father Azra Hrnjica: Francesca's best friend in Sarajevo Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aflevering 41 is het vierde en laatste gesprek in de reeks over Amerikaans horror. Eerder al bespraken we het werk van Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe en H.P. Lovecraft. Vandaag is, als laatste, de Amerikaanse auteur Stephen King aan de beurt. Daarvoor hebben we twee King-kenners te gast: Joeri Pacolet en Evert-Jan van Leeuwen. Joeri benadrukt in zijn proefschrift dat de boeken van King meer zijn dan populaire pulpachtige pageturners. Al is Amerikaanse sterauteur zelf uiterst bescheiden over zijn literaire kwaliteiten. Hij noemde zijn werk een keer de literaire evenknie van een Big Mac met een grote portie Franse frietjes. Maar daarmee doet de schrijver zichzelf tekort. Dat blijkt onder meer uit de vele accolades die King ontving voor zijn oeuvre. Maar buiten de literaire kwaliteiten van zijn werk, heeft Joeri in zijn promotieonderzoek vooral aandacht voor de constructieve functie die Kings verhalen kunnen hebben om inzage te krijgen in de psychologische ontwikkeling van adolescenten en hun ambivalente belevingswereld. King heeft wel eens geschreven: “Een horrorverhaal maakt weer kinderen van ons. Het is de belangrijkste functie van een horror-roman om alle beschermende lagen af te breken en ons over de grenzen van alle taboes heen naar plaatsen te jagen waar we eigenlijk niet mogen komen.” In deze aflevering staan voornamelijk stil bij de King-klassiekers Salem's lot, Pet sematary, The Shining, The Storm of the Century en Carrie. Stephen King werd op 21 september 1947 geboren als zoon van Donald en Nellie King. Al vanaf zijn tweede jaar wordt hij samen met zijn broer David alleen opgevoed door z'n moeder. Hij studeerde Engels aan de universiteit van Maine en werd later docent Engels op de middelbare school. Al vrij jong begon hij met schrijven, maar had weinig succes. Vier romans en zestig korte verhalen had hij toegestuurd aan uitgevers en per kerende post retour gekregen. Het was de publicatie van ‘Carrie' in 1974 die in één klap een einde maakte aan de armoede en onbekendheid. Na deze bestseller verschenen in een razendsnel tempo ‘Salems lot', ‘The Shining', ‘The Dead Zone', ‘Cujo', en ‘Pet sematary'. En later ook minder griezelige klassiekers zoals ‘Shawshank Redemption' en ‘The Green Mile'. King heeft inmiddels meer dan vijftig ‘bestsellers' op zijn naam staan en veel van zijn werk werd succesvol vertaald naar het filmdoek door regisseurs zoals Stanley Kubrick, David Cronenberg, George Romero en Brian DePalma. Evert-Jan van Leeuwen is literatuurwetenschapper en werkzaam als universitair docent Engelse taal en cultuur bij het LUCAS aan de Universiteit Leiden, en een specialist op het gebied van Amerikaanse en Engelse horror. Onze andere gast, Joeri Pacolet, is werkzaam als filosofiedocent in het voortgezet onderwijs. Daarnaast is ook hij literatuurwetenschapper. In 2016 promoveerde hij op het proefschrift getiteld: ‘Stephen Kings transcendente schrijvers. Een post-Jungiaanse analyse van de ‘puer aeternus' in Kings fictie', waarbij Evert optrad als co-promoter. Later is dit in bewerkte vorm uitgegeven bij Routledge onder de titel: ‘Transcendent Writers in Stephen King's Fiction: A Post-Jungian Analysis of the Puer Aeternus' (2020). Timestamps: 00:00-06:39 – Introductie en eerste kennismaking met King 06:39-14:56 – Salem's Lot: King als de Charles Dickens van de VS. 14:56-40:21 – Pet Sematary: de samenleving en de vervreemding van de dood. 40:21-01:00:00 – The Shining: angsten rondom volwassen worden, vaderschap en de American Dream 01:00:00-01:09:25 – The Shining: het verschil tussen Kings roman en Kubricks verfilming 01:09:25-01:20:43 – Storm of the Century: de schaduwzijde van de gemeenschap 01:20:43-01:31:49 – King en de Bijbel 01:31:49-01:46:31 – Carrie & Christine: King over de American High School cult en lichamelijkheid 01:46:31-02:00:28 – Kings literaire invloed & zijn heruitvinding van zichzelf

Originally trained in pediatrics and public health, Sayantani DasGupta teaches in the Graduate Program in Narrative Medicine, the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, all at Columbia University. She writes and speaks on issues of race, gender, health and social justice. New York Times bestselling author and physician, Sayantani DasGupta, brilliantly re-imagines the beloved classic, Pride and Prejudice, to reflect the complex, diverse world of American high school culture. The book is already receiving rave reviews, and you need not be an Austen-head, to love it and the conversations around the many issues Sayantani weaves in and addresses. “Studded with references to U.S. and South Asian pop culture as well as Jane Austen–related Easter eggs, DasGupta's astute, buoyant comedy of manners employs witty, rat-a-tat dialogue alongside social commentary about subjects including classism, colorism, and sexism.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review MORE: getthefunkoutshow.kuci.org

Hello everyone.  Welcome to another exciting episode of VR in Education.  In today's episode, we are talking about scaling up VR in education.  As more and more schools think about incorporating VR into their programs, there are so many questions to ponder.  Today on the show we have Mr. Jason Beneby.  Jason is Chief Operating Officer at American High School and director of the Bahamas Virtual School.  He will be spearheading the rollout and adoption of metaverse education across the island.  Reach Jason on linkEdin at linkedin.com/in/jason-beneby-3775562 .

In this live English lesson, we will discuss something that is very popular this time of year in the United States, and that is the high school prom. We'll talk about "breaking in" shoes, high heels, taking photos, dinner reservations, and so much more.

Ben Paik has a fascinating story. Growing up a popular kid in a rural town in Korea, his parents immigrated to California where Ben had to figure out how to start over in an American High School speaking little to no English. It wasn't easy. What lead him to being a maker is a tale of redemption and reclamation of human spirit. Finding used and broken skateboards as the material of choice, Ben glues then together to form blocks and mills them down to make useable lumber for various projects; from Tables to Bike frames Ben documents his builds on his Youtube channel and is a great follow on Instagram. We also talked about shady landlords, his folding staircase going viral, getting got on his European vacation and a lot more. Ben is such a great follow and we had a lot of fun. He'll definitely be back. Thanks again Ben! - GF  Links: Follow Ben on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/wobydesign/Go check out his Website: https://www.woby.design/Go to his Youtube, subscribe and leave a review https://www.youtube.com/c/WobyDesignUnlicensed Therapy with Ari Mannis(Ben's episode- great listen):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/woby-design-ben-paik/id930843059?i=1000494775273Please subscribe, leave a review and tell your friends about the show. it helps me out a lot! Welcome TotalBoatAdhesives, paints, primers and polishing compounds.Go to https://www.totalboat.com/And put in “Fullblast10” for 10% off Go get yourself some all natural , food safe Axe WaxGo to https://axewax.us/And get 10% off with promocode: FULLBLAST10AkinteractiveGet your Website designed by AK Interactive, Consultation, Graphic Design, logos, Signage design. 25+ years experience in FULL SERVICE Website design, Graphic design and marketing for knife makers and all Craftsman:http://akinteractive.com/fullblast10% off with promo code: FULLBLAST10Get your Blacksmith hammers from John Erianne akahttps://www.instagram.com/sunsetforgenj/http://sunsetforgenj.com/new-productsGo look at the course curriculum at CMA:https://centerformetalarts.org/workshops/** Taking classes from some of the best in forging at one of the best facilities in the country is an excellent opportunity to propel yourself as a blacksmith. Not to be missed. And with housing on the campus it's a great way to get yourself to the next level. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Staying committed to your purpose is critical for long-term success. This week the former NFL cornerback and current high school coach Pat Surtain reveals how he mentors and supports his players to prepare them for the world of professional sports. Listen in as Pat and I discuss why you should look for outside support from your team to accomplish goals, how a team bond on the field can differ from corporate relationships, and how Pat stayed competitive and extended his time in the NFL.   About Pat Surtain: Pat Surtain Sr. is a retired NFL cornerback who currently is on the coaching staff for the Miami Dolphins. Pat was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1998 NFL Draft, played in the league for 11 seasons with the Dolphins and the Chiefs, and was a 3x Pro-Bowler. Prior to joining the Dolphins' coaching staff, Pat was the head football coach at American Heritage School where he led the school to its third state championship in five years as the school's head coach. In 2020, Pat won the High School Football America National Coach of the Year award.     Follow Pat on Instagram: @psurtain Follow Pat on Twitter: @psurtain23 Follow American Heritage Football on Instagram: @ahspatriotfootball   Want to find your own way to Move the Ball toward your goals? Sign up for my FREE 5-Day Virtual Networking Bootcamp and create a game plan for growing your network: https://bit.ly/vntrainingcamp Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/movetheball/ Buy the Move the Ball book: https://amz.run/5JR6 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movetheball/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We sit down and talk with Robert Pinkney a former player for American High School. Please listen as he tells his story of playing football and the impact it had on his life. The owner of Touch Down Fitness, the link is listed below. touchdownfitness-click here CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES, REFER TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW. Phone : (510) 274-3604 Instagram: @thetouchdownfitness Email: 1touchdownfitness@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifeacpov/support

In episode 14 we speak to DB Peter Lundstrom, most recently of the Wasa Royals. Peter is one of the top ranked college recruits in Europe, and we discuss his playing experience, both in Finland and at an American High School, and his future plans for his football career.

Christopher is an American high school English teacher. He's worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District and for the past several years, he's worked within the DeKalb County School System in Atlanta, Georgia. Christopher shares about growing up in Georgia, and his experiences as an actor in New York and within the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. He also opens up about how he transitioned from working in the creative arts to education.

In this week's hullabalooza of an episode, the boys reveal the Pumpkin King's dirty little secret, find some wholesome goodness in The Book of Boba Fett, use the recent Microsoft acquisition to cast each console company as American High School cliques and, of course, look at Lord Voldemort's obsession with sex toys. All this, and more! Don't miss out on Weekly Bonus episodes of the Drip Tray where we generate Rule 34 stories about your suggested characters or our Patreons and read them out www.patreon.com/shartselect Join the Discord Server - https://discord.gg/v7cy2WP Twitter @Shartselectpod | Instagram @shartselectpod | Youtube | Merch

This is always one of my most frequently requested topics and "I thought you were American" is probably one of the most common phrases in my comment section. I am aware I don't sound Italian when I speak English and my year as an exchange student in North Carolina (USA) is  one of the reasons why. I tried to cover all areas of my experience: from the application process to being accepted in the program to leaving my friends and family behind all the way to what I experienced once I came back home. If you have any questions regarding being an exchange student (maybe you are thinking about becoming one!!!), don't hesitate to DM on Instagram and I'll be glad to answer all your questions. All my socials / playlists --> https://linktr.ee/AlexiaWoods  

New season, new host: Elsa Johnson and Delancy Ma discuss the differences between Chinese and American high schools.

We are pleased to introduce you to John Cheung, as our distinguished speaker at SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 2 Episode 7, Discovering 21st Century Skills. John Cheung is the founding Principal of Tai Kwong Hilary College (TKHC), where is an International Baccalaureate candidate school where offers International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP), the General Certificate of Education (GCE A -level) and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). John Cheung is an experienced International Baccalaureate continuum educator with 20 years of experience as an educator, administrator, school leader, licensed principal, workshop leader, researcher, mentor and author. He has 20 years of working experience in international education and British & American curriculum certification, including more than 10 years of International Baccalaureate (IB) experience. He took up various managerial roles in the education field, serving as the principal of Cambridge International School, American High School and IB schools in different regions. He was appointed as an advisory member of “Disability Discrimination Ordinance under the Education Bureau (EDB) of Hong Kong. He also works as a mentor of the Education University of Hong Kong. The contribution that Principal CHEUNG has made is recognized. He won the “Principal of the Year” award at the Vision of International Schools (VIS) Conference 2020 and award for excellence in education administration in 2021. Now we are pleased to present to you, our esteemed and distinguished speaker for SkyGems Academy Podcast Series 2 Episode 7 Discovering 21st Century Skills, Mr. John Cheung. Please visit and join us at: SkyGems Academy https://skygemsacademy.com/ Join SkyGems Academy – 21st Century Skills learning journey launchpad https://learn.skygemsacademy.com/

In this episode Daniel and Jeremy sit down and fill in the gaps of their friendship. They discuss various topics related to their upbringing, as well as growing up as an Asian American and navigating through high school, college, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/winners-collective/support

Edward Schreiber ('76) attended Seoul American High School inside Yongsan US Garrison from 1974 to 1976.

Andrew Woodruff ('04) attended Seoul American High School inside Yongsan US Garrison from 1995 to 2001 and 2004.

Bob Paul ('68) attended Seoul American High School inside Yongsan US Garrison from 1965 to 1968.

David Drake ('78) attended Seoul American Schools inside Yongsan US Garrison from K-12.

Tony Jackson ('94) attended Seoul American High School inside Yongsan US Garrison from 1991 to 1993.

Phil Schreck ('78) attended Seoul American High School inside Yongsan US Garrison from 1977 to 1978 and lived there until 1979.

Sarah Fine is co-author of "In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School." She teaches a deeper learning course at Harvard, and is the director of the San Diego Teacher Residency, which was formerly the High Tech High Graduate School of Education Teaching Apprenticeship program. Sarah and Jal share how they decided to pursue the project, what it was like to conduct research in schools and classrooms, who has guided and influenced their thinking and writing, how their views have changed since the books publishing, and why they have such a strong partnership even if they do drive each other nuts on occasion!http://www.deeperlearningdozen.org

Join us for our second of three education-related interviews. This one is with Sarah Fine, director of the San Diego Teacher Residency at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education and author of In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School. Hear Sarah talk about project-based learning, the goals and operations of her program, and her ideas on how public schools and teachers nationwide can do a better job at supporting young people.

ST Rappaport decided that she had enough of American High School before her Junior year, so she dropped out and decided to Go to College in England. It's a journey that changed her life. While she was abroad, she studied art and used it in her current profession as a Creative Journal Expressive Arts Coach. What she does sounds truly fascinating. We also discuss art, the creative process, the challenges of living abroad, and more.  Have you ever been stuck or confused and unsure what to do in a situation? Then you've got to hear about Creative Journal Expressive Arts. It's a weird, cool method that uses your nondominant hand to access your subconscious and gets all the answers you are looking for. You can hear more from ST on her Podcast.  LifePix Relationships Podcast--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/d-m-needom/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/d-m-needom/supportSupport the show

On this weeks episode, Kayleigh is teaching David all about the Status Quo that he must, under no circumstances, deviate from. Sadly from David, this isn't the 'rockin' all over the world' Status Quo, but the strict rules of the American High School experience. Is this the start of something new? Will David impress Kayleigh with his musical knowledge or will, much like his singing, he fall flat on his face? Can Kayleigh convince David that High School Musical is a real bop to the top? Find out on this weeks episode of The Hunt. Our music is Calvin by Catman64 on Pixabay. Make sure to follow our socials, you can find Kayleigh at @kayleighxhunt on Twitter and Instagram. You can find David at @Dousty95 on Twitter and Instagram. Enjoy the podcast, and make sure to rate us 5 stars!

Nanik Tagore interviews Rio American High School senior, Nate Gauthier about his accomplishments in San Juan Unified School District. They talk about Nate's own podcast, the CIVITAS program, and his plans for after high school.Written by: Nanik Tagore Edited by: Zubin TagoreProduced by: The Tagore BrothersMusic by: Cameron FarleyNate's podcast: nathan-gauthierNate's Instagram: nate.gauthierContact: Email - sjusdstudentpodcast@gmail.comTwitter - sjusdpodcastInstagram -sanjuanunifiedpodcast

This is part 1 of a 4 part series on YM Retreat themes. This episode is hosted by Lucas Francisco and Miranda Baclig, who are seniors at James Logan High School and a part of Emmaus. They are joined by fellow Emmaus leaders Feliza Alipio-Jocson (senior at American High School), Micaela Mendoza (first year at Mount Saint Mary's University, Jacob Ortiz (second year at Ohlone College), and Elijah Austin (first year at Azusa Pacific University). They discuss the importance of their relationship with themselves and how it plays a role in their life and faith.

"In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School" by Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine (2019) (http://bit.ly/3oQegvu) "Students now live in a world plagued by complex global problems, including climate change, massive economic inequality, ideological warfare, and a technological revolution marked by a chaotic proliferation of sources of opinion, fact, myth, paranoia, and disinformation. The generation of students coming of age today will be asked to navigate, survive, and, if they can, help to heal the world they have inherited. Schools will need to do their part to develop skilled, creative, educated, informed, and empathetic citizens and leaders — the kind of people that our economy, society, and democracy demand" (pp. 12-13). References: Jal Mehta (https://twitter.com/jal_mehta) Sarah Fine (https://twitter.com/sarahmfine) 100 Days of Conversations about Schools (https://www.100daysofconversations.org/) Human Restoration Project (https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/) REENVISIONED (https://www.reenvisioned.org/) youthxyouth (https://www.youthxyouth.com/) The Next 50 (https://thenext50.us/) Zak Malamed (https://twitter.com/zakmal) Michael Lipset of PassTell Stories (http://www.michaellipset.com/) Connect: Twitter (https://twitter.com/mjcraw) Website (https://www.mjcraw.com) Music from Digi G'Alessio CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://bit.ly/2IyV71i)

Cuba's Ambassador on the Escalating US Sanctions (0:31)Guest: Jose R. Cabanas, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United StatesSince President Donald Trump took office he has steadily re-imposed sanctions and travel restrictions on Cuba that Obama Administration had lifted. Recently, the Trump Administration has imposed additional sanctions because of Cuba's support for the Maduro government in Venezuela. Cuba, Russia and China continue to back Nicolas Maduro, while the US, European Union and most Latin American countries recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president and want Maduro to step down.  Fast Answers to Questions Aren't Necessarily More Truthful (12:33)Guest: John Protzko is a Cognitive Scientist in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa BarbaraIf you ask someone a question and they answer quickly, that must mean they're telling the truth, right? Because they don't have time to come up with a lie? Well, not necessarily. Turns out that people can -and will -lie when under pressure. How American High Schools can Promote Greater Learning (22:25)Guest: Sarah Fine, Co-Author of “In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School”, Program Director at High Tech High Graduate School of EducationThink back to high school for a moment, if you can bear it. Where did you do your most engaged learning? Was it in particular subject, or with a particular teacher? Maybe it wasn't even in class, but during extracurricular activity. That's how it was for me. I worked on the school newspaper. No surprise there, I guess. Education researcher Sarah Fine spent hundreds of hours shadowing high school students in some of the nation's best schools to figure out the special ingredients for what she calls “deeper learning.” I Can Do Science (39:30)Guest:   Maya Swamps and Irrigation May Have Supported a Much Bigger Population (50:38)Guest: Timothy Beach, Ph.D., Geoarchaeologist, Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at AustinJust how large were the ancient Mayan cities of Latin America, and how advanced were their farming practices? The two are connected because a civilization can only be as large as it has food to sustain itself –either by growing it or importing it. So that's why geoarchaeologist Timothy Beach spends so much time puzzling over the Maya farming question. Recently he and his team used airplanes equipped with radar to make some startling discoveries about the scale of Maya agriculture a thousand years ago. Your Kid Might Have a Good Reason to Whine (1:04:39)Guest: Rose Sokol-Chang, PhD, Journal Publisher at the American Psychological Association“How do I stop my kids from whining?” is one of the top questions parenting experts get. But Rose Sokol-Chang studied whining at Clark University and she says it's actually an important part of a child's social development. That it's even a sign of love and affection and parents should pay attention to. Movies about Female Villains (1:17:53)Guest: Kirsten Hawkes, ParentPreviews.comWhy is it that Disney's princesses are nearly always up against a female villain? A villainess if you will. The Evil Queen, Ursula the Sea Witch, the Wicked Stepmother. . . Maleficient. With the second Maleficient film out in theaters, Kirsten Hawkes of ParentPreviews.com has been giving some thought to the phenomenon of the female villain. What motivates them? Which are the most villainous –and why?

JERK OFFS! I've missed you, have you missed me? Sorry it's been so long but I've been at Edinburgh Fringe and on holiday but we're back with a brand new episode featuring Orlando Baxter (@orlandobaxter) ! Finally an American on the podcast, he's from Boston which I reckon is the most British bit of the USA. He's done Edinburgh Fringe a few times, toured in the UK, he even studied on exchange at Leicester University - this dude knows his UK.  We talk about who's the better sports fans, some cultural differences, how much better Americans are at basketball, horrible Edinburgh weather and the American High School experience.  If you love us PLEASE DROP US A REVIEW ON iTUNES, and subscribe so you know when those new episodes are coming out. We're on Twitter at @TheUnionJackOff and you can get at Daniel Muggleton @danmuggleton on Twitter & Instagram.  His special is still streaming on Amazon Prime around the world, maybe give it a look in. 

Cuba Gooding Jr is taking to the stage in the new West End production of one of the world's most successful musicals - Chicago. He talks to Stig Abell about his role as the lawyer Billy Flynn and his career; starring in Boyz n the Hood, playing OJ Simpson, the impact of winning an Oscar for Jerry Maguire, and how Hollywood is changing its attitude to black actors. Bob Honey who Just Do Stuff is a new novel. Its author is Sean Penn. He's not the only film star to feel, after coming to fame reciting other people's words, the urge to write stories of their own. Tom Hanks has published a collection of short stories, James Franco, Lauren Graham and Pamela Anderson have all written novels. Ethan Hawke has three to his name. Cathy Rentzenbrink of The Bookseller discusses this phenomenon, what these books reveal and whether they, Penn's in particular, are any good. Love, Simon is a new American High School coming of movie but with a twist - Simon is struggling with coming out as gay rather than finding a date for Prom. Tim Robey considers if this film marks a breakthrough moment for mainstream cinema. In February on Front Row we heard from two women - Louise Allen and Maude Julien - who'd written books about being severely abused in their childhood and teens by the adults responsible for their care, and how art and literature provided a lifeline for them. We joined them when they met, for the first time, a few days ago. Dr Martin Luther King was assassinated 50 years ago today. Maya Angelou, who worked with him, would, had she lived, be 90 today. We hear her read a poem she wrote for him.Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Julian May.