The Old School

Dr. Bourgeois and Mr. Miller discuss the notion of happiness, how it is defined in schools and how we incorporate the notion of happiness within our curriculum.



As mentioned in the episode, our book, The Center Cannot Hold: A Critical Look at Contemporary Education, is exclusively offered on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Center-Cannot-Hold-Contemporary-Education/dp/1736530518/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DLY0CMTRK95F&keywords=the+center+cannot+hold%3A+a+critical+look&qid=1670184214&sprefix=%2Caps%2C613&sr=8-1



Musical credit: "Track 14" Steven Bourgeois from Out of the Darkness ©2004 All rights reserved

What is The Old School?

Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge "best practices" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”