HeyJaredPerfect Chaos
Learning happens when all the things come together in what can only be described as "Perfect Chaos." Join us as we look at what is going on in education right now and how we can keep finding our perfect chaos.
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Season 2 - Episode 4: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Teaching (opens the original)
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There are plenty of things people tell you before you become a teacher. But few people explain how deeply relational the work will become or how much emotional weight those relationships can carry. In this episode, Dr. B reflects on what she wishes someone had told her about teaching: why relationships are not separate from instruction, how small moments of intentional presence can matter, and what can happen when a teacher responds to challenging behavior with curiosity, consistency, and profes
Season 2: Episode 3: Set the Tone, Then Learn the People (opens the original)
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The students have arrived, and all those carefullyplanned systems now have to work for the actual people in the room. In this episode, Dr. B explores how educators canestablish clear expectations while still making space for student voice.Drawing on educational research about belonging, teacher–student relationships,classroom structure, and student agency, she explains why authority and sharedownership do not have to compete. You’ll leave with practical strategies for developingclassroom norms w
Season 2: Episode 2: You Don’t Have to Be Ready for Everything (opens the original)
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Back-to-school preparation can make us feel as though we should have every box unpacked, every system established, and every possible problem anticipated before we are allowed to begin. But no teacher can be ready for everything. In this episode, Dr. B reflects on moving out of one university office and into another, with plenty of family help and more than a few trips along the way. She explores the difference between preparing with purpose and performing perfection, the invisible decisions tea
Season 2: Episode 1: Welcome to the New Era of the Perfect Chaos Podcast (opens the original)
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In this Season 2 premiere, Dr. Ronda Blevins (Dr. B) welcomes listeners into a new era of the podcast, with her stepping into the role of regular solo host. David may still wander onto the porch occasionally, and other guests will join when their experiences can deepen the conversation, but this new format makes room for the podcast to return in a way that is thoughtful, flexible, and sustainable. This relaunch arrives as Dr. B is navigating another significant beginning: closing her chapter at
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