Thinking in the Midst
Philosophers of education talk about how their research can inform educational policy and teacher practice around current issues in the field. The goal of the podcast is to think with topics in conversation.
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- Aug 10, 2026
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On Care, Leadership, and Racial Justice (opens the original)
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Osly Flores, Michael Gunzenhauser, Rosa Rivera-McCutchen sat down to talk with Cara about care, leadership, and racial justice. They highlighted that care occurs within contexts and systems. To care demands racial justice with attention to daily conduct. School leaders can set the tone, develop structures, and lead with care. For Mike and Osly's new book: Gunzenhauser, M.G., Flores, O.J., & Quigley, M.W. (2025). Race-conscious caring in educational leadership: A narrative ethics . New York, NY:
On Psychedelics and Learning (opens the original)
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David Blacker sat down to talk with Cara about psychedelics and learning. They highlighted that care occurs within contexts and systems. He moved between specifics about psychedelics, a wider discussion of learning, Kant, and quite a bit of Socrates. For more check out: DEEPER LEARNING WITH PSYCHEDELICS: PHILOSOPHICAL PATHWAYS THROUGH ALTERED STATES (State University of New York Press, 2024) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://psyche.co/ideas/psychedelics-are-philosophical-tools-for-demolishing-
On Troubling Curriculum and Justice (opens the original)
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Tadashi Dozono, Alex Armonda, and Andrew Thompson sat down to talk with Cara about Troubling Curriculum and Justice. They discussed curriculum development and modification, attention to students, interruption and disruption, and how all these factors come together to trouble curriculum for the sake of justice. For Tadashi’s full paper: Beyond Negated Identity: Mediating the World History Classroom through Adorno's Negative Dialectics - Dozono - 2026 - Educational Theory - Wiley Online Library Fo
Teaching is Inquiry as Teacher Induction (opens the original)
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Allison Lam sat down to talk with Cara about teaching is inquiry. She explained how inquiry orients her teaching and how it helps her follow the child, incorporate movement, and be flexible in her lessons.
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