We keep our unpopular opinions rolling with a hard line on what counts as real intervention, a critique of rigid pacing guides, and a push for repair after conflict instead of removal without follow-up. We argue for qualified support where it m...

Join past guests, Naomi Church, Sheila Kennedy, Krista Leh, and

What if the kindest thing we can do for students is to stop rescuing them? We sit down with educational leader and mentor (and Plan Z Coach) Josephine Hunt to unpack how natural and logical consequences—not punishments, not prize boxes—grow rea...

We celebrate 100 episodes with past guests to distill what actually helps educators simplify, focus, and bring joy back to teaching. Reflection, metacognition, micro-PD, boundaries, and student voice come together as a humane blueprint for sust...

Seven familiar voices return with fresh proof that doing less can change everything. We asked past guests what shifted since we last spoke, and their updates land with clarity: SEL works when it’s who we are, not what we assign; attention thriv...