Our guests  say  that we are confused about the ultimate goal of education. Tune in to find out why the focus on teaching students the one right answer undermines what they and our nation needs most in the decades ahead.

It has been said that criticism is hard to take from a family member, supervisor, peer, friend or stranger. Taking criticism well is clearly tough, but our guest says that criticism can offer so much value that we should proactively seek it. What? In this segment we look at how to move beyond handling and avoiding criticism to seeking it out and extracting the most value out of it.

Many people believe that teachers have it made, working from 8 to 3 and summers off. In fact many, if not most, teachers are struggling to have a life outside of work because of time spent off the clock. In this segment our guests look at the things that sap teachers' time and energy and offer practical tips for finding more time to do the things that matter most.

"If students aren't learning the way we're teaching, we need to teach the way children learn," says our guest. However, learning difficulties can make this wisdom challenging to apply. In this segment our guests give practical guidance for teaching students with learning difficulties.