#1 (4/8/20): "What is Teacher Saves World?" Laurie & Matt kick off their first show by tackling the essential question, "What is Teacher Saves World?" Laurie opens up the show with a student greeting suggestion in her "If I Was Principal" segment, and Matt closes it out with a look at daily life of a teacher and parent of teens in his "That's the Beauty of it All" contribution.
#2 (4/8/20): "How Can Families w/Teenagers Make the Most of the Shutdown?" Laurie & Matt broadcast episode 2 from "Coronaland" and attempt to answer the essential question, "How Can Families w/Teenagers Make the Most of the Shutdown?" Matt gets the show started with a suggestion on how to organize teacher teams in his "If I Was Principal," and Laurie closes the show with a Hollywood themed "The Beauty of it All."
#3 (4/8/20): "What if You Could do High School Over?" Laurie & Matt flashback to high school for this episode's essential question, "What if You Could do High School Over?" Laurie kicks things off with a principal's office suggestion during "If I Was Principal," and Matt closes out the show pondering the latent beauty of his folding chairs during "That's the Beauty of it All."
#4 (4/13/20): "What is the Warm Demander?" Laurie & Matt center this episode around the essential question, "What is the Warm Demander?" (Hint: it's neither a cocktail nor a Star Wars weapon) Matt kicks off the show with a need for an organizational system in "If I Was Principal," and Laurie gets a tad weepy with her closing "That's the Beauty of it All."
#5 (4/20/20): "What is the Most Important Year of High School?" Laurie & Matt tackle the essential question, "What is the Most Important Year of High School?" Laurie kicks off the show with a suggestion for teacher professional development in "If I Was Principal," and Matt closes out the show talking about the diversity of our personalities in "That's the Beauty of it All."
#6 (4/23/20): Special Episode: Top 5 High School Movies Laurie & Matt each create their lists of Top 5 High School Movies of all time. As children of the 80s, the Golden Age of High School Movies, do the 2000s have a chance at cracking either of their lists? Listen in and find out what made their lists, and what didn't. Their lists:
Laurie: 1. The Breakfast Club 2. Pretty in Pink 3. 16 Candles
4. Some Kind of Wonderful 5. Carrie
Matt: 1. Rushmore 2. Back to the Future 3. Election
4. Dead Poet's Society 5. The Breakfast Club
#7 (4/27/20): "What if You Could Create Your Own High School?" Laurie & Matt discuss the subjects they would fill students' schedules with in this episode's essential question, "What if You Could Create Your Own High School?" Matt starts off the show by ruining juniors' and seniors' lunch plans in "If I Was Principal," and Laurie closes out the show reflecting on the growth of London in "That's the Beauty of it All." NOTE: Renamed on 5/3/20. Recorded as episode 6.
#8 (4/30/20): Commonplace Episode: Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn't Grown Up...and What to Do About It by Mark McConville, Ph. D. Laurie & Matt introduce the Commonplace Episode, where they pull a quote from a book they've read and discuss its implications on the teaching and parenting of teenagers. This episode's quote:
A sense of direction is defined as acceptance of a personal future that aims toward adulthood. For young people, having a sense of direction is not the same as knowing what you want to do in life, having a career goal, or having a vision of success and satisfaction.