Latest Episodes
Episode 9
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October 13, 2025
Beyond the Table: Confidence in Conversation
In this episode, Pier Kooistra and Willem Anton continue their discussion on encouraging discourse, and the goal of helping students persist through challenging moments...
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Episode 8
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October 13, 2025
Beyond the Table: Harkness from a Student's Perspective
In this episode, Pier Kooistra and Willem Anton explore how the Harkness method of teaching – a discussion-based approach in which students are empowered...
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Episode 7
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September 01, 2025
Harkness in Action
In this episode, English teacher Pier Kooistra, the Robert S. and Christina Seix Dow Master-Teaching Chair in Harkness Learning, and science teacher Brianna Thompson,...
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Episode 6
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May 28, 2025
From Safe Harbors to the High Seas
We continue in this episode with our exploration of lighthouse parenting, including its application in educational settings. We discuss how a balanced approach strengthens...
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Episode 5
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May 28, 2025
Are You Ready to Be a Lighthouse?
We explore “Lighthouse Parenting” – a modern metaphor for parenting that unlocks enduring truths and adaptable strategies for a balanced approach to raising children...
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Episode 4
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May 14, 2025
The Principles of Harkness
What role does Harkness pedagogy play in addressing the problems and possibilities of “woke?" In this closing episode, we examine how Harkness pedagogy is...
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