Full episode 43: Faustian Bargains Act One Dangerous Minds Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Transcript LuAnne Johnson is a teacher who sold her story to Hollywood and saw it made into the film and TV series Dangerous Minds, in which a character named LuAnne Johnson does things the real LuAnne believes are unethical and silly. (15 minutes) ByIra Glass More in EducationView all 818: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Dec. 15, 2023 Act Four: The New Kids Three girls, whose families traveled thousands of miles to get to New York, navigate their latest challenge: American middle school. (11 minutes) 814: Parents Are People Nov. 10, 2023 Act One: See Something, Slay Something A middle schooler really wants to trust the adults have her best interests in mind. 805: The Florida Experiment July 14, 2023 Act Two: Their Eyes Were Watching Tallahassee DeSantis has passed law after law about what can and can’t be taught in Florida classrooms. More by Ira GlassView all 824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. 781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior. 777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
818: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Dec. 15, 2023 Act Four: The New Kids Three girls, whose families traveled thousands of miles to get to New York, navigate their latest challenge: American middle school. (11 minutes)
814: Parents Are People Nov. 10, 2023 Act One: See Something, Slay Something A middle schooler really wants to trust the adults have her best interests in mind.
805: The Florida Experiment July 14, 2023 Act Two: Their Eyes Were Watching Tallahassee DeSantis has passed law after law about what can and can’t be taught in Florida classrooms.
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.