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Breaking the Paradigm

Radically transforming education

Breaking the Paradigm is a new media organization that seeks to radically transform education through Montessori and learner-centered pedagogy to create a world that is more humane, equitable, and liberatory for all people. breakingtheparadigm.org

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70 episodes

  1. What it Means to be a Lifelong Montessorian with Joe Campbell 54:42
  2. Building a Fellowship in Scientific Pedagogy with Taylor Henry 1:10:41
  3. Montessori Conversations Worth Having 1:02:09
  4. Crafting an Education for a World That Needed to Change Yesterday 22:49
  5. An Invitation to Look Inward 11:50
  6. Reading, Self-Determination Theory, and Me 22:19
  7. The Ideal Is a Process, Not an Outcome: A Conversation on Montessori and Letting Go with Taylor Henry 47:45
  8. Palestinian Liberation Is Collective Liberation: A Conversation with Suzanne Yatim 57:18
  9. The Power of Possibility: Designing an Inclusive Montessori Environment with Dr. Paige Krabill 47:17
  10. The Montessori Method, Continued: An Invitation to Change the World 38:32
  11. We're Losing the Tech Conversation Because Students Aren't a Part of It 1:02:12
  12. Letting Go to Move Forward: The Unfinished Work of Montessori with Kathy Leitch 58:28
  13. From Compliance to Emergence: Rethinking Peace Education and Montessori Teacher Preparation with Tammy Oesting 1:00:04
  14. 45 States, Two People, One Mission: The Work of the Montessori Public Policy Initiative 38:20
  15. What If We Just Listened? Live from the Student Power Summit 2026 46:30
  16. Composting Modernity: Unlearning the Stories That Are Unraveling Our World with Raj Chawla and Andrew Kutt 1:00:06
  17. What Will Adolescents Do When We're Not Watching? 58:26
  18. Education, ICE, and Montessori - Live Stream Recording 36:23
  19. Montessori Lives in the World: Why Justice Can't Wait with Hannah Richardson and Frank George IV 54:31
  20. How AMI/USA Is Reimagining Collaboration and Accessibility with Dr. KaLinda Bass-Barlow 1:18:19
  21. Building the First Worker Cooperative Montessori Organization with Carolyn Sweet and Suzanne Tipton 58:29
  22. Community, Courage, and California Time: Justin Tosco Interviews Andrew and Kelly on Anniversary Special 1:12:32
  23. From Radical Acceptance to Slingshot Labs: Why Students Need Teachers Who Are Willing to Be Friends with Jarrett Arnold 57:23
  24. Trust, Control, and Fear: Confronting Authoritarianism in Montessori Education with Charles Terranova 1:14:12
  25. Montessori Is the Education of the Adult, Not the Child: The Quiet Revolution of Teacher Transformation with Marie Crutcher 50:58
  26. Why Teachers Must Be Brave Enough to Refuse the Status Quo with Bruce Robbins 1:03:24
  27. If We Want Equity Later, We Must Actualize It Now: Why the Means of Education Must Match Its Ends with Bob Blecher 1:03:38
  28. The Adjacent Possible: When Adolescents Lead Adults to Higher Consciousness with Karen Kelley 58:03
  29. Beyond Spiritual Preparation: Creating Liberatory Cultures in Montessori Schools with Koren Clark 53:57
  30. Learning as Contribution: Why We Should "Assess" What Students Give, Not What They Get with Dr. Ben Freud 1:05:59
  31. The Montessori Mafia: Breaking Down the Gates to Liberatory Education with Emily Bloyd 1:01:56
  32. Relationships, Meaning, and Support: What Public Montessori Teachers Really Need with Caroline Robbins 41:17
  33. Emotional Solidarity and the Courage to Resist: Why Developmental Education Is Democracy's Best Hope with Ellen Roche 1:05:03
  34. From Deficit to Equity: Building Truly Inclusive Montessori Communities 54:45
  35. Unscheduled: How We're Breeding Compliance When We Should Be Fostering Agency with Taylor Henry 1:20:17
  36. Radical Love and Student Agency: Creating Classrooms Where Every Student Can Dream with Sawsan Jaber, Crystal Watson, and Marlo Bagsik 1:13:52
  37. What Happens When... Choosing Curiosity Over Control with Jason Blair 1:02:08
  38. Dignity as our Birthright: A Lever for Global Peace with Kathy Minardi 41:45
  39. The Status Quo Won't Save Us: Introducing Provocations 1:51
  40. The Power of Public Montessori with Jihane Mrad and Corey Borgman 1:00:30
  41. Is Peace Problematic? A Conversation with Justin Tosco on Language and Montessori 59:34
  42. Challenging our "Monte-Assumptions" with Jonathan Wolff 54:59
  43. Cultivating Digital Citizenship in Children and Adolescents with Dana Anderson 54:02
  44. The Challenge with AI Isn't the Technology: It's our System of "Schooling" with Dr. Sabba Quidwai 53:45
  45. The Power of Reflective Practice with Sue Pritzker 58:39
  46. Montessori IS Social Justice with Hannah Richardson 54:41
  47. DEI is Non-Negotiable: Creating a Meaningful Experience for Every Student with Jen Cort 55:40
  48. Montessori's Profound Discovery: How Love Leads to Human Unity with Tammy Oesting 1:03:35
  49. Don't Let Fear Control Your Teaching: Exploring Mindfulness and Montessori with Liz Goodman 56:47
  50. Do Parents Understand Montessori? Reimagining Parent Education With Isabella Cai 43:58