3 chapters across the catalog
Google's G Suite in Schools and the PBIS Program
A discussion on the "Google-ification" of the education system explores how schools are switching to G Suite and Chromebooks, effectively making students "Google slaves" from a young age. The hosts also revisit the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) program, which they argue prioritizes social justice over traditional discipline.
Restorative Justice and the Crisis in Modern Classrooms
A high school teacher provides a "front-line" perspective on how PBIS and "restorative justice" philosophies have empowered disruptive students and left teachers powerless. The hosts suggest that schools like Marjory Stoneman Douglas pursue these programs primarily for grant funding, while parents have "dropped the ball" on teaching their children how to behave.
The Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program is being implemented in US schools, including Stoneman Douglas. The program uses a rewards-based system that adjusts consequences based on a student's race, culture, and socioeconomic background. Critics argue that labeling children from poverty as "brain damaged" or unable to control their amygdala undermines discipline and creates a new form of soft racism.
