
S3 E27: A New Adventure in Taking Play Seriously: Teacher Tom’s Podcast with Tom Hobson
Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.
03/18/24
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The infamous and endearing Teacher Tom Hobson released a podcast: Teacher Tom’s Podcast! This episode focuses on what matters most to Teacher Tom - that “Community is absolutely essential. Learning to get your own needs met while also creating space and opportunities for others to get their needs met. That is one of the greatest skills any of us can have.”
Listeners will be inspired by Tom’s early childhood beliefs and practices, and thankfully, Tom reminds us of that with his words, “The secret to success in life is working well with others and being self-motivated. And those are the two things that play teaches without us doing anything at all.”
Episode Mentions:
- Teacher Tom’s First Book
- Teacher Tom’s Second Book
- Teacher Tom’s Podcast
- Woodland Park Cooperative School
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Teacher Tom’s Play Summit 2024
- Ojibwe educator Hopi Martin
- Maggie Dent & Maggie Dent’s Interview (on Teacher Tom’s Podcast)
- I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Mónica Guzmán
- University of Cambridge Study - School Starting Age: The Evidence
- Lenore Skenazy
- Kisha Reid
- Lisa Murphy
- Maggie Dent
- Laleña Garcia
Connect and Learn with Tom:
- at Teacher Tom’s website & Teacher Tom’s Linktree
- on Twitter
- on Instagram
- on Facebook at Teacher Tom & Teacher Tom’s Play Summit
- on LinkedIn
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