This season: “Reframing Accountability,” and if you’re wondering why we chose such a scary framing topic, look no further than our first episode: “Why is Accountability Such a Dirty Word?” In this episode, Toby Lowe, Rachel Scott, Michelle Portera, Kim Sewell, Julie Rust, and Buck Cooper engage in an honest conversation about our love-hate relationship with the word. The entire episode is worth a listen, but if you only have a few minutes and want to hop to a particular topic, check out our show notes below:
1:02-2:04: Toby, the idea man for this theme of accountability, shares why he wanted to frame up this season with such a baggage-fraught word.
4:12-5:38: Hear Michelle Portera unpack why the word “accountability” can induce eye rolls.
5:39-6:04: Why the word can make Rachel Scott cringe, particularly when it is issued forth by someone you don’t know.
6:05-12:45: How the “accountability movement” in schools has tainted the word. Hosts discuss how ”it sounded beautiful, but felt terrible . . . reduc[ing] your work [with youth] to a number on a spreadsheet.”
14:38-16:16: Reframing accountability as SELF-driven, not OTHER-driven.
16:15-17:28: Why accountability can only take root in community to grow into something good, and the problem with checklists.
17:29-19:49: Buck breaks down the word and discusses why “accountability in its best sense is about relationship being forged through explanation or dialogue.”
19:50-22:08: What Julie’s group text with old professor buddies has to do with accountability.
22:08-22:35: Why what happens when you do make a mistake matters.
23:34-26:00: Can accountability survive hierarchy, and relatedly, how can I be vulnerable to someone who can decide I don’t get to work here anymore?
26:27-28:33: Why is it so easy for us as adults to hold children accountable but so difficult to be held accountable? What falls apart as we grow older?
28:40- 31:00 Julie’s pet peeve and what to do with folks that don’t seem to have that internal drive.
31:45-34:32: The difference between accountability and justice, and a friendly reminder that “some people want to make the world burn.” Also, just because you think someone is slacking doesn’t mean you know the full story.
(Season 7, Episode 4) The Joys and Challenges of Teaching & Mom’ing at the Same School
(Season 7, Episode 3): Exploring Teacher Loneliness
(Season 7, Episode 2) Introverts and Extroverts - Teaching Your Way
(Season 7, Episode 1) On Ghosts and Cloaks: The Invisible Parts of Teacher Life
(Season 6, Ep. 5) Motion Pictures Meets Reality: Education through the Eyes of Matilda
(Season 6, Ep. 4) Motion Pictures Meets Reality: Lessons Learned from ”School of Rock”
(Season 6, Ep.3) Motion Pictures Meets Reality: Learning the Art of Slowing Down from Mr. Rogers
(Season 6, Ep.2) Motion Pictures Meet Reality: ”Eighth Grade” Takes Us Back to the most Visceral Truths of Coming-of-Age
(Season 6, Ep. 1) Motion Pictures Meet Reality: Schooling as Portrayed by Abbott Elementary
(Season 5, Ep. 7) Reframing Accountability as Embracing a Series of Tensions: Season Five Reflection
(Season 5, Ep. 6) Reframing Admin Accountability as Transparency & Trust: Looking to our Past to Help Inform our Future
(Season 5, Ep. 5) Reframing Faculty Accountability as Clarity of Expectations
(Season 5, Ep. 4) Reframing the Role of Parents in Accountability: Fostering a Healthy Child-Home-School Connection
(Season 5, Ep.3): Lessons Learned from Honor Council
(Season 5, Ep. 2): Reframing Student Accountability
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep. 6): Discipline & Restorative Practices
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep. 5): Starting Fresh with Foundations
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep 4): ”A Day in the Life”
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep. 3): Unpacking Teacher Support
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