Ep. 23: Teaching and Politics w/ Sir Jay of Pisara Tales

The P*I* Podcast

This week, we join an educator and host of the Pisara Tales podcast, Sir Jay-em Estrella, discussing the role of teachers in nation-building, and the intersections of politics and education. We also talk about scientific thinking, Marcos' historical revisionism, and the controversial Deped memo recommending teachers to remain apolitical.

0:00 Music

0:15 Intro

2:38 Why did sir Jay begin the Pisara Tales?

5:06 What sir Jay learned from his guests teachers?

8:40 Neoliberalism and Education

13:25 Teaching Science and critical thinking

20:00 Filipinos and Scientific Thinking

27:40 Why teach natural sciences?

33:30 Filipinos as audio-visual learners

34:30 Scientific Education and Citizenship

40:00 Deped policy on teachers being political

48:00 On Marcos' historical revisionism

57:30 What should teachers do and what the government do for education?

1:11:12 Recommendations

1:18:50 Where you can listen to the Pisara Tales podcasts

You can follow Sir Jay and the Pisara Tales podcast at the links below:

https://linktr.ee/thepisaratales

https://www.facebook.com/ThePisaraTales

https://open.spotify.com/show/6uUDPgK4lnJ8sX2Pdc2MDN?si=XA0_QVVKTRyQcwMtsq16fA&nd=1

Recommendations:

QI

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe6ye3l9WA4SdNkqgs0YeMA

Cobra Kai( Seasons 1-3;4 incoming)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7221388/

Thinking Without a Banister: Essays in Understanding, 1953-1975

by Hannah Arendt

https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Without-Banister-Understanding-1953-1975/dp/0805242155

World War Two Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldWarTwo