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MindShift Podcast

MindShift Podcast

By: KQED
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It’s easy to see a child’s education as a path determined by grades, test scores and extra curricular activities. But genuine learning is about so much more than the points schools tally. MindShift explores the future of learning and how we raise our kids. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us @MindShiftKQED or visit us at MindShift.KQED.org. Take our audience survey! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7297739/b0436be7b132Copyright © 2019 KQED Inc. All Rights Reserved. Parenting & Families Relationships
Episodes
  • Ross Greene: What if Bad Behavior Isn’t the Problem?

    Ross Greene: What if Bad Behavior Isn’t the Problem?
    May 13 2026
    KQED's Ki Sung talks with clinical psychologist and author Ross Greene about why traditional discipline strategies often fail students, and what educators can do instead. Greene explains his Collaborative & Proactive Solutions model, which shifts the focus away from rewards and punishments and toward identifying the unmet needs and unsolved problems behind student behavior.
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    29 mins
  • Who Misses Out When Tutoring Starts Too Late?

    Who Misses Out When Tutoring Starts Too Late?
    Apr 14 2026
    KQED’s Marlena Jackson-Retondo reports from Bellevue Elementary in Santa Rosa. Abrupt cuts to AmeriCorps funding last year impacted the school-based tutoring there. Principal Nina Craig explains how the loss of tutors affected instruction and student relationships, while new AmeriCorps members, Maya Nurse and Elena Zeoli, describe stepping into classrooms with limited time and resources. This episode explores how even a few missed months of literacy support reduces how many students can be served.
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    16 mins
  • Randy Porter’s Middle School Jazz Band

    Randy Porter’s Middle School Jazz Band
    Mar 10 2026
    In this episode, KQED’s Marlena Jackson-Retondo visits the band room at Roosevelt Middle School in Oakland and speaks with longtime music teacher Randy Porter, who is retiring after 40 years in Oakland Unified schools. Porter shares how introducing students to experimental jazz, including the music of Sun Ra, helps young musicians explore creativity and possibility.
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    18 mins
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