Matt Collette
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Episode 11: Year One
With all ten games of the 2015 season behind them, there's just one question left for the Columbia Lions: Was this year a turnaround? → Read More
Episode 10: And The Band Plays On
The Columbia University Marching Band is loud, irreverent, and not all that great at music. They're also the only students in the stands for every single football game the Lions play. → Read More
Episode 9: Moral Victory
The Lions are quick to tell you that they don't believe in "moral victories." In football you either win or lose, with no gray area in between. But it's not so simple in real life. → Read More
Episode 8: "The Worst Part About Our Sport"
Everybody knows football is a tough, violent sport. The game has gotten safer, but it still poses big, long-term risks for the young men who play it. → Read More
Episode 7: Necessary Toughness
The Columbia Lions need "mental toughness" if they're going to turn their record around. But what does that even mean? → Read More
Episode 6: The Bagnoli Bowl
Everything's been building to this: Al Bagnoli's new team, the Columbia Lions, face Al Bagnoli's old team, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. → Read More
Episode 6: The Bagnoli Bowl
Everything's been building to this: Al Bagnoli's new team, the Columbia Lions, face Al Bagnoli's old team, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. → Read More
Episode 5: It Happened
We won’t be coy about this — Columbia football won last Saturday, snapping a 24-game losing streak. It’s not surprising some champagne was sprayed afterwards. → Read More
They’re Losing, Better
Pretty much everyone at Columbia knows their football team's dismal record, but few are actually rooting for a win. The Lions need some fans. → Read More
'Where Is It Written That You Guys Can't Win?'
The Columbia Lions played hard, but fell to Fordham in their season opener. And that brought them to a milestone in Columbia history: with 22 losses, they're halfway to "The Streak." → Read More
The Closest Person You’re Gonna Get to a Miracle Worker
In the first episode of The Season, meet the new head coach for the Columbia Lions football team. His mission? Turn around a team that hasn't won a game in two years. → Read More
Welcome to 'The Season'
It's been two years since the Columbia University Lions football team won a game. ‘The Season,' a new podcast from WNYC, will follow the team in its quest to make comeback. → Read More
This Model Helped Desegregate Schools in Boston and San Francisco. Could It Work in NYC?
Yani Lopez, of Harlem, wanted her daughter Kiami to go to a good kindergarten—one with art classes, foreign languages, and a diverse student body. Instead, Kiami was assigned last year to a neighborhood school with limited resources, no art classes, and a student body that was almost exclusively black and... → Read More
Local Efforts Underway to Integrate NYC Schools Start Small
A look at grassroots efforts to counter segregation in the New York City schools. → Read More
What Teachers Tell Their Students When They’re Stumped by a Question
Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Welcome to the latest installment of Ask a Teacher, Slate’s education podcast with the Teacher Project at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In this episode, host Matt Collette asks three working teachers to answer questions submitted by listeners, including “How do teachers... → Read More
Why Do Teachers Still Assign So Much Homework?
Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Welcome to the latest installment of Ask a Teacher, Slate’s education podcast with the Theater Project at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In this episode, host Matt Collette asks three working teachers to answer questions submitted by listeners, including, “Why do some... → Read More
Teachers Explain How They Avoid Burning Out
Listen to Episode 2 of Ask a Teacher: Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Welcome to the latest installment of Ask a Teacher, Slate’s education podcast with the Theater Project at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In this episode, host Matt Collette asks three working teachers to... → Read More
Introducing Slate’s New Education Podcast: Ask a Teacher!
Listen to Episode 1 of Ask a Teacher: Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Welcome to Ask a Teacher, Slate’s new education podcast presented with the Teacher Project at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In this week’s episode, host Matt Collette asks three teachers questions submitted by Slate readers, including, “What... → Read More
Why Schools Are Ditching A’s, B’s, and C’s for Greens, Yellows, and Reds
When Shane was in elementary school, he could go months without advancing a reading level. And even though his mom, Carrie Shepherd, considered herself an involved parent, she sometimes wouldn’t know that her son, who has dyslexia, had stalled until she saw Shane’s latest report card. “You wonder, ‘What could... → Read More
Why Would Anyone Want to Teach Middle School?
All of us remember middle school, and very few of us would like to go back. That’s the case for middle school teachers, too. They’ve got some of the hardest jobs in education: working with students who want responsibility but aren’t always equipped to handle it. Turnover at this level is... → Read More