# Susan Blum

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A conversation about "schoolishness"

Anthropologist Susan Blum talks with Karen Christensen about how she came to question today’s educational practices and discusses her newest book Schoolishness: Alienated Education and the Quest for Authentic, Joyful Learning. Her study of Chinese social values led her to explore what we mean by cl…

From Chaos to Clarity: Navigating a Music Career with Susan Blum

In this episode of openARTed, I sit down with Susan Blum, a professional coach helping musicians and creatives navigate their careers. We dive into some of the biggest challenges artists face - from defining their artistic identity to managing time, finances, and collaboration. Topics we cover: Wha…

7. Grading Practices I

Shortly after final exams and running a two-day institute on grading practices, Ben and Amanda scoop their brains back into their head buckets and talk traditional grading practices – who do they help and who do they harm? Practices include (1) grading participation, effort, and attendance, (2) lat…

TMR Tots and Teen with Physical Therapist Susan Blum

Nicole is thrilled to join respected physical therapist Susan Blum for this episode. Susan is the creator and lead instructor for the TMR (Total Motion Release) Tots and Teens educational programs. In this conversation they discuss what TMR is and how Susan first came to discover it, learn about it…

212 - Balance Hormones, Eliminate Toxins with Functional Medicine Doc, Dr. Koz

Our guest today is functional medicine practitioner Dr. Peter Kozlowski, and for those who aren't familiar with functional medicine, you're in for a real treat. Dr. Koz practices getting to the root of disease rather than treating the symptoms, while also addressing mental, emotional, and spiritual…

Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally with Dr. Susan Blum

Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally with Dr. Susan Blum The author of the bestselling The Immune System Recovery Planshares her science-based, drug-free treatment plan for the almost fifty million people who suffer from arthritis: an amazing 3-step guide to eliminate the disease n…

Schoolishness and Alienation - A Conversation with Prof. Susan D. Blum

It's a strange thing that the concept of school has become almost universal over the last few hundred years. If you ask anyone almost anywhere in the world, they will be able to describe something that looks roughly like a shared concept of school. But maybe it didn't have to be this way. Maybe it …

160 - Schoolishness, AI and the Future of Education: A conversation with Dr. Susan D. Blum.

What if the biggest challenge facing education isn't grading—but our assumptions about school itself? In this episode, Sharona and Boz welcome anthropologist and author Susan Blum for a wide-ranging conversation about how her research into plagiarism led her to question the fundamental purpose of g…

Do we really need grades?

Perhaps in this moment more than ever, there is a lot of conversation around grades and grading policy in our schools—in all sorts of directions, too, from Harvard faculty voting to place a cap on A’s to the University of Michigan withholding letter grades for their incoming class of freshmen, inst…

Making Learning Less “Schoolish” with Susan Blum

What if some of the things that make higher education feel most like school are actually getting in the way of learning? In Schoolishness, Dr. Susan Blum argues that familiar practices—from lectures and grades to rigid schedules and requirements—can leave students going through the motions rather t…