{"podcast":{"title":"This Week with EdSurge","slug":"this-week-with-edsurge-392475","podcast_index_feed_id":392475,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/this-week-in-edsurge/","website_url":"https://www.edsurge.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9a8f08a5-916a-415a-b791-71a19d8c3d1b/PodcastCover.png","author":"EdSurge Podcast","episode_count":494,"summary":"This Week with EdSurge is the essential weekly podcast that takes you past the headlines and deep into the fascinating, fast-evolving world of education. Hosted by Ira Apfel alongside our talented team of EdSurge contributors, each episode cuts through the hype to explore the human stories shaping our schools—from the rise of artificial intelligence in the classroom to student well-being, shifting policies, and the future of teaching. Whether you are a classroom educator, a district leader, an edtech innovator, or simply a curious mind, this show delivers the rigorous, empathetic, and trusted journalism you need to understand where education is headed.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:19:39.963812+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-with-edsurge-392475"},"episode":{"title":"The Power of the 'Grit' Narrative in Education. Bootstraps Ep. 7 (Encore Episode)","slug":"the-power-of-the-grit-narrative-in-education-bootstraps-ep-7-encore-episode","published_at":"2024-08-20T20:30:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-with-edsurge-392475/the-power-of-the-grit-narrative-in-education-bootstraps-ep-7-encore-episode","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-with-edsurge-392475","url":"https://www.edsurge.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2a3370bb-f309-4671-867e-212a4716e2c2.mp3","summary":"It’s still popular to prize students who have “grit,” who overcome tough odds to succeed. A book by Alissa Quart called “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream,” looks at why this narrative is so hard to shake — and proposes more community-minded alternatives that could improve equity. This episode first ran in 2022, as the final installment of our Bootstraps series on who gets the best opportunities in American education. For more on the series, see: https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/bootstraps-a-podcast-series","meta_description":"It’s still popular to prize students who have “grit,” who overcome tough odds to succeed. A book by Alissa Quart called “Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2651,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-with-edsurge-392475/episodes/the-power-of-the-grit-narrative-in-education-bootstraps-ep-7-encore-episode/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-with-edsurge-392475/the-power-of-the-grit-narrative-in-education-bootstraps-ep-7-encore-episode.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}