Jennifer Baumgartner shares some lessons in love and learning from Mr. Rogers’ legacy on episode 579 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode


Mr. Rodgers was a very comforting influence as a young child.
-Jennifer Baumgartner

Moving slowly or taking your time is a very key theme of Mr. Rogers neighborhood, and also Fred Rogers' life and the way he lived it.
-Jennifer Baumgartner

He didn't shy away from talking about difficult subjects.
-Jennifer Baumgartner

Anything that is mentionable is manageable.
-Jennifer Baumgartner


Resources

Fred Rogers Institute
Fred Rogers Institute at Saint Vincent College
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe
You don’t have to wait for the clock to strike to start teaching, by Peter Newbury
Go Somewhere: Reimagining Technology in Education for a Better Tomorrow, Bonni Stachowiak’s Keynote at LSU’s Faculty Colloquium
Speaking Freddish: How to Sound Like Mister Rogers, by Alexei Novak
“Did You Know?” Song by Mister Rogers
10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People, by David Yeager
Cartoon about writing
Teaching C-I Substack
Fred Rogers Archive
OuiSi Original: Games of Visual Connection
Thomas Dambo – Recycled Art and Troll Sculptures
Trollmap – Locations of Thomas Dambo’s Trolls
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018 Documentary)