Wait... Is This Learning?
AP Scholars with Mr. McDonald
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The Burns Science and Technology School Senior High presents WITL, the premier AP Scholar podcast. A socratic seminar in podcast form, a rotating cast of students will research the topic of the episode and then co-host with Mr. McDonald to discuss their perspective. Listen in while students discover that they can actually learn from talking to their peers!
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Wait... Is This Morality In The Legal System?
Lately, students have been asking about how bad things can happen but also still be considered legal. Or, why things are illegal but still thought to be morally good. So, Abigail, Mrs. Conlan, Mr.…
Wait... Is This Communism?
Elijah and Felipe join Abigail and Mr. McDonald to talk about their argumentative papers from their AP Seminar assignment. Both Elijah and Felipe discussed communism. Elijah focused in on the…
Wait... Is This Teamwork?
Mr. McDonald sits down with Nevaeh, Abby, and Maya to discuss Nevaeh's research project on team bonding. Nevaeh wrote an argumentative paper for AP Seminar where she concluded that team bonding is…
Wait... Is This Government? (Recap 2)
Mr. McDonald and Mr. Green recap the second week of the Burns Model Congress. The only thing is that they are on a camping trip and need to take a smores break midway through. McDonald and Green sit…
Wait.... Is This Government? (Recap 1)
Mr. McDonald, Mr. Green, and Abigail recap a busy week at BST. McDonald and Green started a model congress for the senior class which ramped up quickly. With Mr. Green as the Speaker of the House,…
Wait... Is This (Machine) Learning? (AI in Education)
Mr. McDonald is joined by Cayden and Roman, two promising computer students in AP Research. The topic of the day: AI in education. They talk the benefits and limitations of using it across grade…
Youth Mental Health Crisis
Mr. McDonald is joined by Maya and Abigail to analyze the contributing factors to the current youth mental health crisis. They then analyze possible solutions, while understanding the limitations.…
"Schooling in Florida"
Mr. McDonald hosts Maya, Roman, Cayden, and Abigail on the first episode of WITL. They dive deep into the different types of schooling they have personally attended and the advantages and…
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Wait... Is This Learning? has published 8 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Education, Society & Culture.
Wait... Is This Learning? is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 1h.
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