{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffree-range-humans.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F89-engel-_wGAp9_N","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Promises We Make to Children","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/65804420-5a44-41d3-a3c5-6972895b4164/925e1349-8875-456b-9564-bd2698e1c5e1/freerangehumans-podcastcover-01.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/dd12b075-18b6-463c-947b-00636e79903c\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Promises We Make to Children\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"What if the best way to understand education isn't by looking at high school or college — but by spending time in kindergarten? This week, Rod and Jal welcome renowned developmental psychologist and author Susan Engel to discuss her new book, American Kindergarten: Dispatches from the First Year of School. The conversation explores the \"promises\" these early classrooms make to children, from creating order and community to nurturing curiosity, individuality, and love."}