

Beyond the Institution: What Fiction Reveals About Power, Leadership, and Humanity in Schools with John Infortunio
Episode notes
📝 Episode synopsis
Schools are built on relationships—but they're also shaped by policies, politics, and the people making decisions behind the scenes. So what happens when those worlds collide?
In this episode, Dr. Joey Weisler speaks with with educator, coach, school leader, and novelist John Infortunio, author of Destroyed by the Events of the Day, for a conversation about the realities that schools don't always like to acknowledge. Together, they explore the dual-business and community models that institutions juggle, the pressures facing teachers and administrators, the emotional weight educators carry, the gap between leadership and the classroom, and why fiction can sometimes tell the truth about education better than nonfiction.
From difficult leadership decisions to school culture, hidden tens ...Â