Eric Mastrota from The National Digest's 'Their Journey Podcast', sits down with retired school psychologist, Dr. Allan Gold, in the fourth episode of this series.
This episode explores Dr. Gold’s career journey, the changing perception of mental health, and his advice for future professionals. He explains how his early path toward becoming a math professor, along with his military experience, influenced his approach to psychology by grounding it in logic, data, and problem-solving, particularly in understanding children’s disabilities. Dr. Gold also reflects on how attitudes toward mental health have improved since the 1970s, with therapy carrying far less stigma than it once did. He stresses the importance of making mental health support more accessible, especially in schools, where students are facing increasing levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, and he advocates for a nationwide policy to lower the school psychologist-to-student ratio to 1:400.
Learn more about Dr. Allan Gold below:
The National Digest Articles:
https://thenationaldigest.com/a-legacy-of-empathy-shaping-the-future-of-school-psychology-dr-allan-p-gold/
Website:
https://allangold.com
Contact:
https://rusdpsychologicalservices.weebly.com/about-us.html

Eric Mastrota of The National Digest's 'Their Journey' Podcast sits down with Joan Gillman, an innovative educator known for her creative, interdisciplinary teaching methods to discuss her hands-on approach to interdisciplinary learning methods.
Gilman has spent four decades helping students fall in love with learning. In this conversation, she breaks down the hands-on methods that make her classroom come alive. Think balloons and straws to explain potential and kinetic energy, and oil spill simulations that turn abstract science into something students can see and touch. She also shares how she uses "phenomena," like videos of thunderstorms or the Grand Canyon, to spark real curiosity. Whether you're an educator, a parent, or simply curious about what great teaching looks like, this conversation offers practical ideas you can use right away.
Articles on The National Digest:
https://thenationaldigest.com/interdisciplinary-learning-creates-a-classroom-of-creation-and-inclusion-joan-gillman/
https://thenationaldigest.com/inside-a-classroom-where-curiosity-comes-first-joan-gillman/
Joan's Website:
https://www.joangillman.com