Jun 15, 2026 · 17 min · 10 segments
In this episode of TCS Cast, I explore the incredible 1993 album 'I've Seen Everything' by our beloved Scottish band, Trashcan Sinatras. Through the lens of 1 big essential question and two guiding…
During my years teaching elementary school in the Bay Area, every new unit began with a big essential question written across the active board.
It became our compass, helping students navigate complex topics like the age of exploration, colonialism, California statehood, and my favorite unit, the Gold Rush.
Hello, everyone.
What do those three letters stand for? Trash can Sinatras, of course.
Today, I'd like to invite you into the classroom as I attempt to answer one of my own big essential questions.
How does this album, I've Seen Everything, encourage me to think about and see my life differently? To explore and possibly answer that big question, I will use the same tactic I often used as a teacher.
I will present two smaller guiding questions that connect back to the larger one.
Here we go.
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During my years teaching elementary school in the Bay Area, every new unit began with a big essential question written across the active board.
It became our compass, helping students navigate complex topics like the age of exploration, colonialism, California statehood, and my favorite unit, the Gold Rush.
Hello, everyone.
What do those three letters stand for? Trash can Sinatras, of course.
Today, I'd like to invite you into the classroom as I attempt to answer one of my own big essential questions.
How does this album, I've Seen Everything, encourage me to think about and see my life differently? To explore and possibly answer that big question, I will use the same tactic I often used as a teacher.
I will present two smaller guiding questions that connect back to the larger one.
Here we go.
