S2E27 - Making Moments Matter: Weisler Alumni (Pt. I) — Mandy Lanier & Ryan Romero on Student Voice, Creativity, and Authentic Classrooms

🎧 Episode Synopsis:

In this special roundtable episode—the first in a new, ongoing Weisler Alumni series—Dr. Joey Weisler reconnects with two of his former eighth-grade students: Mandy Lanier, a dance and neuroscience major at the University of Florida, and Ryan Romero (aka DJ Romi), a communications major and campus DJ at Nova Southeastern University.

Together, they reflect on what it means to be a student within—and beyond—a school system shaped by testing, trauma, and transformation. Mandy and Ryan offer honest insights about what helped, what hurt, and what stuck with them, speaking candidly ab...