In this week’s issue:
The Voice, by Danielle Jackson
It’s Real Down Here: Living in the Deep South as a Black Man, by Jemar Tisby
No Fatties: When Health Care Hurts, by Carey Purcell
Fantastic Beasts and How to Rank Them, by Kathryn Schulz
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Kati Parker is the first-ever former student of mine who is on the show!
I’m pretty happy about this.
Kati was in the “We the People” U.S. Government class at Irvington High School in Fremont in 1999-2000. As a class, we competed against other schools and eventually came in fourth at the state finals in Sacramento.
(I didn’t really know what I was doing. Good thing I had students like Kati.)
In this episode, Kati talks about being in the class, about being a reader, about why she subscribes to The Highlighter, and about her views of “The Gentrification of Soul Food,” an article which appeared in last week’s newsletter.
There’s plenty of good stuff in here, so take a listen! And if you’d like, feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts!
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In this week’s issue:
White Flight, by Eli Saslow
The Gentrification of Soul Food, by Eboni Harris
On Dismantling Historical Monuments, by Michael Brendan Dougherty
The War To Sell You a Mattress Is An Internet Nightmare, by David Zax
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Nancy Lai is the director of literacy at the Oakland Unified School District, and she knows everything about all things literacy.
It was great to talk to her about reading, why she’s in education, and what she’s doing in Oakland to improve students’ reading and writing skills.
Later on in the podcast, we switched to talking about the lead article in last week’s newsletter, “The Ghosts of the Tsunami,” by Richard Lloyd Parry.
There’s plenty of good stuff in here, so take a listen! And if you’d like, feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts!
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In this week’s issue:
The Ghosts of the Tsunami, by Richard Lloyd Parry
Voter Suppression in Wisconsin, by Ari Berman
The Girls Who Survived Boko Haram, by Dionne Searcey
“They Can’t Just Be Average”, by Code Switch
Why We Still Don’t Understand Sleep, by Henry Nicholls
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I’ve known my friend Sejal Patel for many years, and I’m very happy that she’s on this week’s show. As a parent of three boys, Sejal offers an important perspective on education, particularly when it comes to the partnership between teachers and parents.
In this episode, we talk about how Sejal advocates for her children while understanding the workload of teachers. It comes down to having respect for the child, Sejal emphasizes.
About halfway in, we take a drastic sharp turn to chatting about “Birth of a White Supremacist,” last week’s lead article in the newsletter.
There’s plenty of good stuff in here, so take a listen! And if you’d like, feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts!
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In this week’s issue:
Birth of a White Supremacist, by Andrew Marantz
The Power of Negative Thinking, by Jeet Heer
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Beyoncé of Journalism, by Alexander Russo
The Loneliest Polar Bear, by Kale Williams
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If you care about our divided country, but don’t quite know how to have conversations across political difference, you’ll like today’s episode with Laura Hawkins.
My friend and former colleague, Laura is a Math teacher at the Urban School in San Francisco. In this episode, we talk about Andrew Sullivan’s recent article, “Can Our Democracy Survive Tribalism?”
In our current political climate, what’s the best course of action? Do we try to listen to people who disagree with us, in an effort toward understanding and reconciliation? Or will that process simply lead to more pain?
There’s plenty of good stuff in here, so take a listen! And if you’d like, feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts!
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In this week’s issue:
Secrets of the South, by Kaitlyn Greenidge
American Wasn’t Built For Humans, by Andrew Sullivan
Diversifying the Classroom, by Constance Lindsay
Applebee’s Deserves to Die, by Bijan Stephen
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It was wonderful to chat with Nicholas Woo on this week’s episode. Nick is a friend, former colleague, and a data and evaluation associate at Partnership with Children in New York City.
Nick began his career as a teacher at Leadership High School in San Francisco. Though he loved working directly with students, Nick recognized that a more systemic approach is necessary to meet students’ needs and to approach equitable outcomes.
On the show, Nick encourages teachers to think more broadly, working not just on reframing their Do Nows, but also advocating for reforms in housing, employment, and health care.
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