Real conversations with Black people (and White people, too) to help White teachers help their White students understand Black people's life in America.
Yes, we talk about challenges, and we always talk about SOLUTIONS.... solutions that benefit everyone, no matter their skin color.
Although this podcast never gained the group of concerned learners that I was hoping that it would, my gratitude for all the Black people who shared their insights, wisdom, and solutions-oriented thinking is immeasurable. My thinking about, my awareness of, and my respect for Black fellow Americans has grown in ways I never could have imagined without those 1-to-1 conversations... which I recommend for all White people who care about healing the racial divides in our country.
This most essential elements of this podcast will now be merged with my other podcast, the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/big-picture-social-emotional-learning-eBVrPMZ-DCs/) podcast. It might seem like an odd transfer, but it's logical and makes a great deal of good sense, because Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and well-rounded human development.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.
SEL advances educational equity (https://schoolguide.casel.org/what-is-sel/what-is-sel/) and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.
25 Mar 2022
Ep. 26 - What Every Teacher Ought to Know About the Culture of Hip-Hop
According to Jason "Phatz" Kirkman, hip-hop has been misused and misappropriated. He’s written a book to shine a light on how the genre originated in the Bronx in the mid-60’s, as a peaceful, cultural alternative to crime. Phatz is on a mission to help youth understand hip-hop’s true purpose and to take it back.
Here's an article worth reading to understand some of Phatz' work: Mentors and hip-hop combine in Virginia Beach (https://www.pilotonline.com/news/article_d2aa5ff7-562a-5e40-afd6-9ea9dea9fd78.html)
Here's a link (https://www.amazon.com/OFFSTAGE-Culture-Hip-Before-Elements-ebook/dp/B095BMRMS3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GWF44XKEI8XY&keywords=offstage+the+culture+of+hip+hop&qid=1648178111&sprefix=offstage+the+culture+of+hip+hop%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1) to the Kindle edition of Phatz' book: OFFSTAGE: The Culture of Hip Hop Before the Elements
Here's a description of the book: OFFSTAGE offers the reader a look at Hip-Hop from a historical perspective and a cultural perspective. The history of a people will give you people, places, times and things that culminate in their experiences. The culture of a people tell you who the people were in their heart and soul. It gives you insight on their walk, their talk and how their path formed and shaped them.
The original people of Hip-Hop accomplished way more than redefining the get down part of a song. Before anyone can begin expressing their artistic and musical capabilities (the elements) they must first present themselves to you. OFFSTAGE gives you the opportunity to get to know the original people of Hip-Hop before the party started.
17 Feb 2022
Ep. 25 - Real Education Solutions for Underserved Youth, with David Adams, CEO of the Urban Assembly Schools
Here's the YouTube version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5SRfbrD-kA&t=2s) of this episode, with lots of visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5SRfbrD-kA&t=2s
Here's a link to SEL DAY (https://selday.org) info for the many ways you can help boost its success: https://selday.org
#SELday Letter to the Editor Toolkit link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/173T0MrbfuA4urQZvGYRp6ccRr45dKDDjMUTZeesWl94/edit
David Adams, the CEO of Urban Assembly, made time for this conversation because he places a premium on dialogue that is seen by both parties as an opportunity to actively listen to each other, to learn from each other and to connect with each other in order to achieve a meaningful exchange of understanding and perspectives.
From that point, David and I both agreed that dialogue at that level is ever-evolving, because in any relationship … between individuals, within a community, or between different cultures … people are always changing, circumstances are always changing, and so there is always more to learn from and with each other.
From there we focused on how the group of 23 schools over which he presides works to bring the most meaningful and enriching education to underserved youth. These schools would be any parents’ dream for their children’s development, not only because they nurture individual skills and even hidden talents, but because they are doing the active work of prioritizing social emotional learning for every person within each school’s community.
We talked about the challenges, specifically the challenges caused by this country’s long history and undeniable patterns of racial injustice, that gave rise to the powerful solutions manifesting everyday at the Urban Assembly schools.
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