World renowned educational consultant Bill Stroud talks about schooling within our capitalist culture and the impact that on-line learning will have on teachers’ autonomy and teacher-student relationships. He discusses similarities and differences among classrooms in different countries, the potential impact of the Movement for Black Lives on schools, and what envisioning a different system of schools would look like.
Overview
00:00-00:45 Intros
00:46-02:52 Individual great schools will be anomalies without larger changes
02:53-05:50 A systemic culture of mistrust
05:51-11:23 Desegregation as a quality assurance step; impacts of segregation
11:24-13:29 Diversity of ideas as well as race/ethnicity
13:30-15:22 Local and national cultures’ impact on schools
15:23-17:04 Teacher dominated classrooms are the norm around the world
17:05-20:34 Different take-aways from education in the U.S. and in Thailand
20:35-23:56 Challenges sustaining schools with values that are different from the dominant culture
23:57-32:31 Impacts of technology and on-line learning
32:32-39:13 Free time, its uses and value; free time. class and race
39:13-43:40 Denmark: changes in daily school experiences during COVID-19
43:41-47:05 Potential effects of Movement for Black Lives on schools as systems and institutions
47:05-49:05 A vision for a movement to organize schools differently
49:66-52:20 Role of public education in creating an intelligent citizenry
52:21-57:35 Getting students invested in schooling; creating community
57:36-58:57 Outro
Transcription
Click here to see the full transcription of this episode.
Drs. Tony de Jesus, Anthony Johnston, and Don Siler of University of St. Joseph recount their intervention in a multiracial high school in crisis....
We speak with Lee Schere, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Office of K-16 Initiatives of CUNY about the Debating U.S. History Program,...
Dr. Carmen Mercado, CUNY professor emeritus, talks with us about the importance of self-study, sharing diverse perspectives in class, and reflective writing in her...
