Ethical Schools

Amy and Jon talk with educational innovators about creating ethical learning environments, helping students overcome the effects of trauma, and empowering young people to make change. Tune in weekly.

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September 09, 2020 00:48:00
Antiracism: Lessons for the classroom and faculty lounge

Antiracism: Lessons for the classroom and faculty lounge

We speak with Mica Pollock about US vs Hate and Schooltalk. Student anti-racism messaging in any medium can catalyze youth activism. Comments embedded in...

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September 03, 2020 00:27:15
Consumption as ethics: Talking with students about food

Consumption as ethics: Talking with students about food

We welcome back Monica Chen of Factory Farming Awareness Coalition. She describes the animal-agricultural complex that exploits workers in meatpacking plants and animals in...

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August 26, 2020 00:43:30
Busting out of the classroom: Connecting local history to everyday life

Busting out of the classroom: Connecting local history to everyday life

Social studies teacher David Edelman and student Raúl Baez speak about their class’s “Virtual Walking Tour of Slavery in New York City” and other...

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August 20, 2020 00:35:59
Food injustice: The corporatization of school meals

Food injustice: The corporatization of school meals

We speak with Monica Chen, veteran teacher and executive director of Factory Farming Awareness Coalition. Monica tells us how cow’s milk became a staple...

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August 13, 2020 00:58:57
Audit culture: The dehumanization of education

Audit culture: The dehumanization of education

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...

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August 05, 2020 00:35:30
Supporting student civic activism: Social studies on steroids – Part 2

Supporting student civic activism: Social studies on steroids – Part 2

Dr. Alan Singer, Dr. Pablo Muriel, and Gates Millennium Scholar Dennis Belen-Morales, three generations of teachers, describe how they center student activism in their...

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