Ep.86 - Discussing Race and Oppression in the Classroom w/ Liz Kleinrock!

Liz Kleinrock on Antibias and Antiracist Work in Schools! - AOTA Episode 86

The partisan push to ban books, curriculum, and pedagogy that helps students interrogate oppression continues rage. How can educators teach children to combat bias and racism when such topics are increasingly taboo and policed? What work needs to be done to put our ideals of liberty and justice into practice in our schools? Liz Kleinrock, who is an educator extraordinaire, a recipient of the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the author of the new book Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community, joins the show to help us explore these issues. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a new study revealing racial bias in teacher evaluations and a sharp rise in public records requests as definitely-not-racist folks search for evidence of CRT in schools.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Episode 86 Headlines in Education

Jeff and Manuel examine recent headlines in education. A new study reveals racial and gender bias in teacher evaluations, and districts see a sharp rise in public records requests as definitely-not-racist folks search for evidence of CRT in schools.

Episode 86 Seminar - Liz Kleinrock on Antibias and Antiracist Work in Schools

Liz Kleinrock, who is an educator extraordinaire, a recipient of the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the author of the new book Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community, joins us explore the teaching of taboo topics.