Diversity, equity and poverty specialist Dr. Geneva Stark discusses media images of black and brown youth, the need for professional development, equality versus equity, and much more.

Notes for Episode 45

• About Dr. Stark
• The problem with that equality vs. equity graphic
• Washington Post: The SAT favors rich, educated families
• New York Times: Me and My White Teachers
• White Teacher by Vivian Paley

Download Episode 45 here.

Kris Abplanalp and Tracy Heightchew join the show to discuss tropes in three teacher movies, including and especially the “white savior” trope.

Notes for Episode 44

• MadTV’s parody of the white savior teacher genre
• Teachers in the Hood: Hollywood’s Middle-Class Fantasy (PDF)
• Do the White Thing: An Analysis of the “White Teacher Savior Film” as a Colonial Civilizing Mission Narrative
• TVtropes: Discussion and definition of “trope” plus discussion and definition of the “White Man’s Burden” trope
• Half Nelson and Dialectics
• Teen Vogue: Why Hollywood’s White Savior Obsession is an Extension of Colonialism
• Daily Beast: Can “Belle” End Hollywood’s Obsession with the White Savior?

Download Episode 44 here.

 

Courier-Journal News Director Mike Trautmann discusses the struggles of the newspaper industry, Missing White Woman Syndrome, investigative reporting, and much more.

Notes for Episode 43

• Des Moines Register coverage of Mollie Tibbets case
• Washington Post: An unimaginable scenario: No more newspapers
• The Hill: Demise of print newspapers will have consequences
• Mike Trautmann on Twitter
• Mike Trautmann at the Des Moines Register

Download Episode 43 here.

Current JCPS superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio discusses trauma, suicide prevention, Senate Bill 250, school start times, the student assignment plan, and more.

Notes for Episode 42

• Senate Bill 250
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Let Them Sleep
• Review of scientific studies on effects of school start times
• Courier-Journal: JCPS announces suicide prevention summit
• The Atlantic: The City That Believed in Desegregation
• Education Week: Single-Gender Schools Prove Best for Some Students

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Former JCPS lead psychologist Dr. Joe Bargione discusses trauma, suicide prevention, the new mental health counselors in JCPS, and much more.

Notes for Episode 41

• Dr. Bargione on Twitter
• Courier-Journal: Student creates group to help with mental health issues
• Courier-Journal: JCPS board moves closer to adding mental health counselors to every school
• Manual RedEye: Manual to hire full-time mental health counselor
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Download Episode 41 here.

Dr. Corrie Shull — Senior Pastor of the Burnett Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky and one of the newest members of the Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education — joins the show to talk about the tragic story of Seven Bridges, changing schools’ culture and climate, racial equity, charter schools, teachers’ unions, and much more.

Notes for Episode 40

• Dr. Shull on Twitter
• Seven Bridges GoFundMe
• Courier-Journal: JCPS announces suicide prevention summit
• WAVE: JCPS outperforms other districts in MAP assessment

Download Episode 40 here.

Psychologist, educator, school board member and politician Lisa Willner joins the show to discuss several topics, including JCPS under Dr. Hargens and Dr. Pollio, the importance of racial equity in education, whether or not teachers’ unions matter, and much more.

Notes for Episode 39

• Dr. Willner on Twitter
• Dr. Willner on Facebook
• Kentucky Psychological Association
• WAVE 3: Candidates with strong ties to education face off for open House seat

Download Episode 39 here.