Episode 48: Educational Inequity is a Feature not a Glitch: Racism and Schooling in America by Speak Out with Tim Wise.
1. .” What do YOU believe the purpose of education and your role as an educator to be?
2.He outlines two paradigms in educational history:
*White / Elite / Dominant, leading to an individualized framework
*Black / Working Class / Subordinate, leading to a collective mindset
After listening to his explanations of each, which does your own educational experience fall under? Reflecting on your experience, do you see the agendas/mindsets he outlines? If so, how? And if not, how would you characterize your education’s framework or purpose?
3. Share some examples of how you hope to “ratify” your students’ truths, and/or make your curriculum relevant to their lives.
