Today’s interview is with Caitlin Ross.  Caitlin is a graduate student pursuing a Master’s of Social Science in the Social Justice Track at the University of Colorado - Denver.  Previously, Caitlin had taught high school social studies for six years in Denver Public Schools.  She plans to return to the classroom after she completes her master’s program and she hopes to teach Concurrent Enrollment courses.

In our conversation, Caitlin talks about how and why she takes a more interconnected approach to social studies instruction and why she thinks we need to produce more citizens who can identify and understand the problems of the world in order to solve them. She also discusses how schools have historically focused on preparing students for systems as they have existed but shares why we need to do a better job in understanding and analyzing these systems.  She also discusses how people often prioritize comfort over pushing thinking with students and families but how that only perpetuates the status quo.  She offers many suggestions and opinions in helping to improve both social studies and the education system in general.

Thank you for tuning in to this week’s episode of Humble Badass Educators with Caitlin Ross.