In the final episode of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) recap and reflect on everything they’ve learned this season and discuss paths forward.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N3CbPzeIJEnXazGJB-HIQLMGA2NxOYI-P3LbNMV7cus/edit

In Episode 12 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) take on teachers –from pedagogy around teaching, to teacher impact, training, pay, to the teacher crisis and unions.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YzdENRWq8kAD7EdT1YrWTdXxygm0wmFe5gckfDMtOms/edit

In Episode 11 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) explain how zero-tolerance policies, policing on school campuses, and our culture’s punitive responsiveness has lead to the racially discriminatory school-to-prison pipeline.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a3_YhE-jgevn6U1B8h4otu4GsezVLdA2w8xJYTOoNK4/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode, educators will hear through real-life stories how restorative justice is related to abolition. Listeners will learn some of the related values and movements between restorative justice and abolition, as well as some of the limitations restorative justice has in securing abolition. This is the third and final episode in our series on restorative justice in the K-5 classroom, and we highly suggest you listen to the first two before listening to this one. Additionally, if you’re looking for more resources, you can find them on our website!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UTM9E9BoIi-mghXsaOijVN9YlWXghLQHJvVXdIo79jo/edit?usp=sharing

In Episode 10 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) dive in to the history and current controversies around college sports, such as player compensation and amateurism, how sports can overtake academics, and explore examples of unjust racial dynamics in collegiate athletics.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cyc8aGqhBrvel8SrkpU5r829QYkjywNIw9FjGWC-tvI/edit?usp=sharing

In Episode 9 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) outline the wide array of college majors, as well as their typical career outcomes and employment opportunities, and discuss strategies and perspectives when choosing a college majors.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YN_83SXZa3cUQ_feaIcIhtHkAGKR7Wm00KAeOzsrA3M/edit?usp=sharing

Building upon our first episode in this series, the DON Curriculum Council will dive deeper into tangible practices educators can implement into their K-5 classrooms, including norm building, restorative circles, “I” statements, and others. We’ll be speaking with a Restorative Justice Practitioner, Tia Cochran-Otis, to learn more about her experiences and results in K-5 classrooms, as well as the benefits of restorative justice as this grade level.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1awvZYxcBhqpnoOZgA0KUXzp-jtpkl8_MDhoUcY3TBeM/edit?usp=sharing

In Episode 8 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) discuss how college admissions favors wealthier students at every step of the admissions process and speak with Lupe Alfonso and Timothy Fields, the Senior Assistant and Senior Associate Deans of admissions at Emory University about navigating college admissions.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1am1n3n2UUrPLEbS6YGDLHbAFZyDIkd20KC4Z0sMuosU/edit?usp=sharing

In the first episode of a new mini series created by Diversify Our Narrative’s Curriculum Council, we’ll explore the importance of restorative justice to the K-5 classroom and why you should incorporate it into your community. Join us as we discuss an overview of Restorative Justice’s principles, history, and hear from a special guest expert, Dr. Isabella Gova who has implemented restorative justice in the K-5 setting. Be sure to keep up to date with our miniseries to get an in-depth understanding of restorative justice and its relationship to anti-racism!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fvrUaXFE6TK6a_SBISs24v710y_QrMh3-eZeJ1jkr5Q/edit

In Episode 7 of DON’s podcast series about the education system in the United States, co-hosts Brian Le (@brianlele) and Elizabeth Fisher (@_elizabethafisher_) discuss the problems with standardized testing and the history and future of the SAT and ACT.

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11xDYJFyaJiJOY9Hk27w84Pb-TzQc62M52Q4cxa0TEeA/edit?usp=sharing