Learned

Middle School, with Erin Nowak


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What skills will students need to be prepared for an increasingly complex future? As technology continues to shape our society and our structures of communication, how should education respond? And can places of privilege foster equity and inclusivity within and beyond their communities? My name is Tristan Friedberg Rodman. This is Learned.


On Learned, we’re looking beyond test scores and college acceptance rates to understand how education can shape the future of our society — and what kind of teaching we need to bring us there.

Our guest today is Erin Nowak, who came to Oakwood in 2011 and became the Middle School Director in 2015. Ivan Johnson is hosting today's episode, so I'll kick it over to him. He sat down with Erin to talk about the challenges middle schoolers and their educators face, how to foster dialogue instead of debate, and the responsibilities of teaching students with significant privilege.

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