Schoolhouse Talk!

A discussion with Dr. Vargas about mentoring, Social Psychology. Dr. Vargas provides a historical and social psychological perspective to the pedagogical approach which some refer to as "Critical Race Theory."  

Dr. Jose H. Vargas is a critical social psychologist, psychology instructor, and research fellow at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). He earned his doctorate degree from the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to his CSUN post, Jose was a student equity coordinator and research analyst for the Los Angeles Community College District, where he helped implement a data-driven approach to the evaluation of California’s multimillion-dollar Student Equity Initiative. His general research interests are in critical social science, Critical Race Theory, culture, social hierarchical dynamics, and research methodology. Specific interests include education and its connection to racism, discourse, cultural reproduction, and matters of social justice. Jose’s latest research examines the ramifications of the prevalence of race dysconsciousness in current mentoring approaches. He is a certified BUILD PODER mentor trained in critical race theory and is strongly committed to mentoring students who aspire to become researchers and scientists. He is equally committed to instruction and has received accolades for integrating critical perspectives and non-psychology disciplines with traditional psychology curricula.

James and Chris discuss the latest news that impacts education.  They discuss, the decline of student enrollment in teacher prep programs, teacher attrition rate and education as a system heed the call to make education more relevant for the students they serve. 

The Fresh Professor and Chris Daikos continue their conversation with Dr. Clayton Cook about changing behavior can result in systemic shifts, to improve how we serve youth in education, address racism and global warming. 

The Fresh Professor (aka James Miles) and Chris Daikos discuss with Dr. Clayton R Cook about behavior. What is behavior and can behavior change? Behavior and behavior change can be cultivated what we need to assess as educational leaders is what are we cultivating and how are we doing so?