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 Rebecca Hatkoff. Rebecca graduated from Oakwood in 1999. She received a PhD in Education from the Claremont Graduate University, where she is now a teacher-educator. She trains our future teachers. We met at Rebecca's apartment in Silverlake and talked about the skills that help teachers excel, the hidden curriculum of public schools, and how our society values teaching as a profession.