Reflecting on Season 2: Centering Our Humanity in Education

In Season 2 of Educating to Be Human, we asked questions about education: who controls what we learn? Who benefits? Who gets left out? What would it take to democratize education? And simply, why do we learn? 

Lisa spoke with people across disciplines - community organizers, faith leaders, educators challenging traditional systems, civil servants, and business leaders - to chip away at these questions from different angles. 

In this special episode, we revisit key moments from our conversations in Season 2, highlighting how our guests challenged us to think of what becomes possible when we center humans - not systems - in learning. 

This special episode features clips from interviews with:

Wendy Millet, founder of Gallop Ventures;

Atman Smith, founder of the Holistic Life Foundation;

Stephen Ritz, founder of the Green Bronx Machine;

Joanna Strober, founder of Midi Health;

Dr. Keith Curry, President of Compton College and CEO of the Compton Community College District;

Maha Bali, professor of practice at the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the American University in Cairo and co-founder of Equity Unbound;

Paul Kruchoski, former senior U.S. diplomat and a career member of the Senior Executive Service;

Fr. Jon Pedigo, a longtime social justice advocate and activist, faith leader within the Catholic diocese of San Jose, and executive director of PACT (People Acting in Community Together);

Kassandra "Kassi" Talbot, educator, social justice advocate, and principal of Pescadero Elementary School.