In an emotional Episode 6, Alcine and Shane get real with author and educator Young Whan Choi, witnessing his personal story of marginalization in school and how it took another Asian man–during college orientation–to help him see himself for the first time in American history. Together, they explore ways of being and leading in education that truly center students. Young Whan implores us to “marginalize” standardized testing, or at least push it to the periphery, as he offers a vision of authentic, community-based, performance assessments that demonstrate what students know and are able to do. He exposes the irony that, while many new leaders evoke the principle of being “student-centered”, students themselves are often painfully absent from professional learning agendas, except perhaps as an aggregated data point. And finally, Young Whan helps us rethink where knowledge lives and where power exists within the system.
For Further Learning
[RE-RELEASE]: EP 6: “We Need to Marginalize Standardized Testing” with Young Whan Choi
[RE-RELEASE] EP 14: “You are all elders in training” with Dr. Lisa Delpit and Dr. Jamila Dugan
Episode 26: “Redemption Moments": Grading as a Pathway to Equity with Joe Feldman
[RE-RELEASE] Episode 2: “You Are Somebody’s Ancestor: Teach Like it” with Dr. Chris Emdin
Episode 25: “My Life is a Series of Stories”: Reflecting on this Moment and Season 3 with Dr. Sawsan Jaber
Episode 24: “Get Off Your Pedestal!” and Other Brilliant Advice from High School Student Leaders Ari and Harshan
Episode 23: A Mindset of Courage: How To Stop Doubting Ourselves with Dr. Montessa Muñoz
Episode 22: "Leading Like a Teacher”: The Role of Deep Listening in School Transformation (Re-release)
Episode 21: Students were “buzzing” and “empowered” as they transformed their schools, with Linda Pollastretti and Sandeep Gill
Episode 20: “Weaving a Sense of Belonging” with Native American Community Academy and NISN Leaders Stacey Coonis and Valerie Siow
Episode 19: “We’ve been looking for you”: A Conversation with Dr. Sidney Stone Brown on Native Self-Actualization, Maslow’s Hierarchy, and the Data We Need
Episode 18: CULT OF PEDAGOGY! “A Seat at the Table” with Jennifer Gonzalez and Amanda Liebel
Episode 17: Building “A Place Called Home” with Math Educator Geniuses Crystal Watson and Dr. Dawn Williams
Episode 16: “Public Learning As a Way of Being”: A Conversation on Chapter 7 with Carrie Wilson and Jennifer Ahn
Episode 15: “Student Voice Changes the Conversation”: Reflecting on Season 2 with Alcine and Shane
Episode 14: “You Are All Elders in Training” with Dr. Lisa Delpit and Dr. Jamila Dugan
Episode 13: “The Beyonce Experience for Deeper Learning” with Gail Higginbottom and Jal Mehta
Episode 12: “We Made Classrooms Public Spaces” with Jessica Huang and Matt Alexander
Episode 11: “Calling BS on the System” with Joe Truss
Episode 10: “Learning in the Most Delicious Sense”: The Civil Rights Road to Deeper Learning
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