#80 - Decolonizing Education w/ Carolyn Roberts!

Increasingly, educators are pointing to the need to decolonize the classroom and the school system in order to truly meet the needs of Indigenous, Black, and other marginalized students. Although there is a clear need to rethink how we educate our students, there isn’t always much clarity about what it actually means to decolonize education or what that looks like. To help us explore this issue we’re joined by Carolyn Roberts, a super-dope Indigenous academic working in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Carolyn’s work is grounded in educating about Indigenous people and the decolonization of the education system. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including new data about racial disparities in career technical education and a new plan in California to get all third graders reading by 2026. → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here! → View this episode on YouTube! AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 6:45 - Racial gaps in CTE enrollment 22:10 - Every kid reading by 2026? 37:45 - Decolonizing education w/ Carolyn Roberts 1:05:40 - Middle school gets a new name! DO-NOW STORIES: First nationwide look at racial breakdown of career education confirms deep divides State Supt sets goal to get all third graders reading by 2026 More from our guest: Carolyn Roberts on Twitter Carolyn Roberts Website Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat