EPISODE · Oct 17, 2020 · 55 MIN
80: Pandemic Pods, School Choice, and Combating Inequity w/ Dr. Jon Hale
from Human Restoration Project · host NickHRP
Today, Chris and I (Nick) are joined by John Hale, whose biography you will hear at the beginning of the interview. John was recently the guest of a Soho Forum debate on the topic of pandemic pods, which you heard excerpts of at the beginning of this episode and confined in its entirety on YouTube.Since the Human Restoration Project has primarily been focused on pedagogy and changing the structures of school, I wanted to have John on to talk more about the history and ramifications of education policy and help us unpack what's really going on in our current conversations about pandemic pods, voucher programs and the recently announced Bezos Academy. How can we simultaneously acknowledge that schools need to change while being critical advocates for the need for public institutions and employee unions? How have market oriented takes on so-called school choice actually subverted the original intent of independent and charter schools? It's a really interesting conversation and it was great to talk to John. I'm sure we'll have him on again to talk education policy, history and organization in the future.GUESTSDr. Joe Hale, professor of educational policy, organization, and leadership at the University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign, and author of the forthcoming book, "The Choice We Face" (working title)RESOURCES Jeff Bezos is opening a tuition-free preschool for underserved children (CNN) Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol Small Schools and Choice Revisited by Deborah MeierFURTHER LISTENING Are ‘Pandemic Pods’ a Symptom of the Public School Monopoly? A Soho Forum Debate (YouTube)
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Today, Chris and I (Nick) are joined by John Hale, whose biography you will hear at the beginning of the interview. John was recently the guest of a Soho Forum debate on the topic of pandemic pods, which you heard excerpts of at the beginning of this episode and confined in its entirety on YouTube. Since the Human Restoration Project has primarily been focused on pedagogy and changing the structures of school, I wanted to have John on to talk more about the history and ramifications of education policy and help us unpack what's really going on in our current conversations about pandemic pods, voucher programs and the recently announced Bezos Academy. How can we simultaneously acknowledge that schools need to change while being critical advocates for the need for public institutions and employee unions? How have market oriented takes on so-called school choice actually subverted the original intent of independent and charter schools? It's a really interesting conversation and it was great to talk to John. I'm sure we'll have him on again to talk education policy, history and organization in the future. GUESTS Dr. Joe Hale, professor of educational policy, organization, and leadership at the University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign, and author of the forthcoming book, "The Choice We Face" (working title) RESOURCES * Jeff Bezos is opening a tuition-free preschool for underserved children (CNN) [https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/23/business/jeff-bezos-tuition-free-preschool-bezos-academy/index.html] * Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol [https://www.jonathankozol.com/savage-inequalities] * Small Schools and Choice Revisited by Deborah Meier [https://deborahmeier.com/2010/03/17/small-schools-and-choice-revisited/] FURTHER LISTENING * Are 'Pandemic Pods' a Symptom of the Public School Monopoly? A Soho Forum Debate (YouTube) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLaCDiubjws&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1koZAQR468SFfNE5HnWhxrIYUjkcGckiy6PW5SomhmNcZVvZRc-CaEwsw]
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