Living with Dignity: Stories, Questions, and Reflection for Educators

What if keeping student dignity front and center could actually guide your daily decisions in teaching and learning? In this episode, Leah reflects on the conversation with Melinda Karshner and dives deep into how dignity, both for students and teachers, shapes classrooms, mentorship, and leadership.Hear real stories from classrooms, explore phonics instruction, student engagement, and teacher support, and discover how dialogue and collaboration can restore dignity in the gray spaces where learning and growth truly happen.Whether you’re leading a classroom, mentoring teachers, or just curious about navigating the tough questions in education, this episode will spark reflection and practical ideas to honor every learner, and yourself, in the process.For questions and thoughts about the podcast: [email protected] learn more about Leah and Angela’s work https://www.leahmermelstein.com/Ways to get in touch with LeahFacebookLinkedInInstagramSubstackWays to get in touch with Angelahttps://www.angelastockman.com/[email protected]://www.linkedin.com/in/angelastockman/https://substack.com/@angelastockmanhttps://www.instagram.com/angela__stockman/https://www.facebook.com/AngelaMStockmanAn Article on the difference between speech to print and print to speech approacheshttps://www.aetonline.org/images/MEMBER_CENTER_Section/Journal_Docs/2023/44-2/Fall2023_03_ASpeech-to-PrintLinguisticPhonicsApproach-Fein.pdfRod’s article https://open.substack.com/pub/rodjnaquin/p/why-epistemology-matters-in-education?r=4uwjft&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webLeah’s article https://open.substack.com/pub/leahmermelstein/p/when-research-stands-too-tall-a-story?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web