Things Go Around in Circles: Fern E. Stroud

"As you get older and you're listening when they're bringing up some wonderful new way of doing things, it's like, um…Things just go around in circles.” — Fern Stroud Summary: Leslie Stoval soaks up the wisdom of Fern E. Stroud, retired elementary school teacher and mother of BlackFemaleProject founder Precious J. Stroud. Originally from Berkeley, Ms. Stroud studied at San Francisco State, taught in Berkeley schools in the pre-integration 60s, and later moved up to a school in the Oakland Hills where she was the only African American teacher. In the conversation, Ms. Stroud speaks to the power of mentorship—particularly from Black educators—and the circular nature of things.

Episode 5 of the BlackFemaleProject Podcast podcast, hosted by BlackFemaleProject, Fern E. Stroud, Leslie Stoval, titled "Things Go Around in Circles: Fern E. Stroud" was published on July 20, 2020 and runs 14 minutes.

July 20, 2020 ·14m · BlackFemaleProject Podcast

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"As you get older and you're listening when they're bringing up some wonderful new way of doing things, it's like, um…Things just go around in circles.” — Fern Stroud Summary: Leslie Stoval soaks up the wisdom of Fern E. Stroud, retired elementary school teacher and mother of BlackFemaleProject founder Precious J. Stroud. Originally from Berkeley, Ms. Stroud studied at San Francisco State, taught in Berkeley schools in the pre-integration 60s, and later moved up to a school in the Oakland Hills where she was the only African American teacher. In the conversation, Ms. Stroud speaks to the power of mentorship—particularly from Black educators—and the circular nature of things.

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