In this episode, Ben Blaisdell (East Carolina University, Kevin's department-mate) talks about critical race theory (CRT) and its applicability to k-12 education. Ben's research and work in schools relies heavily on critical race frameworks, and at a time where people are so polarized about CRT, Ben explains what it is, what it's not, what critics get wrong about it, and how it can answer current criticisms leveled against it.
3:12 - What is critical race theory and what is its significance for a field like k-12 education?
14:12 - Concrete ways racialization plays out in schools
26:26 - But aren't we just lowering expectations for black and brown students? Aren't we just devolving into racial stereotype?
31:06 - Are the people critics of CRT aim at (Kendi, DiAngelo) working within a CRT framework? (Teaser: not really.)
45:03 - If racism is unavoidable, how can teachers subvert it? If biases are unconscious, how can we become aware of ours?
54:30 - What are critics (especially legislators and pundits) getting wrong about CRT?
1:03:55 - Can CRT and antiracism veer into a religious way of thinking?
In this episode, I talk with teacher-turned-psychologist K. Ann Renninger to talk about the psychology of human interest. How do learners (and people in...
Kevin talks with Samantha Hedges (Heterodox Academy, Substack) about recent articles she has written criticizing critical-race-influenced approaches to diversity and equity training in schools....
Robert Gressis (California State Northridge) and Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) hae a wide-ranging conversation about the (fraught?) relationship between schooling, learning, and A-F...