How Does the Other Half Learn (in Charter Schools)? (w/ Robert Pondiscio)

The Learning and Forgetting Podcast

Oct 24 2020 | 00:50:01

00:00 / 00:50:01

Show Notes

On this episode, Robert Pondiscio (Fordham Institute, author of How the Other Half Learns) discusses his experience writing about the Harlem Success Academy Charter School in the South Bronx. He spent a year immersed in this school and came away with some interesting insights - both praise and concern - about what life is like at this charter school. We talk about the role of charter schools in the education system, the merits and drawbacks of charters, the importance of school culture, and even lessons he learned about the importance of how lessons are designed and planned.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

February 12, 2021 • 01:34:48

What is the Grade Economy and What's Wrong With It (w/ Robert Gressis)

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...

Episode

October 09, 2020 • 00:47:16

What Is School For? (w/ Sociologist David Labaree)

On this episode, we talk with historical sociologist David Labaree (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus) about the evolution of school in the United States and...

Episode 0

March 16, 2021 • 01:08:23

Critical Race Theory and Antiracism Trainings in K12 Education (w/ Samantha Hedges)

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....