You Should Hear What I’ve Been Hearing
Which is why I’m launching a podcast series!
THAT’S MY NEW MICROPHONE!
I’ve spent the last two years visiting cities like Chicago, New Orleans and Philadelphia that are on the front lines of the often bitter battle over the future of public schools in the US. And what I’ve heard along the way is far more interesting, encouraging and honest than the talking points and stale exchanges that dominate the discussions about our schools. That’s why I’m launching a podcast series so that you can listen in and hear what I’ve been hearing.
No talking points allowed
I approach my work as a journalist and blogger with one very important rule: I’ll talk to anyone who will talk to me. I’m keenly attuned to the voices that are
too often shut out of the conversation, and I’m not afraid to march right into the places where decisions are being made—whether I’m wanted or not. Now I aim to take that same spirit to the airwaves. My talented sidekick Aaron French (that’s him in the picture!)—the creator and former producer of Teach For America’s popular Education on Tap podcast—and I aim to bring you something new: sharp, insightful, accessible and often humorous conversations about the hottest-button topics in education. You’ll hear voices and points of view you haven’t heard before. What you won’t hear are talking points. We won’t allow them!
I approach my work as a journalist and blogger with one very important rule: I’ll talk to anyone who will talk to me. I’m keenly attuned to the voices that are
too often shut out of the conversation, and I’m not afraid to march right into the places where decisions are being made—whether I’m wanted or not. Now I aim to take that same spirit to the airwaves. My talented sidekick Aaron French (that’s him in the picture!)—the creator and former producer of Teach For America’s popular Education on Tap podcast—and I aim to bring you something new: sharp, insightful, accessible and often humorous conversations about the hottest-button topics in education. You’ll hear voices and points of view you haven’t heard before. What you won’t hear are talking points. We won’t allow them!Here’s a taste of what we’re up to:
- The movement to opt out of standardized tests is typically characterized as white, suburban and affluent. We’re headed to Philadelphia next week to hear how different the opt out conversation sounds when urban school parents, includingYou Should Hear What I’ve Been Hearing | EduShyster:
