Episode 32: The Strength To Let Kids Struggle (feat. Dr. Sonja Santelises)
Sep 10, 2019 12:00:00 AM
In this episode, we talk to Baltimore City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises about the phenomenon she calls "educational redlining". Sonja explains how differences in student outcomes are often caused by inequity in teaching technique– that especially in classrooms of black students, teachers spend too much time modeling problems and not enough time allowing students to struggle for solutions. We discuss the obstacles to achievement that students currently face, how teachers are not allowing students to think for themselves, and how educational redlining affects students' college readiness. [spp-player url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/voices4ed/32_-_Education_Post_-_Baltimore.mp3] [spp-tweet tweet="“Literacy is a foundational skill. If we can’t get that right as a school system, everything else we’re trying to do is going to be half of an effort– it’s not going to be nearly as impactful.” – Dr. Sonja Santelises"]
Episode Details:
The current obstacles to student achievement
How Baltimore Schools have been helping more students succeed
How Baltimore Schools set their priorities for improvement
How teachers are not letting their students think for themselves
How educational redlining affects students' college readiness
[spp-tweet tweet="“Titles are great but all they do is designate the area and scope of responsibility. Real leadership is being able to see issues, come up with creative ways to address them, and helping to make that success widely known so that others can benefit from it.” – Dr. Sonja Santelises"]
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