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RoR - Season 3, Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more)
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more)
Season 3: Race and Education
Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more)
One of the hotly debated topics of conversation around education these days is what is actually taught in schools. There is a lot of misinformation and error around this, but it leads to the questions: where does the information taught in schools come from? How are the textbooks – whatever they contain – created and chosen? Who decides the curricula used? In this episode, host the Rev. Kathy Walker is joined by Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, professor of the history of education at the University of Pennsylvania; and Mr. Rann Miller, author, educator and creator of curricula, to discuss these topics and a whole lot more, including how to have difficult conversations, how to stay open, and where to draw the line.
Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more)
One of the hotly debated topics of conversation around education these days is what is actually taught in schools. There is a lot of misinformation and error around this, but it leads to the questions: where does the information taught in schools come from? How are the textbooks – whatever they contain – created and chosen? Who decides the curricula used? In this episode, host the Rev. Kathy Walker is joined by Dr. Jonathan Zimmerman, professor of the history of education at the University of Pennsylvania; and Mr. Rann Miller, author, educator and creator of curricula, to discuss these topics and a whole lot more, including how to have difficult conversations, how to stay open, and where to draw the line.
