Little Red School House

Latest Episodes:

79 - Abrome - COVID safe schools Aug 19, 2022

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If you're an educator and/or parent who's experiencing increased pressure to accept getting infected because everyone around you is saying that "COVID is unavoidable everyone will get it so stop being anxious there's nothing you can do". Please hear us out when we say you are not alone, and even if you are hearing these lies from loved ones, they are lies.

We have reached out and interviewed 2 schools that prioritized community care over profits thus making all of their decisions centered around community care.

Please enjoy our interview with the founder of Abrome, Antonio Buehler.

https://www.abrome.com/

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78 - Knoxville Innovation School - COVID safe schools Aug 09, 2022

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We have reached out and interviewed 2 schools that prioritized community care over profits thus making all of their decisions centered around community care.

Please enjoy our interview with the principal and co-founder of the Knoxville Innovation School, Jesse Trucks.

https://knoxvilleinnovation.org/

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77 - Revolutionary Education - A conversation with Reclaim Party School Facilitators in collaboration with the Little Red School House Jun 21, 2021

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On this episode, Gord gets to chat with members and facilitators of The Party For Reclamation and Survival Party School.

We discuss topics surrounding how their classes are set up and how they are facilitated, along with the topics they covered, comparing them to more conventional classroom structures and learning methods.

We go onto discuss methods that radical educators within the system might engage their students in a dialectic learning experience through engaging in questions and context-building stories to help better understand concepts and ideas.

You can find the Party for Reclamation and Survival at on Twitter at @Reclaim_Survive and contact their party school at ras (dot) school (at) protonmail (dot) com.

76 - Can't Get You Out of My Head with James from Prolekult May 24, 2021

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James from Prolekult is back! We start up with a discussion, and a few laughs, about British documentarian Adam Curtis and his new BBC series, Can't Get You Out of My Head. Then, we talk about the current situation with the National Health Service, a few other current events, and why more means less.

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https://www.youtube.com/prolekult

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Closing music by Belle and Sebastian – Sleepin' the Clock Around

75 - Professional Development During A Pandemic May 20, 2021

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Adam dives into the issue of professional development during pandemic, referencing the experiences of some Redditors from /r/teachers. Then, he discusses the Missouri voucher program, why it matters, and how it's a manifestation of the historical crises in public education.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Teachers/comments/n9323l/my_requirements_to_not_hate_your_pd_are_simple/

https://www.reddit.com/user/princessfoxglove/

https://www.reddit.com/user/Adabellaaberline/

https://www.reddit.com/user/lugubriousVole/

https://www.reddit.com/user/mickeltee/

https://www.reddit.com/user/mossthedog/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2021-05-06/bill-for-limited-missouri-school-voucher-program-passes

74 - Department For MisEducation Episode 6 Interview W/ Kimba & Ryan May 16, 2021

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Episode 6. Kimba & Ryan // Kimba: iamkingkimba (IG) Ryan: @frikhan_ (IG)

The Department for Miseducation // @DfMEpod (Twitter)

A podcast exploring education in all its possibilities. Providing a space for formal and informal educators to think critically about what education means. Hosted by Mwenza (she/her) & Marsha (she/her).

Our logo is by Chris, you can find their art on Instagram at @softgeometrycreative and their music at agedecay.bandcamp.com

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72 - Teacher Appreciation Week is BullShit May 10, 2021

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If someone's job requires an appreciation Week it means they aren't getting paid enough.

I hate Teacher Appreciation Week because it only magnifies all the ways teachers are NOT appreciated. I'd really rather it just not happen at all. Or alternatively, maybe it would be best if it happened all year round, in our paychecks, and in our working conditions.

Get the fuck outta here with that bullshit teacher appreciation week nonsense. If you appreciate us, fight to get schools funded, cops out of schools, end schools shootings, and at the very least treat us with the dignity and respect of being fellow human beings. You think all the bullshit we deal with is fixed with dunkin donuts gift cards?

71 - Decolonization with Zikato - Part 2 May 04, 2021

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Gord is joined again by Zitkato, one of the hosts of Bands of Turtle Island to continue their discussion on Decolonization.

In this second part, Zitkato leads us through how lifestyleism - theorizing without real actions to help others materially - is patronizing and doesn't actually empower anyone. Zikato also shares his own experiences growing up in the colonial education system, and much more.

Little Red School House is committed to taking part in Decolonization and our first step is to start with us.

70 - Brutally Honest with Sammie and Adam Apr 28, 2021

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When we talk about systems, we should be talking about a system not individuals. When we use words to describe what we stand for, we should mean everything that comes with it. But too often we don't. Sammie and Adam touch on these concepts in a wide ranging discussion on the pandemic, police murders, and sexism in purportedly 'leftist' spaces. Sammie shares a number of personal experiences and Adam offers sage like wisdom such as "White people, shut the fuck up."

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Closing music Sleater Kinney - Entertain

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69 - White Feminism And The Open Schools Movement With Jennifer Binis Apr 23, 2021

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On today's episode we were fortunate to be joined by a truly talented, and empathy filled educator, Jennifer Binis. Jennifer discusses how teaching began as a job only for women.

We also discuss feminism and how white feminists in the Open School movement think feminism is telling other women to quit their job if they feel unsafe?

We had a blast talking with each other and hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Jennifer can be found on TikTok @JenBinis

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Solidarity!