I am a doctoral candidate in the Urban Education Program. My current research interests include: the intersection of formal and informal learning; and the effectiveness of strategies for increasing low-income students' access to supports, services and opportunities that promote their school success. I am a social worker whose post-master's work experience includes public health, public education, philanthropy and national youth organizations.
You are right, Syd–it’s short but effective. These are powerful stories and such great illustrations of the concepts we have discussed all semester. I love how you are adding to this great website that you […]
Dear Miguel: I appreciate your use of the word “ally” and your reference to making the transition from a student activist to (now) this new position in the educational landscape. I am sure your ally-ship is […]
The topic this week is “reimagining schools” and Sonya Douglass Horsford provided two powerful and thoughtful sets of ideas about the central issue of racial equity in education. Horsford challenges the conv […]
hi Lucy: I appreciate your critical analysis of Duncan-Andrade’s ideas, both about Maslow and about the continued focus on individual achievement. As I was poking around on the Internet yesterday in search of […]
Hi Tarilyn: Your post really resonated for me, especially the role of funders (public and private) in perpetuating the deficit narrative/logic, often requiring potential grantees who trying to advance positive […]
I really appreciated the synergy and alignment of this week’s articles and videos, all focused on counter-stories as radical care. Tara Yosso’s article on “Whose culture has capital?” takes a strong and welcome […]
hi Lucy: I am so happy that you focused on that IRB problem/process, a phenomenon that keeps cropping its nasty head in New York City. Your observation made me think about whom the IRB process is trying to […]
hi Lindsay: I love your thoughtful and multi-faceted response. Your question about who supported Johnson throughout his efforts to support his students, their families, and his staff is such a great one–I hope […]
This week’s reading on radical care in urban school leadership provided a richly detailed case study of one principal and his leadership strategies—all of which were coh […]
hi Kushya: I loved your reply, especially the idea that “teachers and parents need to band together in order to make systemic change.” I would like to offer a friendly amendment and add “students” to the work […]
Of the many themes that emerged in this week’s readings, I want to explore—in this brief reflection—the role of parents in Critical (Race) Caring. I started the assign […]
Dear Mariatere: Like Kushya and Jordan, I want to comment on your thoughts about the potential role of community centers–the kind that have deep roots in their communities as well as leadership from those […]
This week’s readings provided an opportunity to learn about the work of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire from several perspectives—including Freire himself, a colleague who studied and interacted directly with Fre […]
hi Kushya: I am so happy that you shared your professional experiences with four different principals and added your insights to this week’s readings. It is disheartening to read that only one out of the four […]
I was happy that I decided to tackle this week’s readings on the Black principalship and culturally responsive/relevant leadership in chronological order, from Lomotey (1993) to Khalifa, Gooden & David (2016) b […]
Mariatere, I love the question you pose at the end of your reflection (the staff meeting question): “How is our school providing care that is responsive to the structural inequalities students face?” Thanks for […]
Dear August: I love being in class with you (again). I so appreciate your honesty and candor. And I totally agree that these women we read about are amazing and inspiring–how they could see the bigger picture […]
I could not help wondering, when I read that “Over the last 15 years, educational researchers and theorists have decried the lack of caring in our schools” (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2002, p. 71), to what extent thi […]
hi Tarilyn: I am so happy to read your comments about SEL and the work you are doing to help afterschool staff use culturally responsive, equity-oriented approaches. It’s so odd to me that SEL is seen as an […]
