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Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

Early College Folio

2021

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Transcript: "The House Of Education Needs Overhaul" Roundtable Discussion Jul 2021

Transcript: "The House Of Education Needs Overhaul" Roundtable Discussion

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This is a transcript of a recording of the June 24, 2021 Early College Folio launch event in celebration of the journal’s first issue. It includes a roundtable discussion, led by Issue Editor John Weinstein, with five of the authors who responded to Elizabeth Blodgett Hall's "The House of Education Needs Overhaul." The transcript has been edited slightly for publication. You can view the recording at this link: https:// youtu.be/LdbC7dq8TTc.


Contributors Jun 2021

Contributors

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Contributors to issue 1 of Early College Folio


Table Of Contents Jun 2021

Table Of Contents

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Table of Contents | Issue 1 | Early College Folio


The Insistence Of Inclusion: The Black Excellence Project, Cassandra St. Vil Jun 2021

The Insistence Of Inclusion: The Black Excellence Project, Cassandra St. Vil

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During the spring semester of 2020, COVID-19 did not stop this group of determined 9th graders at Bard Early College D.C. Together, they embarked on the Black Excellence Project (“BEP @ Bard”) with the partnership of Amateka College Prep. BEP @ Bard provided literacy-instruction while simultaneously teaching Black Excellence: the teaching of historical and contemporary exemplary Black figures who have impacted Washington, D.C. and raised awareness around topics like racism, social justice, and countering anti-Blackness. Throughout instruction, the students learned about multiple Black professionals from a variety of career pathways as they reflected on questions like, “what does Black Excellence …


To Be Beholden To Something Yet To Be Made: Points Of Departure For An Education In The Arts Of The Present, Asma Abbas Jun 2021

To Be Beholden To Something Yet To Be Made: Points Of Departure For An Education In The Arts Of The Present, Asma Abbas

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This essay, informed by the author’s prolonged experimentation with the triangulation of art, politics, and education, provides a framework for building spaces that transcend the institutional boundaries of the neoliberal university through the notion of the “arts of the present.”


The Need For Early College In The 21st Century, Donald E. Heller Jun 2021

The Need For Early College In The 21st Century, Donald E. Heller

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This essay, a response to Elizabeth Blodgett Hall’s “The House of Education Needs Overhaul,” details the evolution of the early college movement within the American educational system. The author then makes a case for the continued importance and success of early college models in the 50 years since Hall’s initial call for reform.