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

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

Early College Folio

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

Early College Folio

Contributors to issue 1 of Early College Folio


Table Of Contents Jun 2021

Table Of Contents

Early College Folio

Table of Contents | Issue 1 | Early College Folio


Rikers Island And The Crisis: Storytelling, Scholarship, Activism, Shana Russell Jun 2021

Rikers Island And The Crisis: Storytelling, Scholarship, Activism, Shana Russell

Early College Folio

This essay was originally shared by the author as the 24th annual W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Lecture at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. It has been edited slightly for publication.


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

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

Early College Folio

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 …


Initiatives To Find The "Lost Einsteins" Through The Integration Of Independent Scientific Research Projects In Early College, Maria Agapito, Mini Jayaprakash, Tiffany Morris, Carla Stephens Jun 2021

Initiatives To Find The "Lost Einsteins" Through The Integration Of Independent Scientific Research Projects In Early College, Maria Agapito, Mini Jayaprakash, Tiffany Morris, Carla Stephens

Early College Folio

This exploratory study examines the effects of incorporating Independent Scientific Research Projects (ISRP) into early college biology curriculum. The authors present their findings, which are steeped in the goal of increasing minority students’ interest in STEM careers, by analyzing student engagement in classrooms with and without ISRP integration.


Early College Pedagogy: Intellectual Development In Community, Kristy Mcmorris Jun 2021

Early College Pedagogy: Intellectual Development In Community, Kristy Mcmorris

Early College Folio

This essay, a response to Elizabeth Blodgett Hall’s “The House of Education Needs Overhaul,” observes the early college classroom—a space for diverse and independent voices, community-driven intellectual development, and for growing social responsibility. The author describes her own experience as an early college educator and depicts this equity work in action.


Early College As Sites For "Moratorium", Michael Sadowski Jun 2021

Early College As Sites For "Moratorium", Michael Sadowski

Early College Folio

This essay, a response to Elizabeth Blodgett Hall’s “The House of Education Needs Overhaul,” finds common ground in Hall’s depiction of the self-exploration of young students entering her new school and the findings of child and adolescent psychologist Erik Erikson’s identification of a particular point in youth development he dubbed a “psychosocial moratorium.” The author grounds these pioneers’ theories in the transformations he witnessed in students as former director of a Bard Early College program.


Imagine, Patricia Sharpe Jun 2021

Imagine, Patricia Sharpe

Early College Folio

This essay, a response to Elizabeth Blodgett Hall’s “The House of Education Needs Overhaul,” places Hall’s 1967 defense for educational reform in the context of present-day Simon’s Rock and Bard Early College. The author describes the application of early college pedagogy as a disruption of the educational status quo, and details the philosophical and intellectual “overhaul” at work in these environments.


Educational "Overhaul" Expands Pathways To College And Career, Maria Suttmeier Jun 2021

Educational "Overhaul" Expands Pathways To College And Career, Maria Suttmeier

Early College Folio

This essay, a response to Elizabeth Blodgett Hall’s “The House of Education Needs Overhaul,” recognizes how the reform of education through low- or no-cost early college models supports practical and diverse pathways to college and career success.


In Praise Of "Powerful, Head-Strong, Young People", Francesca Gamber Jun 2021

In Praise Of "Powerful, Head-Strong, Young People", Francesca Gamber

Early College Folio

This essay, a response to Elizabeth Blodgett Hall’s “The House of Education Needs Overhaul,” details the ways in which Bard High School Early College students in Baltimore challenge the systemic racism and economic disadvantages through community and critical thinking. The author describes the ways in which educators must support the courageous actions of these students to seek the resources, power, and a place in American education that they’ve historically been denied.