Sarah and Stephanie talk about what special education programs look like in schools historically and today and discuss teacher preparation program's methods to prepare teacher candidates to work with students with disabilities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theangryeducators/messageSupport this podcast: https:…

Join Sarah and Stephanie as they discuss the design of special education. Topics discussed include the history of special education, psychometrics, and the special education eligibility process. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theangryeducators/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

Join Sarah and Stephanie as they discuss the social construct of disability. Topics include the definition of a social construct, disability, and the medical and social models of disability. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theangryeducators/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the…

Join Sarah and Stephanie as they discuss "How to Be an Antiracist Educator" by Dena Simmons, Ed.D. Dr. Simmons outlines five actions that educators can take to incorporate antiracism into their practice. The Angry Educators discuss these actions and practical ways we can enact change professionally and within our classrooms. --- Send in a voice mes…

Join Sarah and Stephanie as they continue the discussion about the criminalization of Black students. Topics discussed include the School to Prison Pipeline and its link to functional illiteracy, the militarization of schools and students, and criminalization of families. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theangry…

Join Sarah and Stephanie as they discuss the criminalization of Black students in schools. Topics discussed include microaggressions and the messages they send and the adultification of Black students and the dangerous impacts it has on their lives. This is part one of a two part discussion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

Join Sarah and Stephanie as they discuss the presence of police officers and SROs in schools. Topics discussed include their roles and training, common claims made in favor of having police in schools, and the serious impacts their presence can have on students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theangryeducators/…

Stephanie and Sarah discuss the lack of teacher diversity and its effects on students. Though our classrooms are becoming more diverse, our teaching staff is becoming less diverse. Topics include systemic racism, antiracism, standardization of children, teacher preparation, and the role of schools in a "democratic" society. If we live in a diverse …

We're back! After a dissertation-induced hiatus, Stephanie and Sarah return to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting education. Topics include issues of equity, special education and FAPE, and if/how we should return to school buildings. Will we be able to return to what was, and if we can, should we? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo…

This week, Sarah and Stephanie continue their series on racism and public education as they discuss aspects of the New Deal that legislated racist housing discrimination which had detrimental effects on public school funding. The redlining of neighborhoods led to white flight and maintained racially segregated neighborhoods and schools. The afterma…

Episode 2 of The Angry Educators Podcast includes discussion about racial over-representation in special education, factors contributing to the over-representation, and potential approaches to addressing this civil rights issue. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theangryeducators/messageSupport this podcast: https…

Turn the volume all the way up after the intro- the audio is a bit quieter than we expected. It will be better next episode! Welcome to the first episode of The Angry Educators Podcast. This week, we introduce ourselves, explain our reasons for starting this podcast, and have a discussion about various issues that are impacting public education. --…