In this episode, we talk to Baltimore City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises about the phenomenon she calls u0022educational redliningu0022. Sonja explains how differences in student outcomes are often caused by inequity in teaching technique– that especially in classrooms of black students, teachers spend too much time modeling problems and not enough time allowing students to struggle for solutions. We discuss the obstacles to achievement that students currently face, how teachers are not allowing students to think for themselves, and how educational redlining affects students’ college readiness. [spp-player url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/voices4ed/32_-_Education_Post_-_Baltimore.mp3] [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“Literacy is a foundational skill. If we can’t get that right as a school system, everything else we’re trying to do is going to be half of an effort– it’s not going to be nearly as impactful.” – Dr. Sonja Santelisesu0022] u003ch1u003eEpisode Details:u003c/h1u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eThe current obstacles to student achievementu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow Baltimore Schools have been helping more students succeedu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow Baltimore Schools set their priorities for improvementu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow teachers are not letting their students think for themselvesu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow educational redlining affects students’ college readinessu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e u003ch1u003eLinks Mentioned:u003c/h1u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/sonjasantelisesu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003e@SonjaSantelisesu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/ceo-sonja-santelisesu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eBaltimore City Schools – CEO Sonja Santelisesu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMFv3cEnP1Eu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eHope: Baltimore 2017 – a short film by Xavier Plateru003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“Titles are great but all they do is designate the area and scope of responsibility. Real leadership is being able to see issues, come up with creative ways to address them, and helping to make that success widely known so that others can benefit from it.” – Dr. Sonja Santelisesu0022]
Episode 32: The Strength To Let Kids Struggle (feat. Dr. Sonja Santelises)
