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Navigating White Spaces with Sherri Spelic - PTE047

Release Date: 08/21/2018

Optimism, Hope and a Place to Belong with Rodney Croome - PTE050

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 50, a chat with long-time LGBTI human rights activist Rodney Croome. We explore the lessons learnt from the early campaigns to legalise homosexuality, unpack why personal stories are key, and small target strategies a mistake. Plus, we zero in on the dangers of the 'religious freedom' movement.

Liberation and Resistance in Schools with Benjamin Doxtdator - PTE049

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 49, making our schools' sites of liberation and resistance. Plus challenging the dominant narratives that blame individual students whilst giving scant attention to the social justice, and structural issues impacting on them.

Challenging Stereotypes about Race, Religion, & Suburbs with Amra Pajalic - PTE048

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 48, we explore teaching in a western suburbs school, where students often face bigotry, and negative stereotyping based on their race, their religious beliefs, and where they live. Plus, we unpack how to expand students' ideas about being Muslim.

Navigating White Spaces with Sherri Spelic - PTE047

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 47, fitting in and assimilation in predominantly white spaces. Plus, promoting girls' participation in sports, and making physical education classes more inclusive and fair.

Rainbow Kids, Activism and LGBTIQ families with Felicity Marlowe - PTE046

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 46: how Rainbow Kids are actively campaigning for their LGBTIQ families' rights, and how schools can better support them. Also, why personal stories are key to changing hearts and minds in the battle for human rights.

Uplifting the Voices and Languages of Latinx Students with Victor Martinez - PTE045

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 45, dual language English teacher, Victor Martinez didn’t see many other Latinx students like himself in college and he wants it to be different for his students. We discuss opportunities and attitudes, along with bringing the lived experiences of his students and their families, however harsh they may be, into the classroom. Also why do Victor’s students prefer to speak English rather than Spanish, and how does he challenge this.

Being Color Brave not Color Blind with Rosa Perez Isiah - PTE044

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 44, how the hostile political climate around immigration impacts on students and their families, and why we need to support students' speaking up about the day to day racism in their lives. We also explore how to be a color brave rather than a color blind teacher. And why silence around poverty and racism is oppressive

Trans Children Do Know Who They Are with Jo Hirst - PTE043

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

Jo Hirst a parent and children's book author reveals the ups and downs of raising a trans child in an often hostile world. We explore how teachers and school leaders can better support trans and gender diverse young people.

Complicating Diversity and Inclusion with Maha Bali - PTE042

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 42, becoming conscious about oppression; why we need to re-think traditional critical thinking and debating approaches in the classroom; re-thinking how we view anger about injustices perpetrated on our communities; and how to get beyond generic approaches to diversity and inclusion.

Whose History Are We Telling with Eric Fieldman - PTE041

Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran

In Episode 41, from holding back to standing up and speaking out as a teacher; who’s present and who’s absent in our history curricula and text books? And how can we get beyond diatribe when debating social issues in the classroom.

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In Episode 47, fitting in and assimilation in predominantly white spaces. Plus, how to make your physical education classes more inclusive and fair.

Further information and links for this chat with Sherri Spelic, can be found here - https://pushingtheedge.org/47.

Listen to more episodes in Season 5: Standing Up for Our Students in Challenging Times - https://pushingtheedge.org/standing-up

Also, listen to Season 4: Making Physical Education and Sports More Inclusive - https://PushingTheEdge.org/sports

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