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Dr Martha Saunders: You can only Be the Leader You Are
Martha Dunagin Saunders is the sixth President of the University of West Florida. In her 30-plus years in higher education, she has served in academic and leadership roles at universities in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin and Mississippi. Her area of academic expertise...
But why are they protesting?
Most people agree that racism is wrong and police brutality must be eradicated. Fewer people support the protests -- adversaries focus on the violence, looting, and the destruction of property. But the protests and the violence around them are not the same thing. Even...
The police murdered my student
Systemic racism is at the forefront of most people's minds. In my own network, I've been let down by silent friends and colleagues, as well as those arguing that the Black Lives Matter cause is a lie. This upset me so much I tried to engage with logic and data,...
Black Lives Matter
Today I'm launching a series of special episodes given the systemic racism and police brutality we have seen and continue to see in the USA. Today (June 5) is Breonna Taylor's birthday. She would have been 27, but police shot her while she slept bed. They were looking...
Evaluate Your Books & My May 2020 Results
Each month I update the BLBS Ruckus Maker Tribe on my results. I'll get to that in just a second ... Since we're talking about measuring results, here is one simple (but not easy) step to take in your school to make it more equitable. Evaluate your books. Are they...
An antiracist education podcast playlist
Right now we're reading How to be Antiracist in the mastermind. That's because America has a racism problem. It's systemic -- which means it's ingrained into the education system. Of course, it's not limited to education but since that's where we have influence, we...
Scott Seider & Daren Graves: How to Identify, Navigate, and Challenge Oppression
Scott Seider is an applied developmental psychologist whose research focuses on the role of schools in supporting adolescents’ civic development. He has reported on this work in more than 70 academic publications including Schooling for Critical Consciousness:...
Attracting great teachers
One way to attract great teachers is to think about what they want in a school. I'm currently reading Business Model Generation in a mastermind I lead for edupreneurs. There are many handy tools in the book, one being the empathy map. The challenge: block out an hour...
Moment of truth
When you eat out how do you evaluate the quality of the restaurant? A delicious meal at a fair price are important factors. It helps when the service makes you feel special. And then there is the moment of truth -- how clean is the bathroom? Restaurants know this to...
