We speak with Swarthmore’s Dr. Edwin Mayorga, who explains how abolitionist classrooms and schools create “freedom as a place” in contrast to racial capitalism. Teachers are the lead inquirers and try to “move at the speed of trust,” helping to create classrooms full of joy. Edwin describes Philadelphia’s Kensington Health Sciences Academy as a school where teaching and learning are based on establishing relationships of mutual respect.
Overview
00:00-00:42 Intros 00:42-02:20 Abolitionist education 02:20-04:44 “Freedom as a place” 04:44-08:03 Critical racial ethnic studies; the Sankofa bird 08:03-15:27 Decolonizing education; relationships in the process between colonized and colonizer 15:27-22:21 Intersections of race and class 22:21-26:27 Racial capitalism’s impact in the classroom 26:27-33:20 Kensington Health Sciences Academy (KHSA) 33:20-36:16 Teacher as lead inquirer 36:16-38:25 Moving at the speed of trust 38:25-40:13 Modeling trustworthiness for students 40:13-42:55 How did KHSA become a school focused on trust? 42:55-44:30 Outro
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