In the fifth episode of our new series, Teacher Speech and the New Divide, we’re taking a look at book bans in schools. We head off to Florida, the epicenter of this conflict, to find out more about what books are being removed, how this affects students, teachers, and the community, and the actions that educators are taking in the face of these controversial transformations in school libraries and classrooms. Our host Justin Reich is joined by former teacher and educational researcher Natasha Esteves, and accompanied by an interview with Brevard County teacher and founder of Foundation 451, Adam Tritt.

Special thanks to our friends at Learning for Justice, and the Justice in Schools team at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for their collaboration on this work.

Resources and Links

Learn more about Foundation 451

Take our course on supporting youth activism at www.youthinfront.org

Pre-Order Justin Reich’s new book Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools

Watch our documentary film We Have to Do Something Different

Transcript

https://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/teacher-speech-e5/transcript

Credits

Host Justin Reich

Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley

Recorded and Mixed by Garrett Beazley

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Teacher Speech and the New Divide: Book Bans