Nia Coates and Carol Maple

Recorded November 1, 2024 50:18 minutes
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Description

Dr. Carol Maple (54) speaks with friend and fellow DSPETL colleague Nia Coates (26) about working as educators. Both discuss pedagogy, education models, students, and visions of a better future.

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Dr. Carol Maple (C) speaks about driving a school bus and tutoring— getting a doctorate in education. She goes on to speak about getting involved in DSPETL to further her skills in education.
Nia Coates (N) and C discuss pedagogy and the current conditions of teaching. They mostly talk about the comportment of students.
Both speak about the prejudice they have faced as professionals and in other moments of their lives.
C and N have a conversation about the ways in which student experiences aren’t compatible with certain education models. They discuss the ways in which they celebrate student successes that are generally not honored by traditional academic grading systems.
C and N describe the current state of the education system and the ways they see how it fails many American students.

Participants

  • Nia Coates
  • Carol Maple

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