William Yadron and Tiffany Woods
Recorded
June 4, 2023
Archived
June 4, 2023
47:01 minutes
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ddb002647
Description
Coworkers in special education William Yadron Jr. (52) and Tiffany Woods (36) discuss equitable curriculum, administrative injustices, limitations of pedagogy, prejudice in the classroom, and gaps in access to resources for students.Subject Log / Time Code
William (W) talks about working as a teacher in an affluent area; and describes the different experiences and curriculums of the affluent schools.
W explains the curriculum and divisions created with distinctions like "Honor" classes.
Tiffany (T) recounts her upbringing and how she experienced an emphasis on sports over academics. She describes moving from inner city to suburbs.
T reflects on getting pregnant in High School and how important her support network was.
W speaks about his experience of being a young father.
W describes his philosophy on how people should treat one another.
W reflects on the injustices wrought by school administration.
T describes the limitations of certain educator's teaching styles.
W self reflects about his teaching styles.
T talks about the ways in which teachers hold children's behavior against them.
W describes pressure to push through too much curriculum too quickly.
T speaks about the lack of resources for her kids in school compared to her experience growing up.
T talks about the need for celebration of different types of student achievement.
W describes the gaps in access to activities for students. She envisions what it would look like if resources are spread more equitably.
T speaks about school funding and its impacts.
Both T and W discuss resources in classrooms.
W describes his frustrations with the biases of teachers.
T and W speak about their goals to change the mindsets of students.
Participants
- William Yadron
- Tiffany Woods