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This interview has been recorded on December 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. In this recording, Monica opens up about her past. She reveals her life's details about struggling in school, teenage life, and her love for her family. Throughout the...

Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Mia Naumenko, who is an educator and Folk Artist of Ukrainian History & Educator Center of New Jersey. In this interview, Mia describes her folk traditions of Ukrainian Foodways, as well as upcoming classes at...

Chad Frade is an old friend and colleague. He is a tremendous support as a fellow educator and I sat down to talk about who has been supportive to him as an educator as well.

My interviewee was my 45-year-old mother, Kavneet Dhillon. Her and I discussed of her past careers, experiences, and history to get to know her on a deeper level and document this conversation.

In this interview, I discuss the topics of race and ethnicity and how they have imposed challenges for my sister as she goes through her journey with education.

in this interview, Chrishady Rene (son,19) discussed with Emmanuel Rene (father, 50) the social dilemmas that are happening. struggles such as gun violence and a lack of respect from teenagers were brought up. Emmanuel Rene also talked about his childhood...

Here I interview my sister who has a specific learning disability with a perceptual and reading comprehension disability. We discuss her experiences with education as well as a different educational route she took through culinary education.

In this interview, conducted during November 2018 in Ashburn, Virginia, Kale Robertson (16) interviews his mother Angie Howell (40). Mrs. Howell shares about her childhood in suburban Nashville, TN, with her sister who was challenged by fetal alcohol syndrome, and...

Life well lived

Nancy talks about her childhood in Springfield, Ill, and her life with Larry and children in Salt Lake

This interview is about our high school teacher Sara Martin. I interviewed my fellow classmate because unfortunately, Ms. Martin passed away in February of 2018.

In this interview, held on Thanksgiving Day 2015 in Buffalo, New York Jenna Russell (16) interviews her grandfather, Tony Link (83) about growing up. This interview is for the 2015 Great Thanksgiving Listen.

Lorna Benson is a high school science teacher. In this interview she shares about her life growing up and her family. Along with this, her journey with her son, who had/has cancer, and how it has affected her life.

My grandpa talks about his life and his career in biomedical engineering.

In this interview, Ethan Do, 15, interviews his friend's grandmother, Jeanie Ng, 79, talks about her life. She goes over the earliest memories she has, before she even has a sense of individuality. These old memories of the Japanese bombings,...

Molly talks about why she chose the Santa Cruz Waldorf School for her son and the warm, rhythmic and loving environment in which these young children are able to explore and grow.

On this episode of The Cruz Chronicles: Everything Ted Cruz, Solana Espino and Mirabel Hunt talk about Critical Race Theory and the current controversy surrounding this topic.

A veteran teacher discovers Waldorf education: “ My best advice for my students would be to keep your imagination open to learning new things so that you can always be an enthusiastic learner.”

A teenager in high school asks his father about the life he has had as he reflects upon the course he has taken. This establishes a basic characterization of upbringing, experience and the resulting moral compass that provide the basis...

How we got into education