Rapping PE Steven Michael Buller

Welcome to season 2 of Rapping PE! The place where we discuss Precarity, Pedagogy, and Physical Education. 
Episode 1 of season 2 kicks off with Dr. Stephen R. Flemming (@KellyGrade6) who is a public school teacher in the Northwest section of Philadelphia. He teaches High School ELA and has a unique blogpost that shares his thoughts and feelings while giving you an insight into the type of pedagogies (Advocating for Social Justice Through Script-Writing) he utilizes to inspire his students. In addition the his blogpost, you can experience the byproduct of a carefully crafted student-centered podcasting experience that focuses on the experiences of the youth at his high school. The podcast is fittingly referenced as Behind The Eyes of Our Youth. 
It was a pleasure talking with Dr. Flemming and I hope we can continue communicating and possibly working together on some projects within the community of Northwest Philadelphia.

Welcome to Rapping PE! I’m your host - Steven Buller - AKA Beard Drip Buller - Repping Philly Philly! This is the place where we explore precarity, pedagogy, and physical education! This podcast is dedicated to physical educators of the future, past, and present.

Episode 10 Features Lee Huang! Lee has worked for Philadelphia based Econsult Solutions, he is involved with work for Quantitative Tools for Consulting, and is a current member of Philadelphia’s School Board. Within the context of Philadelphia’s education system, we will discuss economics and education, and the complications of reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.


@6:40 - Lee's Role at Econsult Solutions
@7:28 - How do Economics & Education intersect?
@8:27 - Building Community Resilience: A Framework From Development Economics
@10:45 - What are tangible steps to build resiliency in our communities?
@17:15 - The pandemic, COVID-19 and the School District of Philadelphia's 
@21:25 - Juggling many hats during COVID-19
@24:00 - What should we understand about your role on the board?
@25:40 - Critiques in a Democracy
@37:13 - The Hybrid Model at Philadelphia School District
@40:46 - Mechanisms for handling internet access and other resources
@42:08 - Where will education go in the future?
@46:30 - Econoics and Moving Forward
@48:13 - Flip It - Lee asks me questions

Thank you for for checking out my podcast, I hope you enjoy the show. Please subscribe to the podcast Rapping PE. If you have any questions, or would like to be a guest on the show, you can e-mail me at RappingPE@gmail.com or sign-up here. You can follow us on Twitter (@RappingPE) and (@BeardDripBuller) and on Instagram (@Beard.Drip_Buller).

… Peace & Love

Music Credits: Stefan Vellema

Welcome to Rapping PE! I’m your host - Steven Buller - AKA Beard Drip Buller - Repping Philly Philly! This is the place where we explore precarity, pedagogy, and physical education! This podcast is dedicated to physical educators of the future, past, and present.

Dr. Tara Blackshear has, according to her website, " ... made a global impact by working  around the world to improve the quality of life for others. Recognizing the discouraging health statistics in the United States, particularly among females and people of color, Dr. Blackshear focuses on research that confronts health and physical activity disparities, and inequities in education that disproportionately affect Black women." I invited Dr. Blackshear to join me on the show to discuss her paper #ShapeSoWhite and have a conversation about her work and what direction we should be moving as a profession.

Her work sparked interested and conversation from many educators within the field, and even resulted in a conversation around the practices of our national organization known as SHAPE America. You can find her Unplugged episode with leaders from SHAPE on YouTube. As the late Congressman John Lewis, who represented Georgia's 5th District, once said, "When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something." Dr. Blackshear's research, #SHAPEsoWhite, is a testament to speak truth to power and be part of the conversation.

This is a great podcast that covers many important topics that are otherwise misrepresented or largely misunderstood by many educators. Topics like Embodied Approaches, Affirmations, the Policing of Bodies, Interest Conversion Theory, ethic of care and love, Physical Awareness over Physical Literacy, Extinction of PE, SHAPE's Teacher of the Year Award process, and more. Our conversation highlighted various questions like ... is the practice of awarding Teacher of the Year candidates a special place reserved for affluent schools? Is Physical Education for all or for some?

Thank you for for checking out my podcast, I hope you enjoy the show. Please subscribe to the podcast Rapping PE. If you have any questions, or would like to be a guest on the show, you can e-mail me at RappingPE@gmail.com or sign-up here. You can follow us on Twitter (@RappingPE) and (@BeardDripBuller) and on Instagram (@Beard.Drip_Buller).

… Peace & Love

Music Credits: Stefan Vellema

Welcome to Rapping PE! I’m your host - Steven Buller - AKA Beard Drip Buller - Repping Philly Philly! This is the place where we explore precarity, pedagogy, and physical education! This podcast is dedicated to physical educators of the future, past, and present.

Justin Schleider is a dynamic educator with a strong presence within his local scene, and is well known on a regional and national level. You may know Justin from Around the Horn PE, #SlowchatPE, #SlowchatHealth, and as a writer on ConnectedPE. As a focus for a section of this episode is on Love, I recommend watching a co-presentation with Sherri Spelic called Radical Love in PhysEd. 

Thank you for for checking out my podcast, I hope you enjoy the show. Please subscribe to the podcast Rapping PE. If you have any questions, or would like to be a guest on the show, you can e-mail me at RappingPE@gmail.com or sign-up here. You can follow us on Twitter (@RappingPE) and (@BeardDripBuller) and on Instagram (@Beard.Drip_Buller).

… Peace & Love

Music Credits: Stefan Vellema

Art Credits: Danny Fetters (Future Logo and Official Podcast Art coming soon!)

Welcome to Rapping PE! I’m your host - Steven Buller - AKA Beard Drip Buller - Repping Philly Philly! This is the place where we explore precarity, pedagogy, and physical education! This podcast is dedicated to physical educators of the future, past, and present.

Francina Hollingsworth from Houston, Texas, teachers at Albright Middle School for the Alief Independent School District. Coach Hollingsworth is a regular on Around The Horn PE with Dave Carney and Justin Schleider, and helps host the After The Horn which covers a wide array of topics impacting educators. Coach Hollingsworth has a ton of experiential knowledge which she showcases throughout this episode. The episode had to be separated into two parts to accommodate all of our conversation. Part A focuses on school funding, teaching in precarious situations, dealing with Hurricanes, and life.

Thank you for for checking out my podcast, I hope you enjoy the show. Please subscribe to the podcast Rapping PE. If you have any questions, or would like to be a guest on the show, you can e-mail me at RappingPE@gmail.com or sign-up here. I can also be found on Twitter (@BeardDripBuller) and on Instagram (@Beard.Drip_Buller).

… Peace & Love



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Monique W. Morris - PUSH OUT

Music Credits: Stefan Vellema

Art Credits: Danny Fetters (Future Logo and Official Podcast Art coming soon!)

Welcome to Rapping PE! I’m your host - Steven Buller - AKA Beard Drip Buller - Repping Philly Philly! This is the place where we explore precarity, pedagogy, and physical education! This podcast is dedicated to physical educators of the future, past, and present.

Francina Hollingsworth from Houston, Texas, teachers at Albright Middle School for the Alief Independent School District. Coach Hollingsworth is a regular on Around The Horn PE with Dave Carney and Justin Schleider, and helps host the After The Horn which covers a wide array of topics impacting educators. Coach Hollingsworth has a ton of experiential knowledge which she showcases throughout this episode. The episode had to be separated into two parts to accommodate all of our conversation. Part A focuses on school funding, teaching in precarious situations, dealing with Hurricanes, and life.

Thank you for for checking out my podcast, I hope you enjoy the show. Please subscribe to the podcast Rapping PE. If you have any questions, or would like to be a guest on the show, you can e-mail me at RappingPE@gmail.com or sign-up here. I can also be found on Twitter (@BeardDripBuller) and on Instagram (@Beard.Drip_Buller).

… Peace & Love

Music Credits: Stefan Vellema

Art Credits: Danny Fetters (Future Logo and Official Podcast Art coming soon!)