15 episodes
Common Ground Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera
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4.7 • 15 Ratings
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AEI Education’s Rick Hess and USC Rossier School of Education Dean Pedro Noguera, who often fall on different sides of the ideological aisle, push past posturing and polarization to search for understanding and common ground when it comes to the nation’s toughest education questions. Each month, the two talk through the pressing education issues of the moment.
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Reflections on Common Ground
AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera reflect on the whole Common Ground exercise and consider what it takes to have constructive dialogue.
Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education. -
Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss Biden's recent announcement on student loan forgiveness. They consider how the plan might affect tuition inflation, who actually benefits from loan forgiveness, and how greater financial literacy may help.
Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education. -
Rick and Pedro Go to the Movies
In the last episode before their summer hiatus, Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss their favorite education themed movies and tv shows, including Stand and Deliver, Remember the Titans, and Lean on Me. They also explore how pop culture influences what we come to expect from teachers and students.
Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education.” -
Parent Rights and the Florida Bill
AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss the rights and responsibilities parents have when it comes to advocating for their children's education, and how they think about whether those rights infringe upon the role of the educator or the rights of other children.
Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education. -
Ukraine, Russia, and civics education
AEI’s Rick Hess and USC’s Pedro Noguera discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and speak more broadly on how to think about the role of current events in civics education.
Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education. -
MLK, Jan. 6, and voting rights
AEI's Rick Hess and USC's Pedro Noguera discuss how schools should teach about Martin Luther King, Jr., the events of January 6, and voting rights. The two converse about how teachers can avoid teaching kids what to think, whether the way MLK is taught in schools distorts who he really was, and more.
Learn more about Rick and Pedro’s book, A Search for Common Ground: Conversations about the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education.
Customer Reviews
THE Focal point of Current events in Education. Must listen
No slinging mud. Just a thoughtful and open exchange of ideas from both sides. One stop shop for the intersection of two giants in education reform. Every episode has jewels. Although my views align with my Uncle Pedro Noguera, Dr. Hess helps me understand the opposing or alternative perspective and I feel like I’m stepping out of the echo chamber we so often wander into.
Brilliant insights!
Being able to listen to informative, honest discussions about things that matter is a huge resource to the next generation of educators. Keep up the good fight, gentlemen!
They have a great dynamic
Listening to Rick and Pedro discuss education feels like sitting in on a conversation between two friends. It’s interesting to hear how they balance talking through their opposing views and places of agreement.