Struggle for Change

Completely Fresh Productions

Real educators. Real students. Real struggle. We bring you stories from schools and classrooms that reveal the true struggles faced in education. Hosts: Traci Bonde, Valerie Sun, Emily Hendricks Mental Health, Learning, Growing, Teaching, Wellness. Are you an edu-professional or student that is struggling? We would love to hear your story. Website: struggleforchange.com Email: struggleforchangepodcast@gmail.com. Twitter: @strug4change Instagram: @struggleforchangepodcast Facebook: @struggleforchangepodcast Produced/Edited by: Completely Fresh Productions (www.completelyfresh.com)

  1. Pocket Change: Banned Books

    09/29/2023 · BONUS

    Pocket Change: Banned Books

    It’s not just authors feeling the pressure of book-banning movements. Through this current uptick in school and public library censorship, students are missing opportunities to hone their critical thinking skills as readers and teachers facing barriers to providing a well-rounded curriculum for students. In honor of Banned Books Week 2023, Emily shares some tidbits around the history of book censorship and today's impact on authors and readers alike! Episode Resources and Further Reading/Viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDppHAzyFew https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/world/asia/india-textbooks-changes.html https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-firey-history-of-banned-books-video/its-lit-season-2/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpKqRC-9Avc&t=883s https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=1269000&p=9306840 https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/ https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/as-book-bans-escalate-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2022/09 https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford-lecturer-explores-rise-book-bans-nazi-book-burnings-school-board-races https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/books/book-bans-libraries.html https://news.northeastern.edu/2022/08/24/banned-books-in-us-schools/ https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&app=desktop&v=h28316trOYU Are you someone with a story about a struggle related to education? Submit an interview interest form here or email us at ⁠struggleforchangepodcast@gmail.com⁠. We would love to hear your story. Visit our website: ⁠struggleforchange.com⁠. Find us on Instagram: ⁠@struggleforchangepodcast⁠. Find us on Facebook: ⁠@struggleforchangepodcast⁠.

    12 min

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Real educators. Real students. Real struggle. We bring you stories from schools and classrooms that reveal the true struggles faced in education. Hosts: Traci Bonde, Valerie Sun, Emily Hendricks Mental Health, Learning, Growing, Teaching, Wellness. Are you an edu-professional or student that is struggling? We would love to hear your story. Website: struggleforchange.com Email: struggleforchangepodcast@gmail.com. Twitter: @strug4change Instagram: @struggleforchangepodcast Facebook: @struggleforchangepodcast Produced/Edited by: Completely Fresh Productions (www.completelyfresh.com)