1 hr 23 min
52. Marching for Justice and Planet Earth, with Kawika Ke Koa Pegram The What School Could Be Podcast
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What exactly is student voice? This question has become the hot topic in public, private and charter schools here in Hawaiʻi, for which I am glad. Sometimes the conversation revolves around giving students agency over their learning. At other times we talk about public exhibitions of learning and the ways students might articulate what they know and what they can do. Conversations around student activism, especially around ways to encourage kids to be politically active, seem fewer and farther between. I wonder sometimes if we are afraid to encourage this kind of deep community involvement for fear that parents might object or schools might feel liable. My guest today is Kawika Ke Koa Pegram, a recent graduate of Waipahu High School now matriculating at American University in Washington, DC. Editing provided by DG Sound Creations. The post 52. Marching for Justice and Planet Earth, with Kawika Ke Koa Pegram (http://mltsinhawaii.com/index.php/2020/11/16/s2e10-marching-for-justice-and-planet-earth-with-kawika-ke-koa-pegram/) appeared first on @WSCBPodcast (http://mltsinhawaii.com).
What exactly is student voice? This question has become the hot topic in public, private and charter schools here in Hawaiʻi, for which I am glad. Sometimes the conversation revolves around giving students agency over their learning. At other times we talk about public exhibitions of learning and the ways students might articulate what they know and what they can do. Conversations around student activism, especially around ways to encourage kids to be politically active, seem fewer and farther between. I wonder sometimes if we are afraid to encourage this kind of deep community involvement for fear that parents might object or schools might feel liable. My guest today is Kawika Ke Koa Pegram, a recent graduate of Waipahu High School now matriculating at American University in Washington, DC. Editing provided by DG Sound Creations. The post 52. Marching for Justice and Planet Earth, with Kawika Ke Koa Pegram (http://mltsinhawaii.com/index.php/2020/11/16/s2e10-marching-for-justice-and-planet-earth-with-kawika-ke-koa-pegram/) appeared first on @WSCBPodcast (http://mltsinhawaii.com).
1 hr 23 min