Tide Talk

EHS English Department

"Tide Talk" is the official podcast of the Everett High School English Department. Join us as we bring students and teachers together to talk about books, films, or other texts which explore important issues in contemporary culture. These are our 5 main goals: 1. Promote literacy and literary engagement for both students and staff. 2. Create a forum for civil, respectful, and open discussion of ideas and opinions. 3. Foster dialogue and exchange of ideas among students and their teachers. 4. Allow for a diverse collection of voices to be heard and listened to on important topics. 5. Share and celebrate some of the work of our students and teachers with the larger community.

  1. 05/29/2021

    1.13 Cancel Culture Part 2/2: Amplifying Voices

    Join us for part 2 of our conversation with Ms. Bendler, Ms. Nardi, Ms. Devino, Mrs. Simmons, and 11th grader Emma on the topic of "cancel culture" and whether it is bad for America, or just another term for accountability for bad behavior. In this final section, the panel debates the validity of several instances of "canceled" individuals from Alan Dershowitz's book, and gets into some of the controversies involving removal of Confederate statues as well as proposed cancellations of other historical figures such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_english Follow the Everett High School Crimson Times student newspaper on Twitter: @crimson_times Direct any comments or questions to rmcgowan@everett.k12.ma.us

    39 min

  2. 05/29/2021

    1.12 Cancel Culture - A threat to America? (Part 1/2)

    Mr. McGowan is joined by Grade 11 student Emma along with teachers Mrs. Simmons, Ms Devino, Ms Nardi, and Ms Bendler to discuss the Alan Dershowitz book "Cancel Culture: The Latest Attack on Free Speech and Due Process." In Part 1 of the conversation, the panel gets into whether they agree with Dershowitz that cancel culture is un-American and must be stopped, and debate whether readers should take into account an author's personal biography when considering their ideas. Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_english Follow the Everett High School Crimson Times student newspaper on Twitter: @crimson_times Direct any comments or questions to rmcgowan@everett.k12.ma.us

    41 min

  3. 05/29/2021

    1.11 Part 2/2 "The Hate U GIve": Indoctrination or a mirror to society?

    Part 2 of our conversation with Mikayla, Julianna, Geralisha, and Sophia, and their English teacher Ms. Devino, abou the book "The Hate U GIve," a new addition to our sophomore curriculum this year. The major question of this section is, what would the students and teacher say to people who criticized the teaching of this book as being either obscene or anti-police indoctrination? The students reflect on the experience of reading a controversial text rooted in real-life themes. Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_english Follow the Everett High School Crimson Times student newspaper on Twitter: @crimson_times Direct any comments or questions to rmcgowan@everett.k12.ma.us

    25 min

  4. 05/29/2021

    1.10 "The Hate U Give" - Teaching Controversial Books (Part 1/2)

    Grade 10 teacher Ms. Devino and four of her students (Mikayla, Sophia, Julianna, and Geralisha) join Mr. McGowan to talk about the controversial novel "The Hate U Give" and their experience of being introduced to the text as well as the film in Grade 10 English class. The overarching question: Why is it important to read and discuss issues of police and community relations in America today? How does this literature advance the dialogue around racial issues in our society? Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_english Follow the Everett High School Crimson Times student newspaper on Twitter: @crimson_times Direct any comments or questions to rmcgowan@everett.k12.ma.us

    27 min

  5. 04/30/2021

    1.9 - Part 2/2 "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You"

    TOPICS FOR 1.9 Racism in pop culture: racist jokes, blackface. Why representation matters in pop culture How people manipulate language to communicate and spread racist ideas Panel: Christian, Laurie, Jeremy; Ms Dunn, Mr Bailey, Mr Spencer, Ms Hooks Instagram: @ehs_english Twitter: @crimson_times www.ehscrimsontimes.org

    44 min

  6. 04/22/2021

    1.8 - "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You" - Part 1/2

    The powerful Jason Reynolds "remix" of the Ibram X. Kendi book "Stamped" is our panel discussion for this episode. Topics: - Emotional reactions to the book - Historical religious and economic justifications for slavery and how that affects us today - Surprising things from the book that we never learned before - How the author treates Jefferson and Lincoln - Racism, intended or unintended, in pop culture today Student guests: Christian and Laurie from EHS; Jeremy from Keverian Staff guests: Ms. Dunn, Ms. Hooks, Mr. Bailey from EHS; Mr. Spencer from Keverian (Originally recorded 3/18/21) Instagram: @ehs_english Crimson Times on Twitter: @crimson_times www.ehscrimsontimes.com

    44 min

  7. 04/02/2021

    1.7 - School Reopening and Mental Health (Part 3 of 3)

    "Find someone who cares about you and latch onto them." In the final part of our School Reopening conversation, Melissa, Nicole, Andrew, Shawn, Christine, and Daniela open up about the importance of taking care of your mental health especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. - The importance of talking to others about your mental health - Why "Just get over it" isn't a good approach to dealing with your problems - Expectations of going back to school and how that may affect student mental health - The unique culture of Everett and how students can expect support from peers and adults - What are we taking with us post-pandemic as things go back to "normal"? Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_english EHS Crimson Times newspaper: @crimson_times on Twitter www.ehscrimsontimes.com Mrs. Simmons on Instagram: @simm_onyms Comments to rmcgowan@everett.k12.ma.us

    37 min

  8. 03/12/2021

    1.6 - School Reopening (Part 2 of 3)

    PART 2 OF OUR SCHOOL REOPENING CONVERSATION - Make sure you go back and listen to Episode 1.5A for the first part of this conversation. Mr. McGowan welcomes colleagues Mr. Fineran and Mrs. Simmons along with students Christine, Shawn, Andrew, Melissa, Sophia, Nicole, and Daniela to talk about their thoughts about the impending possibility of school reopening. Talking points in this episode: - Concerns about the science of reopening schools. Does it take into account student behavior? - How should the adults who run the school address student misbehavior or refusal to follow COVID guidelines? - Will Everett students rise to the occasion as they have in the past? - The vaccination debate and how vaccinating teachers falls into it - Mental health and why simply opening the doors to school is not going to solve all students' mental health issues. Subscribe to Tide Talk on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Send comments to rmcgowan@everett.k12.ma.us. Instagram: @ehs_english. Mrs. Simmons: @simm_onyms Twitter: @crimson_times for the EHS student newspaper content www.ehscrimsontimes.com #MORELESS

    37 min
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"Tide Talk" is the official podcast of the Everett High School English Department. Join us as we bring students and teachers together to talk about books, films, or other texts which explore important issues in contemporary culture. These are our 5 main goals: 1. Promote literacy and literary engagement for both students and staff. 2. Create a forum for civil, respectful, and open discussion of ideas and opinions. 3. Foster dialogue and exchange of ideas among students and their teachers. 4. Allow for a diverse collection of voices to be heard and listened to on important topics. 5. Share and celebrate some of the work of our students and teachers with the larger community.

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  • Creator
    EHS English Department
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright EHS English Department
  • Show Website
    Tide Talk