How often do we let our students (and our own children) just tell their story? That is the question I'm discussing today with Jael Richardson, author and Executive Director for The Festival of Literary Diversity.
So often as teachers and parents we have certain expectations of what "learning" ought to look like. I hope that today's conversation will help you see the power of letting go and letting our students free to find themselves in the stories they consume.
In particular, we talk about the Educator's Guide to Gutter Child and how teacher's can use it to help students navigate the adolescent years.
Listen to the whole episode or jump to the parts that resonate with you most!
4:45: The original Old Testament Jael and her tent-peg for change
8:50: Using reading to help students find themselves
12:30: Finding opportunities for students to write about what matters
15:30: Convincing our students their stories are worth telling
20:25: What Gutter Child is all about
21:55: Stories as a form of resistance
24:40: Jael's hope for Gutter Child in our classrooms
31:40: Raising readers for a lifetime
39:15: The end goal of reading
42:05: What makes the Educator's Guide to Gutter Child so special
46:00: Make reading a priority for everyone (and getting involved in The FOLD)
52:00: Risk, vulnerability and change
Some Links
1. Jael's website
2. The Gutter Child Educator's Guide
3. The Festival of Literary Diversity website
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