Oct. 6, 2009: Home-schooling with a missionary family in Guinea. How God Changes Your Brain.

mp3:  Click here to listen to this show.

On the first part of our show, we’ll talk with Wynell LeCroy, a retired teacher living in Abilene, Texas.  This spring, at age 71, Mrs. LeCroy flew for the first time to Guinea, and spent three months organizing a home-schooling program for a missionary family with four children, including a toddler with Down Syndrome.

Next, we’ll talk with Dr. Mark Waldman, who co-authored How God Changes Your Brain with neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg.  What should students know about meditation?  How do children think about God?  No matter what your religious beliefs might be, there are benefits — and caveats — to religious contemplation and spiritual meditation.

For more information on Dr. Waldman and How God Changes Your Brain, visit markrobertwaldman.com.

Tune in this Tuesday for a little wisdom from our elders… and religion and our brains… coming up.

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Music for this show by Paul Brill, Cirkestra, Frustrator, and Evil Art Form.

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Sept. 22, 2009: Emily Goodstein from Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom

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On the first part of the show, we’ll be joined by Emily Goodstein, director of Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom. SYRF is a national organization that educates, organizes and empowers youth and young adults to put their faith into action and advocate for pro-choice social justice.  Visit their website at syrf.org.

Next, we’ll talk with Dr. Mark Waldman, who co-authored How God Changes Your Brain with neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg.  No matter what your religious beliefs might be, there are benefits — and caveats — to religious contemplation and spiritual meditation.

Religion, youth, politics, and neuroscience… coming up.

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Our interview with Dr. Waldman had to be rescheduled due to a communication problem in Malibu.  Yes, even Malibu has its imperfections!  Tune in for that interview with Dr. Waldman on October 6.

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Music on today’s show by Paul Brill, Doofgoblin, Dream Animals, Cirkestra, and Evil Art Form.

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Sept. 15, 2009: Student organizer Brendan Laws. Brooklyn College students new school year voices.

mp3:  Click here to listen to this show

On the first half of the show, we’ll have a live phone interview with University of Houston student organizer Brendan Laws.  Brendan has played an active role in campus organizations fighting for fair trade and opposing sweatshops, often with the support of only a handful of students.  Through determination and creativity, these groups drew support from the surrounding community, and succeeded in standing up to powerful corporations.

We’ll also hear from a sampling of students lounging on the Brooklyn College lawn.  What teachers have made a difference to them?  What are they looking ahead to this year?

Student voices from Brooklyn to Houston… coming up.

Resources from the conversation with Brendan:

Students Against Sweatshops National Website

University of Houston Students Against Sweatshops

University of Houston Students for Fair Trade

Coalition of Immokalee Workers

The Student Farmworker Alliance

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Music on this show by Paul Brill, Cirkestra and Evil Art Form

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May 12, 2009: Dr. Randy Albelda on women, welfare, and higher education. Ask A Magnet Yenta.

To listen to this show, click HERE.

In honor of Mother’s Day, we’ll re-air May 5th’s show looking at two issues of concern to moms — moms as students, and as parents of students.

Women, Welfare, and Access to Higher Education

On the first half of the show, we’ll have economist Dr. Randy Albelda discussing her work on women and welfare, and talk about how this connects to access for higher education. We discuss why these issues are important for women, and how they are crucial to 25% of American children as well.

Ask A Magnet Yenta

On the second half of the show, Tanya Anton from Ask A Magnet Yenta talks about the website which helps parents in Los Angeles navigate the complex magnet school system. It’s a labor of love, run entirely by moms who research LA’s schools themselves and answer questions from parents in advice-column style, all on a volunteer basis. We talk about parent empowerment and the value of community involvement in our local schools.

Here are some links to add:

http://gomamaguide.com/

http://askamagnetyenta.wordpress.com/

http://askamagnetyenta.wordpress.com/martinis-and-magnets/

I would also urge you add a note that Sandra Tsing Loh (the Queen and Founder of Ask A Magnet Yenta) is organizing the 2nd Annual California Children’s Rally at the State Capitol Bldg in Sacramento on June 23, 2009 where they will host the 1st Annual California Children’s Congress or “Kids Lobby Day” sponsored by the office of State Sen. Gloria Romero, where kids can help Sacramento legislators write a new preamble to the California Education Code.

http://www.californiachildrensrally.com/

Also, for your NY parents, these are amazing resources:

http://insideschools.org/

http://gothamschools.org/

Tanya’s recommended links:

gomamaguide.com

askamagnetyenta.wordpress.com

askamagnetyenta.wordpress.com/martinis-and-magnets

greatschools.net

insideschools.org

gothamschools.org

On June 23, 2009, Sandra Tsing Loh, founder of Ask A Magnet Yenta, is organizing the 2nd Annual California Children’s Rally at the State Capitol Building in Sacramento. They will host the 1st Annual California Children’s Congress or “Kids Lobby Day,” when kids will help Sacramento legislators write a new preamble to the California Education Code.

www.californiachildrensrally.com

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This show is dedicated to my mother, who calls before I go on air each week to tell me if the station’s website is broadcasting properly or not.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009: Student Walk-Out Against Tuition Hikes. Wendy Goodman on her MFA Documentary.

To listen to this show, click HERE.

Student Walk-Out Against Tuition Hikes

On the first half of the show, we’ll talk with Tara Mulqueen about the student walk-out taking place at BC on April 29.  The walk-out came after walk-outs on other campuses around CUNY protesting the recently passed tuition hikes for CUNY and is sponsored by a large number of student organizations, including CLAS Student Government, American Medical Students Association (AMSA), BC LGBTA, BC Sustainability Club, United Students League.

For more info on the tuition increase and the walk-out, click HERE.

Wendy Goodman on her Jewish Music Documentary

On the second half of the show, we’ll talk with Wendy Goodman about her MFA Documentary on Jewish music and Yiddish theater.  We discuss the diversity in Jewish music, balancing work and school, and being savvy about the media that’s educating us.  Brooklyn College’s MFA documentaries will be screened May 8 – 9 in Whitehead Hall.

Wendy also DJs at Break Thru Radio.

April 21, 2009: Parent advocacy for nutrition and school gardens, with Melissa Parker. Environmental education interviews with Jessica Olenych and Lindsay Campbell.

An Earth Day show!  On the show Tuesday, April 21:

Melissa Parker on School Nutrition

To listen to Leigh Anne’s interview with Melissa, click HERE.

On the first half of the show, we’ll talk with Melissa Parker, a mother of two who is advocating for increased nutrition and edible gardens in her town’s public schools in Connecticut.  Melissa is working on an MS in Human Nutrition through the University of Bridgeport, and is also in a program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.  We talk about Melissa’s studies, and her work as a parent advocate.

Melissa shares with us some of her favorite resources for parents and teachers looking for more info on gardens, farms, nutrition, and health:

healthychild.org

kidshealth.org

organic.org

localharvest.org Can help you find local farms and sign up for CSAs near you.

www.angrymoms.org The story of how two moms worked to improve lunches in their local schools.

ctgreenscene.typepad.com

pcrm.org Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine

Environmental Education with Jessica Olenych and Lindsay Campbell

On the second half of the show, we’ll hear two interviews on environmental education by Zach Fried.  Zach interviews Jessica Olenych and Lindsay Campbell on their work in environmental education.  Jessica Olenych established Common Ground educational consulting for environmental education in 2007.  Lindsay Campbell is a research urban planner with the Forest Service in New York City.  Zach talks with Jessica and Lindsay about their work, and the value of bringing kids outdoors.

Recommended resources from Zach’s conversations with Jessica and Lindsay:

Environmental Protection Agency

New York City’s Street Trees

Visit the Schooner Pioneer at South Street Seaport

NYC Department of Environmental Protection

watersheducators.org at the Catskill-NYC Watershed Educators’ Network

Restorative Commons, Lindsey’s new book

Meristem

Podcasts of Zach’s interviews will be up next week.

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Zach Fried is co-creator of Earth Day Resolutions, a non-profit that helps facilitate making and reaching green goals — for children, adults, classrooms, and organizations.

April 7, 2009: Campus Progress

To listen to this show, click HERE.

On this show we talk with Pedro de la Torre of Campus Progress, a part of the Center for American Progress.  Campus Progress works with college students to communicate about progressive ideas and issues.  To learn more, visit campusprogress.com.

Some of the initiatives at Campus Progress:

Funding Our Future

Free Exchange on Campus

Debt Hits Hard

Polar Opposites

Center for American Progress

March 31, 2009: American Views with Rachel Adkins. Continue learning with IRPE.

To listen to this show, click HERE.

American Views: Rachel Adkins

On the first half of the show, we talk with Rachel Adkins, as part of our American Views series.  Rachel was home-schooled until high school, when she attended the Bard High School Early College.  We discuss Rachel’s home-schooling experience in depth, and discuss her studies at BHSEC and as a Film Studies major at Brooklyn College.

Education in Retirement:  Brooklyn College’s IRPE

On the second half of the show, we talk to Gene Reiser and Rona Goldwitz about Brooklyn College’s IRPE program.  The Institute for Retirees in Pursuit of Excellence allows retired adults to continue taking classes into their golden years.  The program forges connections with alumni, former professors, and current professors, and allows adults of all ages to continue learning in a friendly community.  For more info on IRPE, click HERE.

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The World Views and American Views Series

Our World Views series features interviews with individuals who have been educated primarily abroad — a complement to our American Views series.  Most participants in the World Views series have now moved to the U.S., and share with us their reflections on the widely varying experiences and schools they have encountered.

Each unique educational biography is meant to provide a prism through which we can gain insight into the many meanings of education and how it shapes us as individuals.  These conversations are not meant to be sources of authoritative information on educational systems or statistics.

We invite you to respond to the interviews you hear by writing to us at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  If you or someone you know would be a good interviewee for either the American or World Views series, please contact us.

March 24, 2009: Three Women Educators

In honor of Women’s History Month, we re-air excerpts from interviews with three women educators.

Barbara Winslow is the coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program at BC, and the director of the Shirley Chisholm Project.  Our conversation focuses on the groundbreaking political career of Shirley Chisholm.

Click HERE to listen to the first part of this interview.

Click HERE to listen to the second part of this interview.

Linda Louis is a professor of arts education at BC.  Our conversation shifted from public versus private schools, to her long and varied career, to the many benefits of a rich arts education.

Click HERE to listen to this interview.

Yoko Anderson is an advisor to international students at the Julliard School.  We discussed Yoko’s perspectives on her childhood growing up in Japan and international education.

Click HERE to listen to this interview.

March 17, 2009: Panel discussion on Obama’s March 10 address on education

On this Tuesday’s show we’ll be discussing Obama’s March 10 address on education to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. A live panel of professors and retired teachers from New York City public schools will weigh in on the future of national policies, and on local realities.

K.C. Johnson, professor of U.S. History

Brian Dunphy, adjunct lecturer of TV and Radio

Norman Scott, retired teacher of 35 years in the New York City public schools

Norman Scott blogs about education at ednotesonline.blogspot.com.

Podcast of this show is unavailable.

March 10, 2009: Teaching South Park with Prof. Brian Dunphy. Spanish language study abroad with Sol Education.

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Teaching South Park

Prof. Brian Dunphy is adjunct professor of TV and Radio at Brooklyn College.  His newest course, South Park and Political Correctness, examines the cartoon show that’s afraid to offend no one.  We discuss how much of mainstream media needs to be challenged, which shows are rising to the task, and what it all means in classrooms today.

Prof. Dunphy’s class has been featured in other stories, including one on NPR.  Check out a link to the NPR story here, along with a link to Prof. Dunphy’s syllabus.

Studying Spanish with Sol Education Abroad

In 2005, two friends became entrepreneurs when they saw the need for study abroad programs specializing in small group attention in Spanish-speaking countries. Four years later, Brent Hunter and Esteban Lardone’s Sol Education Abroad offers study abroad programs in Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Argentina.

For more information, visit Sol Education Abroad’s website here.

March 3, 2009: Prof. Florence on teaching education. World Views: Malaysian education.

Teaching Education with Prof. Namulundah Florence

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Prof. Namulundah Florence is an assistant professor of education at Brooklyn College.  Prof. Florence was educated in Kenya, and went on to study and teach in England and in the U.S.  We sat down this past fall for a conversation about the profession of education, and how our culture and media affect the classroom.  We reflect on the writings of educator and prolific writer bell hooks and on Prof. Florence’s writings, and discuss what it’s like to be a teacher to adults.

World Views on Malaysia with Keng Han Tan

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Keng Han Tan now works as a Graphic Designer in New York City.  He was born and raised in Malaysia, where he attended Chinese private schools.  As part of our World Views series, he shares with us his personal reflections on schooling in Malaysia, and how his perspectives changed when he came to do his Masters in the U.S.

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The World Views and American Views Series

Our World Views series features interviews with individuals who have been educated primarily abroad — a complement to our American Views series.  Most participants in the World Views series have now moved to the U.S., and share with us their reflections on the widely varying experiences and schools they have encountered.

Each unique educational biography is meant to provide a prism through which we can gain insight into the many meanings of education and how it shapes us as individuals.  These conversations are not meant to be sources of authoritative information on educational systems or statistics.

We invite you to respond to the interviews you hear by writing to us at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  If you or someone you know would be a good interviewee for either the American or World Views series, please contact us.

February 24, 2009: The House of Bernarda Alba. International perspectives on Obama, with British journalist Gary Younge.

The House of Bernarda Alba

Click HERE to listen to this interview.

Brooklyn College’s production of Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba will play February 26 through March 1. We talk with the cast, director, and dramaturg of the production. We discuss the unique use of puppetry in the production, what the students learned from the process, and the importance of drama and the arts in education.

A Beacon in Black

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Gary Younge is a British journalist who writes for both The Guardian and The Nation, and is currently the Belle Zellner Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Brooklyn College. On Wednesday, Younge will present a talk about international perceptions of Barack Obama’s victory, in a lecture hosted by The Wolfe Institute. Younge shares with us his own perspectives as a Briton, and what Americans can learn about the world’s perspectives and about ourselves through Obama’s election.

Gary Younge’s page at The Nation.

EXTRA AUDIO.  MP3:  Click here for audio of Mr. Younge’s Wolfe Institute speech, A Beacon in Black.

February 17, 2009: K.C. Johnson on the Duke lacrosse team rape case. Barbara Winslow and the Shirley Chisholm Project.

Prof. K.C. Johnson

Click HERE to listen to this interview (with the beginning cut off).

K.C. Johnson is a professor of history at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center.  His accolades include the Fulbright Distinguished Chair for the Humanities at Tel Aviv University in 2007-08.  In 2007, he co-wrote Until Proven Innocent, a critique of the handling of the Duke lacrosse team rape case.  He maintains a blog about the subject called Durham-in-Wonderland.  In a live conversation in the studio, we discuss critical thinking with Prof. Johnson — how we learn it and teach it.  We also discuss his work examining the Duke lacrosse case.

To read Prof. Johnson’s blog on the case, click HERE.

The Shirley Chisholm Project: a conversation with Barbara Winslow, Coordinator of Brooklyn College’s Women’s Studies Program and Director of the Shirley Chisholm Project

Click HERE to listen to this interview.

In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress.  In 1972, she ran a historic campaign as the first African-American to run for a major-party nomination for the president of the United States, and the first woman to run for the nomination in the Democratic party.  In a conversation with Prof. Barbara Winslow, we discuss Chisholm’s story, Winslow’s own reflections, Shola Lynch’s film Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed, and why we need to be educated about leaders like Chisholm.

To learn more about the Shirely Chisholm Project, click HERE.

To learn more about Brookyn College’s Women’s Studies Program, click HERE.

Extra mp3:  Listen here to audio of a discussion of Clio in the Classroom:  A Guide for Teaching U.S. Women’s History in the Classroom, which Barbara Winslow co-edited with Carol Berkin and Margaret S. Crocco.  From the Brooklyn College event for the launching of the book.

February 3, 2009: Prof. Linda Louis on art and education. World Views series: education in Laos

Arts Education with Prof. Linda Louis

To listen to this interview, click HERE.

On the first half of the show, we talked with Prof. Linda Louis, professor of education at Brooklyn College.  We discussed art education, what it means for young developing minds and how we as a society can better value children and arts education.

World Views with Professor Annalouk Kittikhoun

To listen to this interview, click HERE.

On the second half of the show, we discussed education in Laos with Prof. Annalouk Kittikhoun.  Prof. Kittikhoun was born and raised in Laos, and continued his studies in the U.S. and Australia.  He now teaches Political Science at Brooklyn College.  We discuss with Prof. Kittikhoun his perspectives on education in Laos and abroad.

Podcast coming soon.

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The World Views and American Views Series

Our World Views series features interviews with individuals who have been educated primarily abroad — a complement to our American Views series.  Most participants in the World Views series have now moved to the U.S., and share with us their reflections on the widely varying experiences and schools they have encountered.

Each unique educational biography is meant to provide a prism through which we can gain insight into the many meanings of education and how it shapes us as individuals.  These conversations are not meant to be sources of authoritative information on educational systems or statistics.

We invite you to respond to the interviews you hear by writing to us at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  If you or someone you know would be a good interviewee for either the American or World Views series, please contact us.

News and Notes with Farai Chideya

Test space.

Dec. 9, 2008: Prof. David Grubbs on PIMA, Radio and Sound

On today’s show we have a live conversation with Prof. David Grubbs, Assistant Professor of  Radio and Sound, and Director of the Performance and Interactive Media Arts program.  We discuss Prof. Grubbs’ non-traditional path to becoming a professor of music, his many collaborations with visual as well as musical artists, and his team teaching here at Brooklyn College.

Podcast for this show is unavailable.

Nov. 25, 2008: Study Abroad in China

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We talk for the full hour with three students from Brooklyn College’s Study Abroad in China Program. Nate Samuel, Sandy Cho, and Alexandr Pitykin talk with us about Professor Shuming Lu’s amazing month-long program. We discuss the high points from their memories and what they took back from their travels in China.

Nov. 18, 2008: World Views with Kelvin Gift; David Faed on student veterans

World Views with Kelvin Gift

Kelvin was born and educated primarily in Trinidad, but continued his education here in Brooklyn. Kelvin speaks with us about corporal punishment, the high standards in Trinidad, and opportunity here in Brooklyn.

David Faed on Student Veterans

David Faed is a student at Brooklyn College, and a veteran of the U.S. Marines. David speaks with us about his experiences in the Marines stationed in Hawaii, what it’s like now being an student at Brooklyn College, and resources for veterans.

Podcast of this show is unavailable.

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The World Views and American Views Series

Our World Views series features interviews with individuals who have been educated primarily abroad — a complement to our American Views series.  Most participants in the World Views series have now moved to the U.S., and share with us their reflections on the widely varying experiences and schools they have encountered.

Each unique educational biography is meant to provide a prism through which we can gain insight into the many meanings of education and how it shapes us as individuals.  These conversations are not meant to be sources of authoritative information on educational systems or statistics.

We invite you to respond to the interviews you hear by writing to us at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  If you or someone you know would be a good interviewee for either the American or World Views series, please contact us.

Nov. 11, 2008: Radio talk with Prof. Mark Boutros

To listen to this show, click HERE.

On the fortieth anniversary of Brooklyn College’s radio station, we talk with Prof. Mark Boutros, faculty advisor to the radio station. The conversation included zombie shows, Russian history, Catholic monks, famous Brooklyn College radio alum, and the future of radio.

An interview with Marine veteran and Brooklyn College student David Faed is rescheduled for next week.

Oct. 28, 2008: World Views: education in Japan. Prof. Ken Estey on Studies in Religion

To listen to this show, click HERE.

World Views on Japan with Yoko Anderson

On the first half of the show, we talk with Yoko Anderson.  Yoko was educated primarily in Japan, and came to the US to do Masters work at the School for International Training.  She is now an international student advisor at the Julliard School.  Yoko discusses with us some of the strengths and challenges that a Japanese student brings when transitioning to American schools, sharing both insights from her schooldays in Japan and her experience now as an advisor to students from all over the world.

Studies in Religion at Brooklyn College

On the second half of the show, Prof. Ken Estey discusses the revived Studies in Religion program at Brooklyn College.  Prof. Estey went to Union Seminary in Manhattan, teaches ethics and politics here at Brooklyn College, and is the new coordinator for the Studies in Religion program.  We discuss the program, Brooklyn’s religious diversity, and talk about the place for studying ethics and morality in today’s university.

To learn more about the Studies in Religion program, email KEstey@brooklyn.cuny.edu.

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The World Views and American Views Series

Our World Views series features interviews with individuals who have been educated primarily abroad — a complement to our American Views series.  Most participants in the World Views series have now moved to the U.S., and share with us their reflections on the widely varying experiences and schools they have encountered.

Each unique educational biography is meant to provide a prism through which we can gain insight into the many meanings of education and how it shapes us as individuals. These conversations are not meant to be sources of authoritative information on educational systems or statistics.

We invite you to respond to the interviews you hear by writing to us at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  If you or someone you know would be a good interviewee for either the American or World Views series, please contact us.

Oct. 21, 2008: American Views with Zach Fried; Storycorps

American Views with Zach Fried

The first in our American Views series, a complement to the World Views series.  The American Views series features individuals educated primarily in the U.S.  Zach went to public school in New Hampshire, Oberlin College for his BA, and the University of Michigan for a Masters in Environmental Psychology.  Zach remembers a terrible teacher from elementary school, a great environmental summer program from high school, and shares with us tips on improving your education with travel and active reading.

Storycorps

Adam Wilson and Veronica Ordaz join us from Storycorps, a national oral history archive project which has collected life stories from over 20,000 people across America.  We discuss the new Brooklyn outreach program with Brooklyn College, other interesting initiatives such as the Alaska initiative, and talk about what we learn from listening to each other’s stories.

storycorps.net

To learn more, or to sign up to share your Brooklyn stories, visit Storycorps’ website or send me an email at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  You can also call:

Veronica Ordaz at Storycorps:  646-723-7020 x13

Ed Morlock at the Center for the Study of Brooklyn:  718-951-5000 x6632

Podcast for this show is unavailable.

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The World Views and American Views Series

Our World Views series features interviews with individuals who have been educated primarily abroad — a complement to our American Views series.  Most participants in the World Views series have now moved to the U.S., and share with us their reflections on the widely varying experiences and schools they have encountered.

Each unique educational biography is meant to provide a prism through which we can gain insight into the many meanings of education and how it shapes us as individuals. These conversations are not meant to be sources of authoritative information on educational systems or data.

We invite you to respond to the interviews you hear by writing to us at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  If you or someone you know would be a good interviewee for either the American or World Views series, please contact us.

Oct. 14, 2008: Nerd Nite. Prof. Noel Anderson on Mayoral Control 101

To listen to this show, click HERE.

Nerd Nite

On the first half of the show, we feature Nerd Nite, the fun-filled, no-credits-earned lecture series taking place the second Friday of every month at Galapagos Art Space.  We talk with Matt Wasowski, founder of Nerd Nite NYC, and also catch a few of the speakers, past and present.

nerdnite.com

galapagosartspace.com

Mayoral Control 101

On the second half of the show, we talk with Noel Anderson, professor of Political Science and Education at Brooklyn College. Prof. Anderson discusses the current concern over mayoral control of New York City schools and how it impacts Brooklynites.

Oct. 7, 2008: World Views with Anna Leier: education in Germany

To listen to this show, click HERE.

The first show of The Public Thinktank and the first in the World Views series which looks at education around the world from different perspectives.

Anna Leier is a freelance journalist originally from Hamburg, Germany, and a mother of two elementary-age children in Brooklyn Heights.  Anna discusses with us the German education system and memories from her schooling, perspectives on her children’s education today, and differences between schools in the U.S. and Germany.

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The World Views and American Views Series

Our World Views series features interviews with individuals who have been educated primarily abroad — a complement to our American Views series.  Most participants in the World Views series have now moved to the U.S., and share with us their reflections on the widely varying experiences and schools they have encountered.

Each unique educational biography is meant to provide a prism through which we can gain insight into the many meanings of education and how it shapes us as individuals. These conversations are not meant to be sources of authoritative information on educational systems or data.

We invite you to respond to the interviews you hear by writing to us at bcthinktank@gmail.com.  If you or someone you know would be a good interviewee for either the American or World Views series, please contact us.