Florida high school student Will Larkins sits down with an Ohio high school teacher to discuss and learn each other's perspectives on their complicated experiences in today's world of education. For Will, the education restrictions rolling out don't just impact lesson plans - the entire environment in their school from low morale to witnessing teachers struggle has left them and their classmates feeling hopeless for their future, when school is a place that is supposed to do the opposite. Follow us on social media: www.linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast

Will Larkins quickly went viral and became known as a Florida student activist who advocates for LGBTQ rights. If you Google their name, you will see what I'm talking about. But with that experience, Will has started to understand the political and education system much better, which gives them a unique perspective on what it is like to be a student in Florida: the hub of anti LGBTQ and Black education initiatives right now. Will gives a first-hand perspective of what it feels like when your teachers are rapidly quitting and you are left to fight this battle with your peers. Follow us on social media: www.linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast

Do you know how Hawaii became a U.S. state? Do you know about the overthrow of its monarchy by United States armed forces? Have you vacationed in Hawaii or plan to in the future? Americans tend to view Hawaii as "America" and travel there, disregarding its history and culture. But knowing the history of America's relationship with Hawaii and its people can change how you view the islands and Native Hawaiians today, who still face health, housing and incarceration issues as a result of colonization. This episode also invites you to learn more about how to be a respectful tourist of the islands. Continue your education at the resource list: https://linktr.ee/episode6resources and follow us on social media: 
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So far this season, you've heard how much more multicultural history needs to be included into curriculums, and the fight people in the education system are facing from conservatives to advance their political agendas. It is no coincidence that this fight is coming at a time the education system is seeing changes. But we have just seen what the media has shown us. How has the education system been changing in the last decade? And how are teachers including multicultural history into lessons today? In this episode, two educators who are dedicated to implementing social justice into their lessons share their experiences of what teaching history actually looks like in the current political climate and ways of the world. Continue your education at the resource list: https://linktr.ee/episode5resources and follow us on social media:
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Have you ever been in an argument or debate with someone and realize you don't actually know everything about the issue you're discussing? Have you ever heard details about a historical event you already know about and learn new information? That's what Mike Khorshidianzadeh helps his students navigate in class and online that everyone can learn from. Everything you know up to this point in your life has formed the knowledge base that allows you to understand the world the way you do, and any new piece of information can change that.

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The push for banning LGBTQ education has been spreading across American states. You may have heard about the "Don't Say Gay" Law in Florida and the book bans that are replicating in various states. But do you know why teaching LGBTQ history in schools is vital?  Debra Fowler, co-founder of the nonprofit History UnErased, has been working to create a more accurate reflection of history in K-12 schools across the nation with life-affirming, life-changing, and life-saving LGBTQ US history curriculum. Listen to Debra speak about how that curriculum has changed students' lives, how students are starving for this type of education, and the damage these bills and bans have been doing to the LGBTQ community and all students. Continue your LGBTQ education with our resource list: https://linktr.ee/episode3resources and follow us on social media: 
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Terrilyn Crawford grew up learning the Black history at home that she didn't learn in school. She told me about her favorite stories in Black history, Black inventors everyone should know, and her experience in the classroom. I also spoke with her mother Glenda Crawford, who grew up in Costa Rica, and her father Terry Crawford, who grew up in both Costa Rica and Harlem, on how their culture influenced the way they raised their children to learn Black history. All of their stories magnify one throughline: Black history should not even be taught as something separate from American history. Continue your education with our Black history resource list: https://linktr.ee/episode2resources and follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast

In this continued conversation with Lyric Aquino, she speaks more about dark events in Indigenous history, her personal experiences being Indigenous in America and how she stays connected to other Indigenous people and her culture. Joshua Arce, the president and CEO of Partnership With Native Americans, also takes us through the events of Indigenous Boarding Schools and the Indian Child Welfare Act. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses subject matter including sexual assault, violence, and abuse. Dive further into Indigenous history at the resource list: https://linktr.ee/indigenoushistoryresources And follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast