Reconsider Everything: The American History Projec

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 negativity from teachers 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

BONUS: The Florida Student Experience with Will Larkins

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:  www.linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast

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:  www.linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast

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. Continue your education with our resource list: https://linktr.ee/episode4resources and follow us on social media:  www.linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast

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:  www.linktr.ee/reconsidereverythingpodcast

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 the first episode of Reconsider Everything on Indigenous Peoples' Day, Lyric Aquino shares insight into her tribe Ohkay Owingeh and what it is like to be an Indigenous person in America where there is a lack of Indigenous history taught in schools. Joshua Arce, the president and CEO of Partnership With Native Americans, also speaks about food insecurity Indigenous people face today as a result of colonization and the importance of Indigenous history education in America. Dive further into Indigenous history at the resource list: https://linktr.ee/indigenoushistoryresources 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

Season 1 of Reconsider Everything shares the depths of the lack of multicultural history education in America. This is very much about what we don't learn in school, but it's also about the personal impact of this on people all over the country. You will hear stories about resilience, new history and cultures to be celebrated. Subscribe to hear the first episode on October 10th.