Society & Culture
A discussion about what public education means in the United States of America during a global pandemic, recorded on July 18th, 2020. Listen as we get schooled by Vice President of the Denver Public Schools Board and Colorado House of Representatives District 7 Candidate, Director Jennifer Bacon. Then Dr. Tania Reis, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus gives us insight into being a scientist, immigrant and mother of two DPS students during these unprecedented times. 2:50 - Dr. Tania Reis introduction 5:00 - Director Jennifer Bacon introduction 10:00 - Public schools make rocket scientists 12:00 - How opening decisions were made 19:35 - The ‘rona is amplifying inequities 20:40 - What about the teachers? 24:00 - How Portugal handled the data 26:30 - Quaran-team pods 29:00 - What schools do for this city 32:30 - “I know what’s at stake!” 37:30 - “Our mind set would have to shift” 39:00 - Antibacterial vs Antiviral memo 41:00 - Cultural shift away from meritocracy and individualism 42:30 - Neighborhood schools 47:20 - We all need to eat, even if it’s not the perfect diet 50:00 - Portugal’s Pie in the Sky 53:30 - All kids can learn, what differentiates them is access and “things” 56:40 - Local Elections Matter! 59:00 - School is not the salvation we think it will be 1:00:00 - We learned these same lessons with AIDs 1:04:20 - The great equalizer