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School Interrupted

The school landscape is in need of a gentle revolution - one that creates significant change - but one that is done with love and respect. Join Dr. Debbie Pushor and former graduate students in discussions about the transformative nature of parent engagement in schools. From co-constructing teaching and learning in nature with parents to looking inward as teachers at one’s white savior complex, from inspiring change in schools to make them more familycentric to the challenges and triumphs of creating meaningful relationships with parents as a teacher, you’ll find it all here. These brilliant and engaging explorations are for educators, parents, and learners alike. Join us on the shifting landscape of schools, this is School Interrupted. This podcast is sponsored by Debbie Pushor Engagement Group.

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Honouring Parents as Educational Partners

December 26, 2022 • Debbie Pushor Engagement Group.

When you think about education, whose job is it to teach the child? This question can cause a bit of contention when people view teaching as only the teacher’s job. This week's host is Jessica Wall, a Kindergarten teacher in rural Saskatchewan. Jess welcomes Kelsi, a middle years teacher, also from rural Saskatchewan. Throughout the episode, Jess and Kelsi unpack what it means to honour parents as partners in their child's education.

The notion of "Looking Out vs Looking In" is a crucial understanding and an essential element of honouring parents as partners in education. Jess and Kelsi use their own experiences with families to demonstrate the impact honouring parents can have and what can happen when families don't feel that they matter.

This podcast is brought to you by Debbie Pushor Engagement Group Inc.

Resources

Noddings, Nel. (2004). Happiness and education. Cambridge University Press.

Pushor, D. (2011). Looking out, looking in. Educational Leadership, 69, (1), 65-68.

Pushor, D. & Amendt, T. (2018). Leading an examination of beliefs and assumptions about parents. School Leadership and Management, 38(2), 202-221.