EduCon 2.8

The people that are often praised as education leaders, no matter where they might sit on the " politics of education reform" spectrum — the right or the left, from the public or private sector, "insiders" or "outsiders" — often share a lot in common: namely, their privilege. Their class privilege. Their gender privilege. Their racial privilege. Their age privilege. Their health privilege. Their credential privilege.

We need to stop and ask: whose voices are we hearing? Whose voices are we ignoring? Whose voices are we amplifying? Whose voices are we squelching?

Educator Jose Vilson and Audrey Watters will talk about the "Top 10" lists that get crafted, the awards and the recognition that get given, and how we can address questions of diversity (or the lack of diversity) therein. They'll chat race, class, gender and the future of education (which is almost the title of Vilson's new book!), how privilege plays out in the politics of education, and how it plays out in those we send into the public sphere to articulate our political (and pedagogical) positions. We’ll also discuss #BlackLivesMatter, #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh, and the pindrop silence from too many educators.