Reimagining the school system: Centering children, families, and teachers

Guest interviewer Lev Moscow joins Jon in conversation with Santiago Taveras, principal of Charter High School for Computer Engineering and Innovation and former deputy chancellor of the NYC Department of Education. Santi talks about false assumptions that school systems make about teachers, students, and parents. He discusses why so much professional development wastes teachers’ time, why college for all is a misguided target, and why so much DOE money gets misspent. Overview 00:00-01:03 Intros 01:03-02:08 DOE system changes over time 02:08-03:24 Who has benefited from changes? 03:24-05:31 System’s assumptions about teachers 05:31-07:37 Assumptions about students 07:37-10:27 Purpose of school systems—what schools can/could be like 10:27-14:51 College prep and CTE  14:51-16:07 Post-secondary education doesn’t have to be college 16:07-18:47 Assumptions about parents 18:47-24:13 Why does the system fail despite dedicated adults? 24:13-27:49 Why change is so difficult—examples from professional development, scheduling 27:49-30:15 Impact of business interests 30:15-32:50 Budgeting rigidities (and patronage) 32:50-43:37 Overrated, underrated? Charters, tech in classroom, sports & arts, small schools? Transcript Click here to see the full tran...

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