Shields & Talbot is a podcast offering deeply rooted in educational equity and anti-racist transformation in schools for the benefit of all students; particularly youth of color. Episodes will consist of student and educator voices, co-conspirators and resources for all. Co-host Harold Shields has been an educator since his sophomore year of high school (Sunday school teacher, camp counselor, juvenile teacher, etc.). He taught Mastering Our Cultural Identity: African American Male Image and AVID 7 at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Middle School in San Francisco. Harold holds a B.A. in Psychology from California State University Dominguez Hills; and M.A. in Politics and Education from Columbia University. Harold is committed to defining and securing the full range of resources, supports, and services necessary for all children, especially children in poverty and children of color, to succeed. His goals include working with state legislatures to develop transformative education reform. He believes as professor and attorney Michael Rebell does: “that a suitable education should be the constitutional right of every child regardless of the child’s wealth or place of birth.” Co-host Kassandra (Kassi) Talbot has been an educator for the past seven years. She teaches Middle School Social Studies and High School Spanish. Kassandra is a doctoral candidate and holds an M.A. in Education, Equity and Social Justice; concentration in how Critical Whiteness Pedagogy informs anti-racist teaching. Her ultimate goals include capitalizing on the opportunity her local context offers: using her position in the community to transform its current school system into one that serves all students equitably. She hopes her former students will come back to their community to continue the fight, lead and support future generations in her hometown, Kassandra is part of the municipal advisory board, a Red Cross First Aid Instructor, Trauma Informed Instructor and local radio host. Harold & Kassi and partners in love, support, friendship, life-goals and–from time to time–content. On June 15, 2020, during the global pandemic, they co-founded United Front LLC. United Front is an Equity-centered Professional Development and Educational Consulting firm specializing in coaching educators and assisting administrators with developing a site-specific strategy to create liberating and inclusive school communities for students of color. ”A liberating and equitable education is the right of every child.” unitedforequity.com
After hot sauce #6 at the conclusion of part 1, Harold and Kassi had to take a bathroom break. Upon return—it gets real. Shameless shout outs: Hot Ones host Sean Evans, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, YG, Eminem, 2pac, E-40, President Obama and the angelic, incomparable Pat Talbot. Why did we do this again?
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Summer 2020: Paying homage to their favorite pandemic show Hot Ones and host Sean Evans—Kassi and Harold made their own episode. For supposedly "educated" people, this was not a smart decision (but it was big fun). Listen and laugh at us.
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Hector is a social justice warrior, co-conspirator and educator in the Bay Area. He holds a M.A. in Education, Equity and Social Justice from San Francisco State University and uniquely teaches middle school Social Studies. In his free time he is a kick-ass bass player for his band Trash Vampires (Check them out on bandcamp and spotify).
Pescadero, CA's KPDO 89.3 FM’s Coastside Conversations host Catherine Peery interviews equitable, local educator Kassandra (Kassi) Talbot.
Pescadero KPDO 89.3 FM’s Coastside Conversations host Catherine Peery interviews transformative Bay Area educator Harold Shields. Co-star Kassandra (Kassi) Talbot.
June 17, 2020; Pescadero, CA.
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June 7, 2020: Rural areas are typically not known for progress/struggle for racial justice...until now. You can read a detailed description of event here: Half Moon Bay Review article
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This is the first of many Bay Area Teacher Series offerings to come.
Kassi speaks on the Confronting White Nationalism in Schools Toolkit provided by the Western States Center. Download your toolkit at www.westernstatescenter.org
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