Formerly known as ”Less Stupid with Thomas Hiura,” this show now sounds more serious and academic, or something. Join community leaders and creators to discuss current events, music, controversial opinions, and solutions to brokenness. Based in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon.
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Formerly known as ”Less Stupid with Thomas Hiura,” this show now sounds more serious and academic, or something. Join community leaders and creators to discuss current events, music, controversial opinions, and solutions to brokenness. Based in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon.
Maya Rabasa is about to join Eugene's 4J school board, much to the excitement of the community. A "recovering teacher" herself, Maya is a long-time 4J parent and artist who has volunteered several thousand hours of time and love to our schools.
We discuss Harry Potter disinterest (1:29), communitarian values and voices (6:16), money and campaigning (14:26), board experience and picking a superintendent (20:27), volunteering and hidden needs of schools (30:17), starting young with support for "the whole student" (38:34), how music inspires and connects (46:33), Lhasa de Sela and Kendrick Lamar (50:47), respectability and anti-Black discrimination (54:51), no police in 4J update (57:40), recognizing differing perspectives (1:06:45), Zoom classrooms and learning from Covid-19 (1:12:54) and free lunch and trust within the community (1:18:01).
The discussion is on video at https://youtu.be/V5SNIz-91xY. Learn more at https://mayarabasa.com
Broken Class
Formerly known as ”Less Stupid with Thomas Hiura,” this show now sounds more serious and academic, or something. Join community leaders and creators to discuss current events, music, controversial opinions, and solutions to brokenness. Based in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon.
