#40 | Students are Losing Opportunities for Productive Struggle - Here’s what you can do (feat. Jerome Hunter, Educator, Equity Consultant, Community Leader)

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unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask

269 episodes

18 hours ago

Only 23% of K-12 educators in America are male, a gender gap that has serious ramifications for male students - who often face DISPROPORTIONATE disciplinary action. This podcast is for male educators who want to embody a necessary change in schools, via healthy social-emotional outcomes. Come away with actionable lesson plans, relatable stories, and a renewed purpose. The US Surgeon General says the mental health of our youth is the "crisis of our time." Male educators are uniquely positioned to address this - because real men teach. Join our community: "Advocates for Young Men" at Skool.com

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#40 | Students are Losing Opportunities for Productive Struggle - Here’s what you can do (feat. Jerome Hunter, Educator, Equity Consultant, Community Leader)

unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

47 minutes 57 seconds

1 month ago

#40 | Students are Losing Opportunities for Productive Struggle - Here’s what you can do (feat. Jerome Hunter, Educator, Equity Consultant, Community Leader)

I bet there are more ways you can create productive struggle in your classroom, and you haven’t thought of them. And I bet taking in what Jerome has to say about smartphones, dopamine, and struggle will help unlock something in you as an educator.

Jerome is an educational strategist based in Seattle, Washington, who stands at the intersection of education, policy, community engagement, and young men & boys. A TED and NPR-featured educator and community leader, this is Jerome’s third time on the show!

How Jerome works with architects and the community to design schools that promote flexibility and creativity
Why analog tools are making a comeback in schools, and digital tools are being pulled back
How digital technology erases productive struggle and interpersonal skills development
Some new research on how smartphones affect students, and a new article by Jonathan Haidt

(2:30) Jerome introduces himself

(6:45) Designing school spaces for 21st-century students, and advocating for more analog learning tools

(16:00) The disappearance of productive struggle and desired difficulty

(21:30) Ashanti and Jerome share their masks/teacher personas, and some thoughts on inclusive masculinity and bravery

(34:30) Jerome’s thoughts on how to start the school year

(38:30) Jonathan Haidt and student preferences

(40:00) Student microcognitions and how educators can tackle them

(45:15) Jerome’s words of advice for male educators

Website: https://www.jeromeleehunter.com/

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