HV Cares Podcast: Recent Episodes
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CARE stands for cultural and racial equality. At CARE we want to bring awareness and education to social and racial issues in today’s society. Through activities, discussions, and community service. We hope to make HV a more informed and accepting space. We ourselves want to learn more. It is important to create a safe environment for all students at HV. We want to make a positive impact on our school with this podcast.
Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network Show Name: Do You CARE?Episode #3: Activism Before vs. After the PandemicInstagram to be shared on the network’s Instagram handle: @carehv You are listening to Do You CARE? with your host(s) the HV CARE Leaders. In this episode of Do You CARE the Podcast we discuss: performative activism on social media, resurgence of various social justice movements, and how we can be all be better activists. Today’s HostsElliot Block Addie Sullivan Emily Eschleman Xavier Jimenez OR Regina Franco-Valverde
Segment 1: Digitalization of Advocacy and Why it Occurred Pandemic impact (general) Do you advocate via social media and if so how often? Protests during summer 2020 Social media activism - BLM posts Black screen - positives/negatives Did you post a black screen? If yes, why? If not, did you post something else? Definition of performative activism Elliot, went to protest in person Addie and Emily, did not go, but explain why or circumstances and if they had the desire to go Why is social media important for the people who couldn’t go to in person events
Segment 2: How Can You Be a Better Activist? What are the kinds of things that we should be posting on social media Important links, upcoming events Slacktivism? Posting whatever you see, posting the bare minimum (content) Intent of the post and how you can’t tell if it’s well intended Is social media activism required Peer pressure? Does not posting strip away your allyship?
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Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network Show Name: Do You CARE?Episode #1: How Food Brings Us Together Instagram to be shared on the network’s Instagram handle: @carehv You are listening to Do You CARE? with your host(s) the HV CARE Leaders. In this episode of Do You CARE the Podcast we discuss: different foods from our cultures we loved, the lunchbox moment, and how it affected people of color growing up . Today’s Hosts: Olivia Kim Xavier Jimenez Anushka Agarwal Jenny Lopez
Segment 1: Conversations of Our Favorite Foods from our Different CulturesEach person shares their favorite dish growing up that is specific to their culture Opens up about what cooking and eating was like for each of them
Segment 2: What is the Lunchbox Moment (with personal experiences)?Google definition: “refers to a shared experience of being judged for the cultural food Asian American children bring to school” The term caters to Asian Americans specifically But we are aware that other cultures (which are expressed within our episode 1 podcast group) face this The lunchbox moment brought feelings of cultural isolation and need for assimilation
Segment 3: Prevention/What Can You Do As An Ally? We must shift these feelings of embarrassment to ones of empowerment Take pride in your culture We know this may be difficult at a PW, so that is why it is important for allies to help.
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Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network Show Name: Do You CARE?Episode #2.1: Racial Discrimination in College ProcessInstagram to be shared on the network’s Instagram handle: @carehv You are listening to Do You CARE? with your host(s) the HV CARE Leaders. In this episode of Do You CARE the Podcast we will be discussing how the college application process affects different groups of people, our experience of applying to colleges, and what can be done to establish equal opportunities for everyone. Today’s Hosts: Olivia Kim Xavier Jimenez Anushka Agarwal Elliot Block Imani Horne Regina Franco
Segment 1: Background Information on Us (pronouns, ethnicity, and maybe academic stats?)Maybe whether or not we chose to submit our SAT score, did we have a tutor or consultant, APs, jobs? Name Pronouns Ethnicity Major SAT (did we submit our scores?) School we’ve committed to?
Segment 2: Inequalities in the College ProcessDefinition and important points: How many schools did you apply to? Why did you apply to those schools? How much did application fees cost? (did you get a fee waiver anywhere) How did you feel during the college process? Essentially, the NEA, which is the National Education Association Labor Union, explains that the SAT exam is a standardized test. This means that everyone takes the same test regardless of where in the U.S. they live. The US doesn’t standardize high school education, which means that students from rural areas of the country will test lower than students from private schools in the northeast because of the type of education, curriculums, and experience they lack. The Washington Post released bar charts of information that show students who have parents with a higher education tend to score higher. Another chart shows that students whose parents have a high family income, are more likely to score higher and closer to a perfect score. Low income families receive low scores. Private College consultants ($$$$) SAT/ACT Tutoring ($$$) Common App data shows that the number of applications being submitted is increasing, but the number of applications from first-generation students and low-income families is decreasing (Black, Latinx, and Native American students). Could this be because these families cannot pay the application fees? Students who disclose their school disciplinary history tend to not apply to college because of it. Another note about the college process: people who do early decision to schools may have a higher chance of getting admitted into their school, but certain people - especially students from lower income backgrounds - are not able to make that financial commitment in ED How white applicants are treated different from applicants of people of color, especially Asian American applicants As college admissions become increasingly competitive each year (we can attest to this!), socioeconomic and racial disparities will only increase as well
Segment 3: Our Personal Experiences, if any Time to share Maybe talk about the documentary Operation Varsity Blues (Rick Singer)
Segment 4: Ways to Create Equal OpportunitiesElliot’s dad End legacy admissions Stop preferential admission for athletes? Maybe? Not sure Athletic ability or academic merit? Should students with academic merit be given preference over athletes? What is or what should be the role of sports at college? (Consider the purpose of college and university in the first place) Abolish standardized testing (SAT, ACT) Or provide equal counseling opportunities for every single prospective student Why do we have to pay an application fee? Some schools generate millions of dollars just on application fees Teach, show, and provide the tools for students to apply to college Teach everyone how common app works Implement time during school to work on it Free wifi Technology...
CARE stands for cultural and racial equality. At CARE we want to bring awareness and education to social and racial issues in today’s society. Through activities, discussions, and community service. We hope to make HV a more informed and accepting space. We ourselves want to learn more. It is important to create a safe environment for all students at HV. We want to make a positive impact on our school with this podcast.