A Counselor Who Cares: Recent Episodes
Erin Rettig, M.Ed
Wendi Black joins me to discuss her childhood growing up in a very segregated area south of Richmond and how that has impacted her, how she views the BLM movement and why she has a little bit of hope for the future.
Cara Jean O'Neal from the office of equity and diversity joins the discussion with thoughts on how to prepare to for your students as they are returning to your (virtual) classroom, her thoughts on restorative practices and the importances of being reflective.
In this Episode Natalie Randolph shares her thoughts on how racism has impacted her personally, how educators positively inspired her and her thoughts on affirmative action.
Monica Manns, MRC, MEd, Ed.D. Chief Equity, Diversity & Opportunity Officer for HCPS joins the podcast to discuss the role that educators can play when dealing with the topic of race.
Sarah Breeden joins the podcast to discuss the role educators play surrounding issues of race, her opinion on the issue of being "color blind" and how she views restorative practices and the impact it can have.
Today's guest: Patricia Mejia. Patricia shares her personal story growing up in NOVA as a Latina student and how that has impacted her as a current educator and what changes she thinks need to be made to the current curriculum to address students of color.