Maria Rinaldi: Recent Episodes
Maria Rinaldi
A brief step back into high school to a moment that changed me as a student, woman, and future educator!
A conversation between two pre-service teachers about the issue within education called chronic absenteeism! In this episode we share personal experiences as well as research we have found about this topic! We hope that it will provide insight as well as raise questions for our listeners on what we can be doing to support students attendance in school!
An indelible moment from my life. One that stands out as it has altered who I am. I am more removed now; but it's impact is still imprinted on me.
A discussion about a conversation with a Miami University business student who identifies as a woman and Filipino, first-generation American, and person of color. We talk through her identities and experiences because of those, specifically the ways she has encountered stereotyping.
My reflection after listening to "A Walk on the West Side" by Sarah Jones and after reading "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack."
This moment is a true account of mine; however, the authenticity and style was mainly inspired by “The Purple Hair.” I’ve always held on to encounters and experiences from my life that influence me as a student, writer, and future educator, and this was one of those moments. Taking time to relive and recount this moment through the storytelling process has allowed me to process this account again. A big flaw that is ever present in the education system is the biases and expectations that teachers create towards one sibling based on another. Whether teachers, or people in general, hold these in their minds or verbalize them, they are still discounting those students. I don’t ever want to discount a student, and I especially don’t want to pin siblings against one another. In working through this assignment I encountered many speed bumps, the biggest slow down being on my reflection. I like to try to make sense of things from all perspectives and so I really wanted to spend time, digest, and build from this.
* Names used in this piece are altered for confidentiality.