Pedagogy of the Obsessed

A Casualty of Ed Reform- Why Does a School Close?- Part One

Episode Summary

This episode is a little different. David Baiz shares a personal reflection as principal of a school that was slated to close in New York City. Join him as he takes you from founding to crisis in this first part of a two-part episode.

Episode Notes

This episode is a little different. David Baiz shares a personal reflection as principal of a school that was slated to close in New York City. Join him as he takes you from founding to crisis in this first part of a two-part episode. Guests include:

• Andrea Gabor: Bloomberg chair of business journalism at Baruch
  College/CUNY and author of the recently released book, After the
  Education Wars
• Chrystina Russell: Senior Vice President, Global Engagement Movement
  (GEM) at Southern New Hampshire University
• Kayla Hamilton: Special education teacher at Highbridge Green Middle
  School, producer, and dance performer
• Jhonary Bridgemohan: English Language Arts teacher at The Hamilton
  Grange School
• Kaira Batiz: A junior at John Jay College for Criminal Justice (CUNY)
• Arnold Kim: Mathematics teacher at The Hamilton Grange School

Here is an additional piece written at the time David Baiz left the school: http://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/6858-requiem-for-a-school-that-works

Video of the Joint Public Hearing regarding the closure: https://vimeo.com/251763175