Kings in the Classroom

On our season 2 finale, the Kings meet with... Kings!! These kings are in AND out of the classroom: Kyair Butts- 4th Grade Teacher of Waverly Elementary/Middle School, Mike Battle- Founder/Director of The RICH After-School Program, and Jordan Kilson- Dean of Students at Kelly Miller Middle School. This is an episode you DON'T want to miss!!

On a very special episode, the Kings in the classroom meet with 3 Queens in the classroom: LaQuisha Hall, Shayn Blackwell, and Mallory Wright as they all discuss the current landscape of education, what makes them passionate about their work, and much more!!

The Kings are going back to the basics today as we talk about the day of a life of a teacher in the middle of a pandemic!!

Today the kings start off with a quick music debate on artists such as Kid Cudi, Jene Aiko, and Tyler the Creator. Then they get into the nitty gritty discussing classroom management best practices, what is expected of them as black male teachers, and how to be your most authentic self in the classroom!

Today the kings talk about how to support students who have been through a significant amount of trauma which affects their mental and emotional stability. Then the conversation takes a turn on how we as cis-gendered heterosexual black men can be more supportive to the LGTBQ community and how that relates to our students who may identify in that community as well.

The kings discuss on this episode what it means to be emotionally intelligent which consists of learning how to express yourself in a healthy manner and much more!

Today the kings sit down to talk about the pros and cons of public and private education, their own experiences being in public and private schools, what it is like to teach in both schools, and much more!

Today the kings are discussing the importance of voting, what the country's political and social climate could look like based on who wins, and much more!!

The Kings are BACK! They start off by talking about their feelings regarding the return to distance learning in the fall. Then they discuss Baltimore City School's Reopening Plan. At the end they talk about their music sleeper pics.

Close out the first season with the kings and listen to their IG live session where they answer questions that fans had regarding teaching, their personal thoughts on education, and much more!! The Kings will be back this Fall!!

The Kings sit down to talk about a variety of questions regarding how to motivate our black students to explore careers outside of entertainment and sports. Why does that seem like the "only way out" for them? Why do they not see themselves in other career fields as well? 

Hip-Hop means something very important to the Kings and on this episode they dive into their own favorite hip-hop songs based on different topics and how they can be used in the classroom!

The Kings sit down with two Queens in the classroom, Geneva Sloan and Deandra Bacon, as they ask them about how to support them as educators and respect them as people!

The Kings sit down to talk about the possible ramifications of schools in cities across the country opening back up in the fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic!  Book Sleeper Picks Greg: How to Cure a Ghost- Fariha Roisin Khalil: Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority- Tom Burrell Ira: Invisible Man- Ralph Ellison  Corey: Ivanka Trump: "College isn't the only job path; Find something new"- Paul Bedard

In this episode the kings discuss the importance of recognizing mental health as black men and how the lack of care for mental health affects our ability to become effective teachers

This episode the Kings talk about a variety of issues that plague the education system such as The School to Prison Pipeline, The misdiagnoses of black boys of ADHD, and much more!

On our first episode, the kings talk about what masculinity means to them as black men, what toxic masculinity is and how it affects them, and how we can model healthy black male masculinity for our boys!