Podcasts about Ravitch

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Donald Nuss about the NUSS procedure at the 24th Annual Congress: Chest Wall International Group and Phoenix Advanced Pectus Course 2024. They discussed how this procedure was created, how it has evolved, and bar stabilization. They also discuss treatments for pectus excavatum and the Ravitch procedure.  Joel also reviews recent JANS articles on real-world outcomes of lobectomy, segmentectomy and wedge resection for the treatment of stage C-IA lung carcinoma, branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair, selection for transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement and mid-term survival, and treatment patterns and clinical outcomes of patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer receiving neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy. In addition, Joel explores the Chrysalis technique, updates on Y-incision aortic annular enlargement, and redo mitral valve repair and left ventricular myectomy. Before closing, he shares upcoming events in CT surgery.  JANS Items Mentioned 1.) Real-World Outcomes of Lobectomy, Segmentectomy and Wedge Resection for the Treatment of Stage C-IA Lung Carcinoma 2.) Branched Stented Anastomosis Frozen Elephant Trunk Repair: Early Results From a Physician-Sponsored Investigational Device Exemption Study 3.) Selection for Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Mid-Term Survival: Results of the AUTHEARTVISIT Study 4.) Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Resectable Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy: A Large-Scale, Multicenter, Real-World Study (NeoR-World) CTSNET Content Mentioned 1.) The Chrysalis Technique: A Unique New Way to Perform an Aortic Root Replacement 2.) Updates on Y-Incision Aortic Annular Enlargement 3.) Redo Mitral Valve Repair and Left Ventricular Myectomy Other Items Mentioned CTSNet Events Calendar Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review our full disclaimer page here.

This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning discusses the RESTORE trial for individuals with pectus excavatum. He discusses the goals for this trial, Castor EDC vs REDCap, and the statistical plan.  He also discusses risk factors influencing postoperative pleural empyema in patients with pleural mesothelioma, pre- and postoperative functional outcome parameters in patients receiving laryngotracheal surgery, surgical management of large tracheoesophageal fistulas in infants after button battery ingestion, and the “Seattle Shawl” procedure.  In addition, Joel discusses atrial septal defect closure in the setting of severe pectus excavatum, the Ravitch procedure with external rib plating to maximize relief of cardiac compression, and another installment in Dr. Tristan Yan's aortic repair series focused on how to assess aortic valve competency of the mini-access CAVIAAR procedure. Before saying goodbye, Joel discusses upcoming events in CT surgery.  JANS Items Mentioned Risk Factors Influencing Postoperative Pleural Empyema in Patients With Pleural Mesothelioma: A Single-Centre Analysis  In-Depth Analysis of Pre- and Postoperative Functional Outcome Parameters in Patients Receiving Laryngotracheal Surgery  Surgical Management of Large Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Infants After Button Battery Ingestion  A Novel, Simplified Protected Ross Technique: The “Seattle Shawl” Procedure  CTSNet Content Mentioned Atrial Septal Defect Closure in the Setting of Severe Pectus Excavatum: A Unique Case The Ravitch Procedure With External Rib Plating to Maximize Relief of Cardiac Compression   Deep Dive Into Aortic Surgery: Mini-Access CAVIAAR Procedure, Part 1: How to Assess Aortic Valve Competency Other Items Mentioned CTSNet Events Calendar Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review our full disclaimer page here.

Diane Ravitch — Research professor, education historian, and founder of Network of Public Education. Once a champion of school reform, Ravitch's disillusionment with testing and privatization put her on a personal and intellectual odyssey, forcing America to confront the unintended consequences of its education obsession.

New and unfamiliar ages bring us bold and pioneering Magicians. For the most part over the last 100 years when we look up into the night sky, we see celestial bodies dancing and bestowing their magnificence to us. But there is always something else up there. The night sky is mostly darkness and is certainly spilling over with spirits that show signs and interact with us, whether we like it or not. A kind of Stellar Witchcraft is taking shape and pioneering all that it entails is the one-of-a-kind Astrolater Sasha Ravitch!

Coinciding with the heliacal rise of Alphard (the heart star of the constellation), Sasha Ravitch and I bring you a dedicated episode to The Red Queen, Hydra. We discuss some of the differences between these serpent stars and other prominent ones. Through her many heads we see her flexibility as a spirit; multi-faceted and keen on survival. We explore her links to biology, sexuality, desire, queerness, and -of course- witchcraft. Sasha also speaks about some of her idiosyncratic practices with these stars including nebulas and deep space objects.You can find Sasha at sasharavitch.com and on Instagram (@sasha.ravitch) and Twitter (@sasharavitch). You can find her multimedia Hydran-expression (@cultus.matris.hydrae) and some beautiful talismans to come on Instagram. Be sure to check out her upcoming classes at Astromagia 2023, as well as a soon to be published monograph through Revelore Press on the topic of Hydra.You can find the full episode, ways to support the show, a variety of writings, artworks, lectures, and more on a multitude of topics including fixed stars, lunar mansions, traditional astrologies, magic, art, witchcraft, and so much more on our Patreon (starnightdwell). Please visit starnightdwell.com for more information.

Sasha Ravitch joins us for the second installment of our 3 part 'Stars of Horror' series. Using insights born of and informed by horror cinema, each episode will focus on a particular star alongside its more monstrous expressions. In addition to this we will discuss parallel topics of magic, divination, witchcraft, and creativity through the context of our chosen films.On this episode we speak about the star Alphard and its themes of extreme desire and all consuming love. The three films that we have chosen are Jennifer's Body (2009), Videodrome (1983), and Bones and All (2022).You can find Sasha at sasharavitch.com and on Instagram (@sasha.ravitch) and Twitter (@sasharavitch). You can find her multimedia Hydran-expression (@cultus.matris.hydrae) on Instagram. Be sure to check out her upcoming classes at Astromagia 2023, as well as a soon to be published monograph through Revelore Press on the topic of Hydra. You can find the full episode, ways to support the show, a variety of writings, artworks, lectures, and more on a multitude of topics including fixed stars, lunar mansions, traditional astrologies, magic, art, witchcraft, and so much more on our Patreon (starnightdwell). Please visit starnightdwell.com for more information.

Sasha Ravitch joins us once more for the first installment of our 3 part 'Stars of Horror' series. Using insights born of and informed by horror cinema, each episode will focus on a particular star alongside its more monstrous expressions. In addition to this we will discuss parallel topics of magic, divination, witchcraft, and creativity through the context of our chosen films. On this episode we speak about the star Arcturus and its ever-watching, landscape-distorting qualities. The three films we have chosen to discuss it are Annihilation (2018),  Stalker (1979), and Alien: Covenant (2017). You can find Sasha at sasharavitch.com and on Instagram (@sasha.ravitch) and Twitter (@sasharavitch). Be sure to check out her upcoming class offerings at the Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Festival ('Sylvan Sabbats & Night Surgeons' as well as the 'Folk Around and Find Out' panel), Astromagia 2023, as well as a soon to be published monograph through Revelore Press. You can find the full episode, ways to support the show, a variety of writings, artworks, lectures, and more on a multitude of topics including fixed stars, lunar mansions, traditional astrologies, magic, art, witchcraft, and so much more on our Patreon (starnightdwell). Please visit starnightdwell.com for more information. 

New York City is buying nearly $100,000 in submachine guns for correction officers at Rikers Island. The Asia Society appoints Yasufumi Nakamori as its new director. It's primary election day in New York, with polls now open in four of the five boroughs. Registered Democrats, Republicans, and, in a Bronx City Council district, Conservatives, can cast ballots until 9pm Tuesday. WNYC's Michael Hill speaks with reporter Brigid Bergin about what's at stake. And finally, prominent civil servant Richard Ravitch has passed away. He was 89. Known for saving New York City from financial crisis in the 1970s and modernizing the MTA in the 1980s, Ravitch also served as lieutenant governor under Governor David Paterson. WNYC's Stephen Nessen has a remembrance

In this episode of CTSNet's flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning runs through the latest, most popular content on ctsnet.org—the largest online community of CT surgeons and source of CT surgery information—and breaking cardiothoracic surgery news and research from around the world. Joel discusses minithoracotomy versus sternotomy for mitral valve repair, an AATS consensus on management of patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer, and wedge resection versus lobectomy for lung cancer with lymph node disease. He also talks about a case of Ravitch and mitral valve repair for a patient with Marfan syndrome, SVC cannula insertion and removal technique, and a CTSNet exclusive interview with Loretta Erhunmwunsee about her cross-cultural work in thoracic surgery. After discussing upcoming events in the CT surgery world, he closes with a shoutout to Tom Varghese and David Cooke for their podcast, Same Surgeon, Different Light. JANS Items Mentioned Minithoracotomy vs Conventional Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial  The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2023 Expert Consensus Document: Staging and Multidisciplinary Management of Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer  Wedge Resection vs. Lobectomy for Clinical Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Occult Lymph Node Disease  CTSNet Content Mentioned Concomitant Ravitch Repair and Mitral Valve Repair in a 13-Year-Old Patient with Marfan Syndrome Percutaneous Insertion and Removal Technique of Bio-Medicus Cannula as SVC Cannula for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cultural Humility in Surgery: An Interview with Loretta Erhunmwunsee Other Items Mentioned Same Surgeon, Different Light CTSNet Events Calendar

Enjoying the long-form conversations with no ads or paywalls? We are a Value4Value podcast which means our listeners give back by donating!Stellar witch and friend of monsters Sasha Ravitch came by to chat about two delightfully dark movies, Ravenous and Nightbreed. We chat about both and examine these two manifestations of otherness as sides of the witch. Two different modes of leaving the old self behind and becoming something new which are both equally unacceptable inside an Olive Garden. We here at Soapbox do not condone cannibalism on public record, but it was a really fun talk.Sasha's Website & BookingsSasha's PatreonIntro selected from "The New You" by Brutus VIII

Sasha Ravitch, astrolater, folkloric-witch, and all around bestie joins the show to discuss her idiosyncretic astrological practice as well as fixed stars, spirit work, and of course relating to other in a starry context.By other, we mean those beings often found in liminal places; the ones who we intentionally refer to in an indirect way. In this same fashion the means we may use to access these worlds are often unorthodox, if not outright fantastical. The way our personal experience comes up against or alongside established tradition is another theme of the show. With direct experience from her pratice as well as some professional recommendations, this episode sets a proper mood for future interviews as we continue to explore imagination and its role in spheres of knowledge making, creativity, and the like. Sasha's Info:Twitter:  @PSYCHEPOMP_Instagram: @sasha.ravitchsasharavitch.comFor more information and other content by J.M. Hamade please visit starnightdwell.com

The brilliant Sasha Ravitch is back on the Spirit Box! Sasha is a practitioner of Stellar Witchcraft, passionate Astrolater, and Devotional and Oracular Writer. She seeks out meaning, magic, patterns, connection, and intimate co-creation betwixt the Self and the Other in every golden meadow, ocean floor, and subway station available to her. Her desire to blur the line between the ensorceled forest of Elphame and the mundane road-more-traveled is a priority from the moment she wakes up, to the moment she falls asleep. In the show Sasha discusses her work in Stellar witchcraft and the experience of being the vessel for received writing. How you undergo changes in lifestyle in preparation of the work to come. Now you may notice some clunky edits in the show, this is due to some pauses in the conversation to compare magical notes which are not for the airwaves. Sorry to be all secret squirrel about it but rules are rules. In the Plus show we discuss the process of finishing a book and our experiences with the Witchfather, the Darkman. Enjoy! Show notes: Sasha's website https://www.sasharavitch.com/ Sasha's patreon https://www.patreon.com/sasharavitch Sasha's Insta https://www.instagram.com/sasha.ravitch/ Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spirit-box/message

Dr. Sharon M. Ravitch is a Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, Fulbright Fellow, 2022–2023. In an internationally recognized researcher and educator joins us to talk about Communities of Practice, Reflection, Use of Emotion as an Instructor, Creation of New Knowledge through collaboration, effective use of risk in training and education. One of the greatest living minds in on the practice of training and education. https://www.gse.upenn.edu/academics/faculty-directory/ravitch

This week's radio show features guest, DA Jill Ravitch, looking back on her 3 terms served as the first woman elected to DA in our county. Also joining us is Shekeyna Black, updating us on the Peace and Justice Center. She also announces the annual SOFA Winterblast happening this coming Saturday evening, complete with their famed sofa parade. Shekeyna lets us know that the play “Scrooge in Love” is currently through December 18th playing at the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa. Check out the show's web page for links referenced, bios of the guests, short descriptions of the segments, this week in Herstory, and the playlist. http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA22/WSA221205.html

Over his many decades in public life, Richard Ravitch has worked in the private sector and the upper echelons of New York state government. The former Lieutenant Governor and Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair is now on the Board of Directors of the Volcker Alliance, the non-profit established a decade ago by former Fed Chair Paul Volcker that aims to bolster the public sector workforce and keep government spending honest. Ravitch served as Lieutenant Governor under Gov. David Paterson through 2010.

Pectus excavatum is a condition where a person's breastbone is sunken into the chest. While the sunken breastbone is often noticeable shortly after birth, the severity of pectus excavatum typically worsens during the adolescent growth spurt."The initial diagnosis is often based on appearance," explains Dr. Denise Klinkner, a pediatric surgeon at Mayo Clinic Children's Center and practice chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Mayo Clinic. "Then when we try to grade the severity, using what's called the Haller index."The Haller index is calculated by measuring the width of the chest and dividing that width by the distance between the sternum and the vertebral column. This calculation can be performed using a chest X-ray or chest CT scan.In severe cases of pectus excavatum, the breastbone may compress the lungs and heart. Signs and symptoms can include: Decreased exercise tolerance. Rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations. Recurrent respiratory infections. Wheezing or coughing. Chest pain. Heart murmur. Fatigue. Dizziness. Surgery can correct the deformity. The two most common surgical procedures to repair pectus excavatum are known by the names of the surgeons who first developed them: Nuss procedure This minimally invasive procedure uses small incisions placed on each side of the chest. Long-handled tools and a narrow fiber-optic camera are inserted through the incisions. A curved metal bar is threaded under the depressed breastbone, to raise it into a more normal position. In some cases, more than one bar is used. The bars are removed after two or three years. Ravitch technique This older procedure involves a much larger incision down the center of the chest. The surgeon removes the deformed cartilage attaching the ribs to the lower breastbone and then fixes the breastbone into a more normal position with surgical hardware, such as a metal strut or mesh supports. These supports are removed after 12 months. Many pain control options are available after surgery to improve recovery. Cryoablation temporarily freezes the nerves to block pain after surgery, and can help with recovery and decrease postoperative pain for four to six weeks."With the addition of cryotherapy, patients need less narcotic pain medicine and have been able to go home the next day after surgery," says Dr. Klinkner. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, a special edition of "Ask the Mayo Mom" focuses on minimally invasive pectus repair in children. Dr. Angela Mattke, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician and host, is joined by Dr. Klinkner to discuss options for pectus excavatum repair and what patients can expect after surgery.

For episode number 84 we welcome the fascinating and erudite Sasha Ravitch! Sasha is an astrologer, practitioner of folkloric witchcraft, and a (psycho)spiritual counselor. In the this episode we talk about Sasha's work at the intersection of astrology and folklore witchcraft and how she has noted the prevalence of repeating astrological patterns in relation to spirit and non-human issues and relationships. We also discuss the frequently, generational origin of these issues and to that end, Sasha gives us some tremendous insights. She describes the significant impact of having a mentor to guide her through her spirit experiences as young witch highlighting the importance of having community initiatory practises and practitioners to help those in spiritual crisis. We pose the question was shared trauma of C0v1d a significant factor in the upsurge in interest and practice in the occult. In the Plus show we discuss Sasha's pain wife lineage, a specific form of witchcraft related to fertility problems and death and her sojmanka heritage, or fairy seers. We also discuss the fairy swan maiden and the lore of the Cygnus constellation. The links to Sasha's Patreon and her readings booking portal are below and I highly recommend you click those links, urgently, with gusto and robust impatience! Show notes: https://www.sasharavitch.com https://www.patreon.com/sasharavitch https://linktr.ee/sasha.ravitch Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spirit-box/message

This episode is the second in a two-part series on cumulative racial-ethnic trauma and healing for MENA Americans. In this episode, Amir Maghsoodi sits down again with pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Drs. Mona Amer, Maryam Kia-Keating, and Germine “Gigi” Awad, to discuss their paper in the American Psychologist titled “A model of cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.” They discuss how the authors' model relates to healing and liberation for MENA Americans and other BIPOC groups. As three of the founding members of AMENA-Psy (American Arab, Middle Eastern & North African Psychological Association), our guests also discuss the formation of the organization and how it relates to the struggle for liberation. Link to download the paper for free: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2019-01033-007.html ABOUT THE GUESTS Germine “Gigi” Awad, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @Dr_GigiAwad) is an Associate Professor in the College of Education Department of Educational Psychology and a Louise Spence Griffeth Fellow. Her scholarship is characterized by three interrelated areas of inquiry: prejudice and discrimination, identity and acculturation, and more recently, body image among women of color. She has also written in the area of multicultural research methodology. The majority of her research is guided by the questions "What factors lead to discrimination against ethnic minorities?" and "What impacts perceptions of experienced discrimination?" The two populations that she has primarily focused on are Arab/Middle Eastern Americans and African Americans. Although overt discrimination towards ethnic minorities has decreased over the years, the practice of more covert, subtle forms of prejudice remains. The events of September 11, 2001, however, reintroduced more explicit forms of prejudice towards Arab/Middle Eastern Americans, and those perceived to be Muslim, complicating the dialogue on discrimination in the United States. Awad is concerned with how prejudicial attitudes and ideology impact attitudes towards ethnic minorities generally and within specific domains such as the workplace and higher education. In addition, she examines how racial/ethnic identity and acculturation impact ethnic minorities' perception of discrimination. Most recently, she has expanded her identity and acculturation research to the study of body image concerns among women of color. Awad received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and  B.S. in Psychology from John Carroll University. Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @drkiakeating) is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the UCSB Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and founder of Power of Drishti, providing meditations and music for changemakers, first responders, clinicians, frontline workers, activists, and other people on-the-go. She oversees the Trauma & Adversity, Resilience & Prevention (TARP) research program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. After attending Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and Boston University, Dr. Kia-Keating completed her post-doctoral work at the University of California, San Diego, and served as the Clinical Director of a secondary prevention school-based program for adolescents. Dr. Kia-Keating's scholarship is focused on resilience in the context of experiences of trauma, adversity, and toxic stress for diverse communities, including refugees and immigrants from around the globe. She uses participatory and human-centered design approaches, working in partnership with communities to find innovative solutions to complex needs. Her community co-designed HEROES program for parents and children teaches mindfulness, parent-child attunement, and restorative communication to support resilience, and mitigate the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). She was appointed to the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on refugees resettled in the United States. Dr. Kia-Keating's research has been funded by the NIH, and her articles have been published in high-impact academic journals. Her research and interviews have been featured in various outlets including The Washington Post, ABC News, Conde Nast Traveler, Self-Magazine, and CNN. She provides consultation on child development, mental health, and authentic representation for childrens' media, and writes for Psychology Today.  Mona M. Amer, Ph.D., (website) is a Professor of clinical and community psychology and founding chair of the Department of Psychology at the American University in Cairo. She co-founded and served as first elected president of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy). Dr. Amer's research and policy interests focus on racial/ethnic disparities in behavioral health, with specializations in the Arab and Muslim minorities. She is interested in how immigration experiences, acculturation stressors, discrimination, and minority status contribute to disparities, and ways to eliminate inequities through culturally competent services, community-based programming, and social policy. Dr. Amer's nearly 50 publications include two articles in the American Psychological Association's flagship journal American Psychologist and the landmark co-edited book Handbook of Arab American Psychology which was awarded the annual nonfiction award by the Arab American National Museum. In 2020 she received the AMENA-Psy Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Scholarship. GUESTS' SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. Awad Select Publications: Arab American Psychology Amer, M. & Awad, G. H. (Eds.) (2016) The Handbook of Arab American Psychology. New York: Routledge. Awad, G. H., Amayreh, W. & Reilly, E. D. (2017) Contemporary Arab American Psychology. In Social Issues In Living Color: Challenges And Solutions From The Perspective Of Ethnic Minority Psychology. Blume, A. (Ed.): Praeger Books. Prejudice & Discrimination Awad, G. H. & Amayreh, W. (2016). Discrimination: Heightened Prejudice Post 9/11 and Psychological Outcomes. In M. M. Amer, & G. H. Awad (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Neville, H. A., Awad, G. H., *Brooks, J., *Flores, M., & *Bluemel, J. (2013). Color-Blind Racial Ideology: Theory, Training, and Measurement Implications in Psychology. The American Psychologist, 68(6), 455-466. Awad, G. H. (2013).  Does Policy Name Matter? The Effect of Framing on the Evaluations of African American Applicants. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 379-387. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12026 Brown, L. M., Awad, G. H., *Preas, E. J., *Allen, V., *Kenney, J., *Roberts, S.*Lusk, B. L. (2013). Investigating Prejudice towards Men Perceived to be Muslim: Cues of Foreignness versus Phenotype. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 237-245. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12015 Awad, G. H. & *Hall-Clark, B. (2009). Impact of Religiosity and Right Wing Authoritarianism on Prejudice towards Middle Easterners.  Beliefs and Values: Understanding the Global Implications of Human Nature, 1(2), 183-192. Awad, G. H., Cokley, K., & *Ravitch, J. (2005). Attitudes toward affirmative action: A comparison of color-blind versus modern racist attitudes. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology, 35(7), 1384-1399. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02175.x Identity & Acculturation Awad, G. H. (2010). The impact of acculturation and religious identification on perceived discrimination for Arab/Middle Eastern Americans. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(1), 59-67. doi:10.1037/a0016675 Awad, G. H. (2007). The role of racial identity, academic self-concept, and self-esteem in the prediction of academic outcomes for African American students. Journal Of Black Psychology, 33(2), 188-207. doi:10.1177/0095798407299513 Multicultural Research Methodology Awad, G. H., Patall, E. A., *Rackley, K. R. & *Reilly, E. D. (2016). Recommendations for Culturally Sensitive Research Methods.  Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 26, (3). DOI: 10.1080/10474412.2015.1046600 Cokley, K. O & Awad, G. H. (2013). In Defense of Quantitative Methods: Using the “Master's Tools” to Promote Social Justice.  Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 5(2), 26-41. Awad, G. H., & Cokley, K. O. (2010). Designing and interpreting quantitative research in multicultural counseling. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (3rd ed.) (pp. 385-396). Thousand Oaks, CA US: Sage Publications, Inc. Cokley, K. O., & Awad, G. H. (2008).  Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Multicultural Research. In Heppner, P. P., Kivlighan, D. M., & Wampold, B. E.  (Eds.). Research Design in Counseling (3rd Ed.) (pp. 366-384).  California: Wadsworth. Body Image Awad, G. H., Norwood, C.R., *Taylor, D., *Martinez, M., *McClain, S., *Jones, B., *Holman, A., & *Chapman-Hilliard, C. (2015). Beauty and Body Image Concerns Among African American College Women.  Journal of Black Psychology, 41, 540-564. DOI: 10.1177/0095798414550864 Mintz, L. B., Awad, G. H., *Stinson, R. D., *Bledman, R. A., Coker, A. D.,Kashubeck-West, S., & *Connelly, K. (2013). Weighing and body monitoring among college women: The scale number as an emotional barometer. Journal Of College Student Psychotherapy, 27(1), 78-91.doi:10.1080/87568225.2013.739039 Kashubeck-West, S., Coker, A. D., Awad, G. H., Stinson, R. D., Bledman, R., & Mintz, L. (2013). Do measures commonly used in body image research perform adequately with African American college women?. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 19(3), 357-368. doi:10.1037/a0031905 Mental Health Amer, M. M., Awad, G. H., & Hovey, J. D. (2014). Evaluation of the CES-D Scale factor structure in a sample of second-generation Arab-Americans. InternationalJournal Of Culture And Mental Health, 7(1), 46-58. doi:10.1080/17542863.2012.693514 Awad, G. H., *Martinez, M. S. & Amer, M.M. (2013). Considerations for Psychotherapy with Immigrant Women of Middle Eastern/Arab Descent. Women and Therapy, 36, 163-175. Dr. Kia-Keating Select Publications: Kia-Keating, M., & Juang, L. (2022). Participatory science as a decolonizing methodology: Leveraging collective knowledge from partnerships with refugee and immigrant communities. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000514 Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Kia-Keating, M., & Jackson, T. (2021). Navigating participation and ethics with immigrant communities. Qualitative Psychology. doi: 10.1037/qup0000216 Awad, G., Ikizler, A., Abdel-Salem, L., Kia-Keating, M., Amini, B., & El-Ghoroury, N. (2021). Foundations for an Arab/MENA psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1-23. doi: 10.1177/00221678211060974 Awad, G., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.  American Psychologist, 74 (1), 76-87. doi: 10.1037/amp0000344 Kia-Keating, M., Liu, S., & Sims, G. (2018). Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Refugee youth in resettlement. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. doi: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0460 Modir, S., & Kia-Keating, M. (2018). Exploring the Middle Eastern American college student experience: Discrimination, adjustment, and coping. Journal of College Student Development, 59, 563-578. doi: 10.1353/csd.2018.0053 Kia-Keating, M., Ahmed, S.R., & Modir, S. (2016). Refugees and Forced Migrants: Seeking Asylum and Acceptance. In Amer, M., & Abdo., G. (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American Psychology (pp 160-172). Routledge. New York. Kia-Keating, M. (2012). Ethical issues in research with refugee communities.  In U. A. Segal & D. Elliott (Eds.), Refugees Worldwide. Volume 4: Law, Policy, and Programs, (pp. 235-257). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. Ahmed, S. R., Kia-Keating, M., & Tsai, K. H. (2011).  A structural model of racial discrimination, acculturative stress, and cultural resources among Arab American adolescents.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 48, 181-192. Porterfield, K. (chair), Akinsulure-Smith, A., Benson, M., Betancourt, T., Ellis, H., Kia-Keating, M., & Miller, K. (2010).  Resilience and recovery after war: Refugee children and families in the United States.  Report of the APA Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families who are Refugees from Armed Conflict Residing in the United States.  Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Dr. Amer Select Publications: Amer, M. M. (2021). Measures of Muslim religiousness constructs and a multidimensional scale. In A. L. Ai, P. Wink, R. F. Paloutzian, & K. A. Harris (Eds.). Assessing spirituality in a diverse world (pp. 299-331). Switzerland: Springer. Awad, G. H., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent. American Psychologist, 74, 76-87. Ahmed, S. R., Amer, M. M., & Killawi, A. (2017). The ecosystems perspective in social work: Implications for culturally competent practice with American Muslims. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 36(1-2), 48-72. Amer, M. M., & Awad, G. H. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M. (2014). Arab American acculturation and ethnic identity across the lifespan: Sociodemographic correlates and psychological outcomes. In S. C. Nassar-McMillan, K. J. Ajrouch, & J. Hakim-Larson (Eds.), Biopsychosocial perspectives on Arab Americans: Culture, development, and health (pp. 153-173). New York: Springer. Amer, M. M. & Bagasra, A. (2013). Psychological research with Muslim Americans in the age of Islamophobia: Trends, challenges, and recommendations. American Psychologist, 68(3), 134-144. Ahmed, S., & Amer, M. M. (Eds.). (2012). Counseling Muslims: Handbook of mental health issues and interventions. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M., & Hovey, J. D. (2012). Anxiety and depression in a post-September 11 sample of Arabs in the USA. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(3), 409-418. American Arab, Middle Eastern, & North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy): https://www.amenapsy.org/ Link to The Thoughtful Counselor podcast interview with Dr. Awad: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/thethoughtfulcounselor/id/21035411 STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_    EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode intro/outro: Mahogany Monette Episode Editing: Amir Maghsoodi Episode Transcript: bit.ly/LibNowE9

In this episode, Amir Maghsoodi speaks with pioneering Arab/MENA psychologists Drs. Mona Amer, Maryam Kia-Keating, and Germine “Gigi” Awad, about their paper in the American Psychologist titled “A model of cumulative racial-ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.” They discuss the creation of the model and provide details about its various components, contextualizing them with present-day examples. The authors also share their motivations and process for writing this paper as well as their hopes for what readers take away from reading it. Listen in to learn about cumulative racial-ethnic trauma for MENA Americans, and tune back in next week to hear the authors discuss the model's implications for healing and liberation. Link to download the paper: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2019-01033-007.html ABOUT THE GUESTS Germine “Gigi” Awad, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @Dr_GigiAwad) is an Associate Professor in the College of Education Department of Educational Psychology and a Louise Spence Griffeth Fellow. Her scholarship is characterized by three interrelated areas of inquiry: prejudice and discrimination, identity and acculturation, and more recently, body image among women of color. She has also written in the area of multicultural research methodology. The majority of her research is guided by the questions "What factors lead to discrimination against ethnic minorities?" and "What impacts perceptions of experienced discrimination?" The two populations that she has primarily focused on are Arab/Middle Eastern Americans and African Americans. Although overt discrimination towards ethnic minorities has decreased over the years, the practice of more covert, subtle forms of prejudice remains. The events of September 11, 2001, however, reintroduced more explicit forms of prejudice towards Arab/Middle Eastern Americans, and those perceived to be Muslim, complicating the dialogue on discrimination in the United States. Awad is concerned with how prejudicial attitudes and ideology impact attitudes towards ethnic minorities generally and within specific domains such as the workplace and higher education. In addition, she examines how racial/ethnic identity and acculturation impact ethnic minorities' perception of discrimination. Most recently, she has expanded her identity and acculturation research to the study of body image concerns among women of color. Awad received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and  B.S. in Psychology from John Carroll University. Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D., (website) (Twitter: @drkiakeating) is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the UCSB Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and founder of Power of Drishti, providing meditations and music for changemakers, first responders, clinicians, frontline workers, activists, and other people on-the-go. She oversees the Trauma & Adversity, Resilience & Prevention (TARP) research program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. After attending Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and Boston University, Dr. Kia-Keating completed her post-doctoral work at the University of California, San Diego, and served as the Clinical Director of a secondary prevention school-based program for adolescents. Dr. Kia-Keating's scholarship is focused on resilience in the context of experiences of trauma, adversity, and toxic stress for diverse communities, including refugees and immigrants from around the globe. She uses participatory and human-centered design approaches, working in partnership with communities to find innovative solutions to complex needs. Her community co-designed HEROES program for parents and children teaches mindfulness, parent-child attunement, and restorative communication to support resilience, and mitigate the negative impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). She was appointed to the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on refugees resettled in the United States. Dr. Kia-Keating's research has been funded by the NIH, and her articles have been published in high-impact academic journals. Her research and interviews have been featured in various outlets including The Washington Post, ABC News, Conde Nast Traveler, Self-Magazine, and CNN. She provides consultation on child development, mental health, and authentic representation for childrens' media, and writes for Psychology Today.  Mona M. Amer, Ph.D., (website) is a Professor of clinical and community psychology and founding chair of the Department of Psychology at the American University in Cairo. She co-founded and served as first elected president of the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy). Dr. Amer's research and policy interests focus on racial/ethnic disparities in behavioral health, with specializations in the Arab and Muslim minorities. She is interested in how immigration experiences, acculturation stressors, discrimination, and minority status contribute to disparities, and ways to eliminate inequities through culturally competent services, community-based programming, and social policy. Dr. Amer's nearly 50 publications include two articles in the American Psychological Association's flagship journal American Psychologist and the landmark co-edited book Handbook of Arab American Psychology which was awarded the annual nonfiction award by the Arab American National Museum. In 2020 she received the AMENA-Psy Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Scholarship. GUESTS' SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. Awad Select Publications: Arab American Psychology Amer, M. & Awad, G. H. (Eds.) (2016) The Handbook of Arab American Psychology. New York: Routledge. Awad, G. H., Amayreh, W. & Reilly, E. D. (2017) Contemporary Arab American Psychology. In Social Issues In Living Color: Challenges And Solutions From The Perspective Of Ethnic Minority Psychology. Blume, A. (Ed.): Praeger Books. Prejudice & Discrimination Awad, G. H. & Amayreh, W. (2016). Discrimination: Heightened Prejudice Post 9/11 and Psychological Outcomes. In M. M. Amer, & G. H. Awad (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Neville, H. A., Awad, G. H., *Brooks, J., *Flores, M., & *Bluemel, J. (2013). Color-Blind Racial Ideology: Theory, Training, and Measurement Implications in Psychology. The American Psychologist, 68(6), 455-466. Awad, G. H. (2013).  Does Policy Name Matter? The Effect of Framing on the Evaluations of African American Applicants. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 379-387. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12026 Brown, L. M., Awad, G. H., *Preas, E. J., *Allen, V., *Kenney, J., *Roberts, S.*Lusk, B. L. (2013). Investigating Prejudice towards Men Perceived to be Muslim: Cues of Foreignness versus Phenotype. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 237-245. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12015 Awad, G. H. & *Hall-Clark, B. (2009). Impact of Religiosity and Right Wing Authoritarianism on Prejudice towards Middle Easterners.  Beliefs and Values: Understanding the Global Implications of Human Nature, 1(2), 183-192. Awad, G. H., Cokley, K., & *Ravitch, J. (2005). Attitudes toward affirmative action: A comparison of color-blind versus modern racist attitudes. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology, 35(7), 1384-1399. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02175.x Identity & Acculturation Awad, G. H. (2010). The impact of acculturation and religious identification on perceived discrimination for Arab/Middle Eastern Americans. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(1), 59-67. doi:10.1037/a0016675 Awad, G. H. (2007). The role of racial identity, academic self-concept, and self-esteem in the prediction of academic outcomes for African American students. Journal Of Black Psychology, 33(2), 188-207. doi:10.1177/0095798407299513 Multicultural Research Methodology Awad, G. H., Patall, E. A., *Rackley, K. R. & *Reilly, E. D. (2016). Recommendations for Culturally Sensitive Research Methods.  Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 26, (3). DOI: 10.1080/10474412.2015.1046600 Cokley, K. O & Awad, G. H. (2013). In Defense of Quantitative Methods: Using the “Master's Tools” to Promote Social Justice.  Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 5(2), 26-41. Awad, G. H., & Cokley, K. O. (2010). Designing and interpreting quantitative research in multicultural counseling. In J. G. Ponterotto, J. Casas, L. A. Suzuki, C. M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (3rd ed.) (pp. 385-396). Thousand Oaks, CA US: Sage Publications, Inc. Cokley, K. O., & Awad, G. H. (2008).  Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Multicultural Research. In Heppner, P. P., Kivlighan, D. M., & Wampold, B. E.  (Eds.). Research Design in Counseling (3rd Ed.) (pp. 366-384).  California: Wadsworth. Body Image Awad, G. H., Norwood, C.R., *Taylor, D., *Martinez, M., *McClain, S., *Jones, B., *Holman, A., & *Chapman-Hilliard, C. (2015). Beauty and Body Image Concerns Among African American College Women.  Journal of Black Psychology, 41, 540-564. DOI: 10.1177/0095798414550864 Mintz, L. B., Awad, G. H., *Stinson, R. D., *Bledman, R. A., Coker, A. D.,Kashubeck-West, S., & *Connelly, K. (2013). Weighing and body monitoring among college women: The scale number as an emotional barometer. Journal Of College Student Psychotherapy, 27(1), 78-91.doi:10.1080/87568225.2013.739039 Kashubeck-West, S., Coker, A. D., Awad, G. H., Stinson, R. D., Bledman, R., & Mintz, L. (2013). Do measures commonly used in body image research perform adequately with African American college women?. Cultural Diversity And Ethnic Minority Psychology, 19(3), 357-368. doi:10.1037/a0031905 Mental Health Amer, M. M., Awad, G. H., & Hovey, J. D. (2014). Evaluation of the CES-D Scale factor structure in a sample of second-generation Arab-Americans. InternationalJournal Of Culture And Mental Health, 7(1), 46-58. doi:10.1080/17542863.2012.693514 Awad, G. H., *Martinez, M. S. & Amer, M.M. (2013). Considerations for Psychotherapy with Immigrant Women of Middle Eastern/Arab Descent. Women and Therapy, 36, 163-175. Dr. Kia-Keating Select Publications: Kia-Keating, M., & Juang, L. (2022). Participatory science as a decolonizing methodology: Leveraging collective knowledge from partnerships with refugee and immigrant communities. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000514 Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Kia-Keating, M., & Jackson, T. (2021). Navigating participation and ethics with immigrant communities. Qualitative Psychology. doi: 10.1037/qup0000216 Awad, G., Ikizler, A., Abdel-Salem, L., Kia-Keating, M., Amini, B., & El-Ghoroury, N. (2021). Foundations for an Arab/MENA psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1-23. doi: 10.1177/00221678211060974 Awad, G., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent.  American Psychologist, 74 (1), 76-87. doi: 10.1037/amp0000344 Kia-Keating, M., Liu, S., & Sims, G. (2018). Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Refugee youth in resettlement. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. doi: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0460 Modir, S., & Kia-Keating, M. (2018). Exploring the Middle Eastern American college student experience: Discrimination, adjustment, and coping. Journal of College Student Development, 59, 563-578. doi: 10.1353/csd.2018.0053 Kia-Keating, M., Ahmed, S.R., & Modir, S. (2016). Refugees and Forced Migrants: Seeking Asylum and Acceptance. In Amer, M., & Abdo., G. (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American Psychology (pp 160-172). Routledge. New York. Kia-Keating, M. (2012). Ethical issues in research with refugee communities.  In U. A. Segal & D. Elliott (Eds.), Refugees Worldwide. Volume 4: Law, Policy, and Programs, (pp. 235-257). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. Ahmed, S. R., Kia-Keating, M., & Tsai, K. H. (2011).  A structural model of racial discrimination, acculturative stress, and cultural resources among Arab American adolescents.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 48, 181-192. Porterfield, K. (chair), Akinsulure-Smith, A., Benson, M., Betancourt, T., Ellis, H., Kia-Keating, M., & Miller, K. (2010).  Resilience and recovery after war: Refugee children and families in the United States.  Report of the APA Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families who are Refugees from Armed Conflict Residing in the United States.  Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Dr. Amer Select Publications: Amer, M. M. (2021). Measures of Muslim religiousness constructs and a multidimensional scale. In A. L. Ai, P. Wink, R. F. Paloutzian, & K. A. Harris (Eds.). Assessing spirituality in a diverse world (pp. 299-331). Switzerland: Springer. Awad, G. H., Kia-Keating, M., & Amer, M. M. (2019). A model of cumulative racial/ ethnic trauma among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent. American Psychologist, 74, 76-87. Ahmed, S. R., Amer, M. M., & Killawi, A. (2017). The ecosystems perspective in social work: Implications for culturally competent practice with American Muslims. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 36(1-2), 48-72. Amer, M. M., & Awad, G. H. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of Arab American psychology. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M. (2014). Arab American acculturation and ethnic identity across the lifespan: Sociodemographic correlates and psychological outcomes. In S. C. Nassar-McMillan, K. J. Ajrouch, & J. Hakim-Larson (Eds.), Biopsychosocial perspectives on Arab Americans: Culture, development, and health (pp. 153-173). New York: Springer. Amer, M. M. & Bagasra, A. (2013). Psychological research with Muslim Americans in the age of Islamophobia: Trends, challenges, and recommendations. American Psychologist, 68(3), 134-144. Ahmed, S., & Amer, M. M. (Eds.). (2012). Counseling Muslims: Handbook of mental health issues and interventions. New York: Routledge. Amer, M. M., & Hovey, J. D. (2012). Anxiety and depression in a post-September 11 sample of Arabs in the USA. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(3), 409-418.   American Arab, Middle Eastern, & North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy): https://www.amenapsy.org/   STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_      EPISODE CREDITS Music: Amir Maghsoodi & Briana Williams Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi Episode Intro/Outro: Cherese Waight Episode Editing: Amir Maghsoodi Episode Transcript: bit.ly/LibNowE8    

In the patreon bonus, Sasha talks about the zine she curated of protection magic written by an anonymous gallery of magical luminaries, building a relationship with Saturn, and who magic is really for. To hear the whole thing and other exclusive stuff, head on over to patreon.com/witchhassle

Morrison and religious discrimination. Sacked for being vaxxed. Shameless greed of private schools with BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars in jobkeeper creating record profits for the elite schools. How much are teachers really worth? NSW teachers strike! Ravitch reviews new book The Privatisation of Everything on the failure of neoliberal market theocracy.www.adogs.info

Astrologer, Necromancer, and saint of Saturn, Sasha Ravitch pops by to talk about astrology and necromancy, the dark side of ancestor work, and Lacan. The conversation continues in the patreon bonus where we talk about who magic is for and Sasha developing a relationship with your friend and mine Saturn. Learn more about Sasha here: sasharavitch.com Instagram.com/sasharavitch sasha.ravitch@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/sasha.ravitch patreon.com/sasharavitch The zine she curated from an anonymous who's who of occultists is available for free here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I-09zSg0f_0Xdu4KosvL1ILVNZQF8bl4?fbclid=IwAR28LYeOIwcxfUwRj7V2qiulyFq4aQ6780YooPp3QNPc1fpQQOhytl0dZ-w and that article I mention is Billow's Relational Variations of the "Container-Contained": https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275185525_Relational_Variations_of_the_Container-Contained

It's that time of year again! And for the traditional Halloween special, we are joined by astrologer, witch and counsellor, Sasha Ravitch. Sasha joins us to talk about star spirits, astrology and the dead, and what sort of ancestral curses and blessings can show up in your natal chart. Awesome stuff.  Show Notes Sasha's website. Sasha's Linktree. Sasha's Instagram. Sasha's Twitter. Sasha's Patreon. AstroMagia conference website.

Elaine comments on the Women's Rally in Santa Rosa where she had the crowd of 1000 recite the Women's Spaces Pledge. Our first guest Jill Ravitch, Sonoma County DA, opens up on how she persevered during the Recall attempt by one rich disgruntled resident. Our second guest is Marsha Lucien, the new Executive Director of the Family Justice Center, which Jill made into a wraparound interagency service for victims of domestic abuse, human trafficking and sexual assault. Marsha announces a free Open House for Wednesday October 6th from 3 -6 pm to celebrate 10 years of providing an umbrella of hope. It will be at the Family Justice Center. See the web archive page for this show for the link to this event, the bios of the guests, links referenced, announcements, this week in Herstory and the playlist. https://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA21/WSA211004.html

District Attorney Jill Ravitch won the recall last week and provided her view on the individual who tried to remove her from her elected position. She shares her thoughts about the recall. #SonomaCountyRecall #SonomaCounty #JillRavitch --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rafael-vazquez7/support

Después de ganar la elección la semana pasada, Jill Ravitch respondió a varias preguntas de su experiencia con la elección. Ella hablo del agradecimiento que tiene a la comunidad y porque el voto fue un logro grande para votantes. #sonomacountyrecall #elections #fiscalravitch #sonomacounty --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rafael-vazquez7/support

Some patients who have pectus excavatum also have cardiovascular problems, including congenital heart defects, valve disease, connective tissue disorders, and aorta disease. Repair of both problems in the same surgery can help patients feel better and look better with recovery from only one surgery. An experienced multidisciplinary team is necessary to determine the best treatment plan for the patient, plan the best surgery approach, insure the best recovery and have the best outcomes. Listen to Eric Roselli, MD, Daniel Raymond, MD, and Patrick Vargo, MD discuss their approach.

Necromancer, astrologer, and witch: Sasha Ravitch joins me this week! We talk accepting troublesome placements in the birth chart as helpful knowledge, the natal chart as a map of spiritual ecology, the pathological patterns of our Dead, the burden and gift of doubt, blood consciousness, elevated dead and intranquil dead, necromantic effects on health, the risk of leaving water glasses around your home, some hot takes about Carl Jung, & the annihilating vastness of the Otherworld. Stay tuned till the end for Sasha's incredible list of upcoming classes! Find Sasha's upcoming classes & booking information: linktr.ee/sasha.ravitch instagram.com/sasha.ravitch www.patreon.com/sasharavitch Find Mana: www.mothmana.com instagram.com/mothmanatarot twitter.com/ManaAelin Support the podcast and join the hordes in my underworldian city on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mothmana Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

"Zones for Community Building, An Introduction" by Jane R. Shore and Sharon M. Ravitch (2020) (https://schoolofthought.substack.com/p/zones-for-change) "Today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others and how that leads to growing opportunity, collective prosperity and nourishing community. Individuals cannot succeed without healthy communities, without pathways that lead to building webs of support, collaboration, learning, influence, negotiation, and leadership." References: Jane Shore (https://twitter.com/shorejaneshore) Sharon Ravitch (https://twitter.com/SharonRavitch) Revolution School (https://revolutionschool.org/) School of Thought (https://revolutionschool.org/school-of-thought/) Priya Parker (https://www.priyaparker.com/) Bailey Richardson (http://baileyerichardson.com/) People & Company (https://www.people-and.com/) Vriti Saraf (https://twitter.com/VritiSaraf) k20 Educators (https://www.k20educators.com/) Michael Lipset, PhD of PassTell Stories (http://www.michaellipset.com/) Connect: Twitter (https://twitter.com/mjcraw) Website (https://www.mjcraw.com) Music from Digi G'Alessio CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 (https://bit.ly/2IyV71i)

Veckans Kornhall & Netz är en djupdykning i USA:s utbildningspolitik!  Diane Ravitch är före detta biträdande utbildningsminister, utbildningshistoriker, pedagogisk analytiker och forskningsprofessor vid New York Universitys Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. År 2010 blev hon "en aktivist på uppdrag av offentliga skolor". Hennes blogg på DianeRavitch.net har fått mer än 36 miljoner sidvisningar sedan hon började blogga 2012. Ravitch skriver för New York Review of Books.    Programledare: Per Kornhall. Om du vill kommentera, ställa frågor eller föreslå ämnen och intervjupersoner är du välkommen att mejla per(a)kornhall.se eller ingela.netz(a)gmail.com. Läs mer om podden Kornhall & Netz och programledarna på Arena Idés webbsajt, https://arenaide.se/kornhall-netz/ Arena Idé är en progressiv, partipolitiskt obunden tankesmedja med fokus på arbetsmarknad, ekonomisk politik, välfärd och demokrati. Vi är en ideell förening och finansieras av fackföreningsrörelsen. En del av Arenagruppen.

Anette visits with Dr. Charlie Johnson again, head of Pastors for Texas Children, about a recent online event with Diane Ravitch. Dr. Ravitch is interviewed by Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune about her most recent book, Slaying Goliath, and how privatization and expansion of charter schools is hurting public education, students, and our democracy. For more info, check out Diane's blog. 

Serge is a degen of gambler and knows everything about online gaming. We break down the latest defi trend, the perils of crypto gaming, Bitcoin's lack of development and more.

In this episode, co-hosts Jim Staros and Andrea Parker interview author and historian Diane Ravitch, who is Research Professor of Education at New York University. In this episode's deep dive into the exploitation of our school system by "disruptors" and public education profiteers, Andrea and Jim will discuss Ravitch's latest book "Slaying Goliath" and how the current coronavirus shutdown has offered fertile ground for those who want to privatize education, diverting money intended to help schools through the pandemic, into private charter operations and other corporate reform agenda items. Ravitch outlines how education is an integral part of our democracy and how charter schools and other privatizers destroy communities by choking off their central place to organize and fight for their local issues. This is particularly true in impoverished and marginalized Black and Latinx neighborhoods. She also talks about the critical role of unions in joining the anti-privatization resistance. And she talks about the key role played by former CTU President Karen Lewis in spearheading the resurgence of the the struggle for the rights of children, teachers, parents and workers all across the country. Share your thoughts and questions with the CTU Speaks! team by emailing ctuspeaks@ctulocal1.org or calling 312-467-8888.

Author and historian Diane Ravitch of New York University talks about her book, Slaying Goliath, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Ravitch argues that the charter school movement is a failure and that it drains needed money from public schools.

About a year ago, on May 3rd, 2019, the inaugural episode of Elevate was launched with a conversation about the treehouse that was built from scratch through the ideas and vision of Beginning School students. For this 30th episode, Rob wanted to branch out beyond the Catlin Gabel community and talk to an educator whose research, writing, and teaching invites us to think about the current crisis as an opportunity to rebuild learning experiences based on a world in flux and from ideas and visions that put students at the center. Rob was introduced to the work of Sharon Ravitch, PhD. (Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education) through an article she wrote called FLUX Pedagogy: Transforming Teaching and Leading during Coronavirus. The idea of Flux Pedagogy and its implications for how we approach learning moving forward takes center stage in this insightful conversation. While the past 29 episodes have focused on stories from inside the Catlin Gabel community, having a chance to listen to voices beyond our community gives us all the opportunity to step back and remember that we are just a single living branch of a larger educational tree. The link to Sharon's article: https://urbanedjournal.gse.upenn.edu/volume-17-spring-2020/flux-pedagogy-transforming-teaching-and-leading-during-coronavirus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elevatelearning/message

Arlene Goldbard is a writer, speaker, consultant, workshop leader, and cultural activist whose focus is the intersection of culture, politics, spirituality, the arts and artists. She is a fierce advocate for the power of human creative expression. Interview Date: 6/11/2013        Tags: Goldbard, paradigm shift,  Datastan, Stories, availability cascade, attention, resilience, possibility, Czechoslovakia Velvet , Berlin, Estonia, Banyan, endangered languages, Boal, education, Ravitch, Occupy Movement

Sam and Michael break down this week's top headlines and then Sam rolls an interview he did with Diane Ravitch (@DianeRavitch) on her new book, Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools.  On today's show: Trump deflects on VA hydroxychloroquine study and NIH assessment: "I don't know...we'll take a look." After VA hydroxychloroquine tests, Dr. Oz now says we have to wait for randomized trial Dr. Fauci asked for. Study: people who watched Hannity instead of Carlson less likely to follow social distancing rules. William Barr tells Hugh Hewitt DOJ would support legal action if governors' restrictions go "too far." GA governor Brian Kemp doesn't seem to understand his own plan, says he's re-opening close contact businesses because they're the only ones not allowed open, claims they're safer than grocery stores. Nashville 21-year-old battling Covid-19 warns youth to take the virus seriously. Hannity shares a bunch of headlines from March saying Covid-19 is Trump's biggest disaster, doesn't make a point defending Trump.
 Brian Kilmeade & Ainsley Earhardt thank President for allowing au pairs to remain in America, saying it helps the middle class. Daily Wire's Michael Knowles says lockdown is saving zero lives, more will die from unemployment. FLASHBACK MARCH 26: Matt Walsh makes the "drive your car" analogy for Covid-19 risks, says economy should be saved, deaths have to be "way over 35,000." Diane Ravitch (@DianeRavitch) joins Sam to discuss her new book, Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools. A decades-long trend of school privatization has done nothing to help the average American student; on the contrary, it's made things worse. In this book, Ravitch details how rich and powerful actors like the Kochs, the DeVos family, Bill Gates, Mike Bloomberg, and others have attempted to systematically dismantle our public education system, and what parents, teachers, students and other across the country have been doing to resist. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com Subscribe to the AM Quickie at https://fans.fm/amquickie Make the AMQ part of your Alexa Flash Briefing too! You can now watch the livestream on Twitch Check out today's sponsors: Liquid I.V. Energy Multiplier gives you sustained energy throughout the day. Get 25% off when you go to LIQUIDIV.COM and use code MAJORITYREP at checkout. Magic Spoon is a new cereal company that’s discovered a way to recreate your favorite childhood cereals with 0 sugar, 12 grams of protein, and only 3 net grams of carbs in each serving. Go to magicspoon.com/majorityreport to grab a variety pack and try it today, and use promo code MAJORITYREPORT at checkout to get free shipping. Donate to the NYC DSA's Covid-19 relief efforts at bit.ly/covid19aid Subscribe to AM Quickie writer Corey Pein's newsletter at theend.substack.com Check out The Michael Brooks Show at patreon.com/tmbs and Michael Brooks Show on YouTube and the new TMBS website, TMBS.FM Check out The Nomiki Show at patreon.com/thenomikishow Check out Matt’s podcast, Literary Hangover, at Patreon.com/LiteraryHangover, or on iTunes. Check out Jamie’s podcast, The Antifada, at patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or at twitch.tv/theantifada Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @_michaelbrooks @MattLech @jamie_elizabeth @BF1nn

From one of the foremost authorities on education and the history of education in the United States, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch comes an impassioned look at the ways in which parents, teachers and activists are successfully fighting back to defeat the forces that are privatizing America's public schools. In her new book “Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools,” Ravitch lays out why the promise of higher test scores has yet to come to pass and why she believe Common Core has been a dud. Join us for a discussion of the battle to save public schools from privatization in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

Show #264 | Guest: Diane Ravitch | Show Summary: Privatized schools were sold to the American public as a cut above— an avenue to the best education, drawing from under-performing public schools that doomed children to lower standards. At the same time, says education authority Diane Ravitch, Common Core was touted as the best route to at least basic educational success for all young students. Both, Ravitch says, have failed spectacularly. Privatization has turned schools into profit machines less concerned with student success than the bottom line. Public schools have been gutted in their wake. And Common Core has caused tremendous problems for students and teachers. Diane Ravitch served in education posts under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Her latest book, Slaying Goliath, takes on what she calls the "Disrupters," intent on promoting the privatization of our struggling education system. Unafraid of naming names, she cites the Koch brothers, the DeVos family, the Waltons (Walmart), Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and many others, on the right and the left, as well as corporations, foundations, etc. sacrificing the public in favor of profit.

Diane Ravitch was once an avid supporter of charter schools, affiliated with various right wing think tanks. She came to a turning point when she could no longer stay quiet about the fact that charter schools were floundering. A former Assistant Secretary of Education, Ravitch took a bold step. She reversed her previous position and began a journey toward defending public schools and educators

According to Diane Ravitch, citizens across America are successfully fighting to stop corporations from privatizing our nation’s public schools. Ravitch joined us with insight from her book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance To Privatization And The Fight To Save America’s Public Schools. She highlighted how parents, teachers, activists, bloggers, religious leaders, and others are stepping forward to fight against the disruption of one of America’s most fundamental public institutions. Ravitch identified corporate interests, political voices, and economic disruptors who believe America’s schools should be run like businesses, modeling the structure of our schools on a gig economy in which students are treated like customers or products and teachers are incentivized with threats and bonuses. Join Ravitch to learn about the nationwide story of brave individuals who, spurred on by the power of ideas and passion, are fighting back to successfully keep their public schools alive. Diane Ravitch is a research professor of education at New York University and the author of eleven books, including The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn and Reign of Error: The Hoax Of The Privatization Movement And The Danger To America’s Public Schools. Jesse Hagopian teaches Ethnic Studies and is the co-adviser to the Black Student Union at Garfield High School. He is an editor for the social justice periodical Rethinking Schools and is the co-editor of the book Teaching for Black Lives. Presented by Town Hall Seattle. Recorded live in The Great Hall on February 4, 2020. 

Diane Ravitch has been called a hero in her dedication to preserving public school education. On this episode, she talks with Mitchell about the “Disrupters,” who are funding privatization and believe schools should be run like businesses. And the “Resisters,” a powerful group of volunteer parents, teachers, students, bloggers and leaders who are fighting back to successfully keep alive their public schools. Are school voucher programs a viable solution? Ravitch shares her thoughts on this and more. Recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. Host: Mitchell Kaplan Producer: Carmen Lucas Editor: Lithub Radio https://booksandbooks.com/ https://dianeravitch.com/about-diane/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Like many rich Americans, Nick used to think that focusing their philanthropic efforts in the country’s education system could heal many of our biggest problems. But in The Atlantic last month, he admitted he was wrong—better schools won’t fix America unless we fix inequality first. He’s joined this week by Diane Ravitch, a giant in the education policy world who also changed her mind about what works and what doesn’t. Can these two converts from the theory of educationism find a new way to expand educational opportunity in America while also combating runaway income inequality? Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She is the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education. From 1991 to 1993, she was Assistant Secretary of Education under President George H.W. Bush, where she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. In her book ‘The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education’, Ravitch examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated.  Twitter: @DianeRavitch Further reading:  Better Schools Won’t Fix America: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/education-isnt-enough/590611/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discusses why the graduation rate is not the only measure of a school’s success.

A constitutionally questionable appointment and some cold feed ended the summer stalemate at the Capitol in 2009. One month after defecting to the Republicans, Sen. Pedro Espada rejoined the Democrats, restoring their majority in the chamber. This installment of the "Tales from the Coup" series examines the bold step Gov. David Paterson made to end the impasse, negotiations to create a power-sharing agreement in the Senate and the return of the prodigal senator. New episodes of the Capitol Confidential podcast are released on Fridays.  

Show Notes: During the first segment of Episode 4, the crew discusses a recent piece by Valerie Strauss entitled: Linda Darling-Hammond VS Diane Ravitch and Carol Burris (https://wapo.st/2ziklcc) Darling-Hammond's side takes exception in this piece that there is room for charters in America. She takes up "the issues of choice in public education from a different perspective from the one that has been driving debates since the election of President Trump." This piece comes in response to what Diane Ravitch wrote about charter schools: Does it matter who operates America’s public schools? (https://wapo.st/2qU3iZF) "That’s a central question in the national debate about education and the movement to find alternatives to school districts that are publicly funded and operated. While charter schools are publicly funded, they are privately operated and are not required in most places to be as transparent as publicly operated schools. The public also has little say in key operations of private and public schools that accept publicly funded vouchers."

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Law professor Frank Ravitch joins me to discuss the recent Supreme Court's Masterpiece Cakeshop decision; did it protect religious liberty or affirm discrimination?

Richard Ravitch, Former Lieutenant Governor of New York and Chairman of the MTA, on how to fund the NYC subway crisis, outlook for the infrastructure bill, and Puerto Rico. Liam Denning, Bloomberg Gadfly columnist, on how Tesla investors keep giving it the benefit of the doubt, despite constantly moving targets. Kurt Kara, Head of Value Equities at Copenhagen-based Maj Invest, discusses the stock fund that beats 95% of peers while ignoring CEO talk and research.

Donald Trump has nominated Betsy DeVos, a free-market, far-right Christian billionaire dedicated to privatizing public schools, to be his Secretary of Education. In her confirmation hearing, DeVos made it painfully clear that she has little understanding of public education aside from her dedication to destroying it. She is the heir to an auto parts fortune, and her husband, Dick, is the heir to a fortune derived from the direct sales company Amway, which the FTC at one point decided was not a pyramid scheme. Interestingly, she is also the brother of Erik Prince, who founded the infamous mercenary army Blackwater has now, according to The Intercept, been quietly advising the Trump Administration. The couple, thanks to their money and relentless ideological drive, are heavy-duty power players in Michigan politics, where they have wreaked havoc on Detroit public schools. In many ways, this oligarch's nomination is the extreme and cartoonesque outcome of decades of bipartisan corporate-aligned policy that pushed charters and high stakes testing, and attacked the teachers unions that stood in their way. Today, we're joined by historian Diane Ravitch, one of the country's leading scholars of education policy and a vocal critic of corporate reform efforts that promote privatization and high-stakes testing as the solution to problems largely created by segregation, poverty and funding inequity. Amongst many other books, Ravitch is the author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education.

Arlene Goldbard is a writer, speaker, consultant, workshop leader, and cultural activist whose focus is the intersection of culture, politics, spirituality, the arts and artists. She is a fierce advocate for the power of human creative expression. Tags: Goldbard, paradigm shift,  Datastan, Stories, availability cascade, attention, resilience, possibility, Czechoslovakia Velvet , Berlin, Estonia, Banyan, endangered languages, Boal, education, Ravitch, Occupy Movement

On this episode of the We Choose Respect ParentCast we meet Lucy Ravitch. Lucy is the author of the book The Pancake Menu. Want your kids to have a fun educational experience while they play? This fun and interactive book does just that as kids play restaurant! There's the option of bringing it to life using the tasty pancake recipes. Kids and their teachers or parents print play money and order sheets from kidsmenubooks.com to play with! Kids ages 4-10 are sure to have hours of fun! Children as young as 2 enjoy pretending with the book too! With sturdy laminated pages a dry erase marker or smudges can be wiped away! It's a great educational resource and activity for play dates, math centers, or free time with family and friends. Order today for loads of hands-on math play!   Find The Pancake Menu Here Our favorite vegan chef VeegMama Stephanie Dreyer is back to teach us how to make Matzah Pizza. Be Sure To Visit veegmama.com And our music guest is the Boston band Blue Moon Harem. Be Sure To Visit Blue Moon Harem Check Out Our New Program @ jedlie.com./extravaganza  

Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer. Episode 7 was LIVE at the 2016 Network For Public Education Conference held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The episode features a conversation with Dr. Diane Ravitch (historian), Karen Wolfe (Los Angeles parent), Dr. Amber Kim (TFA alum), and Dr. Beth Sondel (TFA alum). The fireside chat includes a discussion about whether a cyber war is being waged against TFA critiques, how communities can influence conversations about TFA, the role of TFA in the privatization of education movement, and the (in)adequacy of TFA’s summer training and pedagogical approaches. Truth For America is sponsored by the Network for Public Education Action.

Doug Muzzio calls Richard Ravitch, New York State government's "Mr. Fixit," and a civic treasure. Mr. Ravitch shares some of his concerns about the practice of delaying payment or borrowing to pay pensions and other commitments.

http://bakercenter.utk.edu/about-us/staff/nissa-dahlin-brown/ (Dr. Nissa Dahlin-Brown) of the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy discusses The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education by Diane Ravitch. (Recorded May 15, 2013) Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum, examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today’s most popular ideas for restructuring schools including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril.

Om den svenska skolan som skulle bli Europas bästa. Men eleverna lär sig allt mindre. Många lärare ångrar sitt yrkesval och allt för få studerar till ett jobb med för låg lön och för mycket stress. Är det kunskapssamhällets konkurs vi bevittnar? Hör varningarna om kunskapsras som hot mot demokrati och välfärd. Konflikt håller offentlig utfrågning med pressade pedagoger, engagerade elever och panka politiker. Den har kallats en av en ”ödesfråga” och en ”nationell katastrof”. Frågan om vad som sker med elevers resultat i den svenska skolan. I en lång rad undersökningar, som de internationella jämförelser av skolresultat som görs i bla PISA-studierna, har svenska elever försämrat sina resultat. I den senaste är svenska 15-åringar bara på 26:e plats i en jämförelse med 57 OECD-länder när det gäller naturvetenskap, 25:e för matematik och 16:e för läskunnighet. Det är klara försämringar jämfört tidigare undersökningar. Konflikts Mikael Olsson besöker lärare vid skolor i Malmö som protesterar mot både löner och vad ser som en orimligt ökande arbetsbelastning. Ständigt nya system för kontroll- och uppföljning gör att många lärare administrerar mer än de undervisar. Den bilden får också stöd i aktuella intervjundersökningar med stora grupper av lärare. Ovidiu Ivan, lärare på Rörsjöskolan i Malmö, anser att detta framförallt drabbar eleverna. Och vid svenska universitet och högskolor är rektorer och lektorer också djupt oroade över en utveckling där nya studenter är allt sämre rustade för högre studier. När Konflikts Lotten Collin träffar Jenny Madestam, forskare och lektor i statsvetenskap vid Stockholms Universitet, berättar hon många  nya studenter har problem med problemlösning och tom med rättsstavning. Det är verkligen oroande när många av de kommer att utgöra framtidens statsförvaltning, säger Jenny Madestam. Rektorn vid Stockholms universitet, Kåre Bremer, varnar för att den nedåtgående kurvan är som mest alarmerande när det gäller naturvetenskaperna och matematik. Och han får medhåll av Karin Markides, VD och rektor där. I 40 års tid har Chalmers, varje år, låtit studenterna göra samma diagostiska prov i matematik och resultaten är nedslående. Om inte krisen för skolresultaten får en lösning är Markides mycket orolig för Sveriges fortsatta konkurrenskraft och plats i världen. I snart 20 års tid har våra rikspolitiker alltså talat om att bygga Europas bästa skola. Det skulle vara en grundsten i bygget av ett kunskapssamhälle som ersätter industritillverkning med stark konkurrenskraft genom ”know-how”, sprutspetsforskning och innovation. Men vad händer om grunden, skolan, brister? Hotas inte hela konstruktionen då? Tar vi för lätt på skolans kris? Konflikt valde Malmö som spelplats för en offentlig utfrågning där de politiker som har ansvaret för skolan, kommunpolitikerna, får möjlighet att möta lärare, elever och forskare i ett samtal inför publik på Moriska Paviljongen i Malmö. Medverkar gör Ovidiu Ivan, lärare i matematik och naturkunskapsämnena på Rörsjöskolans högstadium, Samir El-Sabini, ordförande för Sveriges Elevkårer, Anders Jakobsson, professor i utbildningsvetenskap vid Malmö högskola, Kerstin Larsson, fd lärare och rektor, nu medlem av den kommission kommunledning tillsatt för att åstadkomma en ”en socialt hållbar utveckling”. Dessutom två kommunpolitiker som skolans huvudmän är främst ansvariga för utvecklingen; Lars Hansson (FP) ordförande i barn- och skolnämnden i Lund och Katrin Stjernfeldt-Jammeh (S) skolkommunalråd i Malmö, som satt målet att ta Malmös skolor från en bottenplacering i Sverige till landets bästa skolor. Hela utfrågningen, i sin fulla längd, går att lyssna till här eller ladda ner här. Avslutningsvis berättar Konflikts Ivar Ekman om ett land där debatten om överbelastade lärare, nationella prov och privatisering av skolor också rasar. Presidentvalsaktuella USA tävlar med Sverige om att sjunka snabbt i internationella jämförelser av skolresultat. Diane Ravitch, historiker men tidigare president George Bushs biträdande utbildningsminister, var drivande i reformerna för fler nationella prov och fler friskolor, men när hon nu ser resultaten har hon helt vänt sig mot sin skapelse. ”Undervisning ett gemensamt ansvar. Det är inget vi kan överlåta till amatörer eller profitörer”, säger Ravitch i en intervju sist i dagens Konflikt. Programledare: Mikael Olsson Producent: Lotten Collin

Special Guest: Diane Ravitch, the nation's foremost historian of education, warns that national education policy is on a path to wrecking our cherished tradition of public education. In this remarkable book, she describes how such strategies as accountability schemes based on questionable standardized tests, merit pay for teachers based on gains on the same unreliable tests, vouchers, and charter schools have been oversold as solutions for our educational problems. Ravitch explains why she became persuaded by accumulating evidence that policymakers are on the wrong track in pushing a market model of reform that ignores the realities of the classroom. The more they push these policies, she writes, the more they will harm our nation's school system and undermine the quality of education. Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. In addition, she is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Ravitch is the author of more than twenty books, including The Language Police, The Great School Wars, The Troubled Crusade, The American Reader, The English Reader, and Left Back. A native of Houston, she is a graduate of the Houston public schools. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1960 and a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1975.

Title: Summer Blues? We're still talking. Jokes: "In making a sermon, think up a good beginning, then think up a good ending and finally bring these two as close together as you possibly can." - Frederick Temple Graduation Day: It's graduation day, and everybody's going to get their diploma but Josh. At the assembly, the entire senior class stands up and shouts "Let Josh graduate, let Josh graduate!" The principal agrees to give Josh one last chance. "If I have five apples in my right hand and five in my left hand, Josh, how many apples do I have?" he asked. Josh thought long and hard and then said: "Ten." And the entire senior class stood up and shouted, "Give Josh another chance. Give Josh another chance!" New Principal: A new school principal was checking over his school the day before the first school class day. Passing the stockroom, he was startled to see the door wide open and teachers bustling in and out, carrying off books and supplies in preparation for the arrival of students the next day. The school where he had been a principal the previous year had used a check-out system only slightly less elaborate than that at Fort Knox. Cautiously, he asked the school's long time custodian, "Do you think it's wise to keep the stockroom unlocked and to let the teachers take things without requisitions?" The custodian looked at him gravely and said, "We trust them with the children, don't we?" On Our Mind: From the Twitterverse: Listeners: Response to podcast #123 - UDL article Tech Tools: MicroMobs: Micro Mobs is a free service that allows anyone to create their own public or private micromessaging network. To get started just name your mob (network) pick a URL then register for an account. You can register for a Micro Mobs account or use your Twitter or Facebook account to login into Micro Mobs. Once you've created your Micro Mobs network you can invite others by email, Twitter, or Facebook message. If you choose to make your Micro Mobs network private it can only be accessed by the people you have invited. Micro Mobs could be a good private platform for hosting a backchannel chat in your classroom. Micro Mobs might also be a good platform for keeping in contact with parents or colleagues. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/06/micro-mobs-realtime-group-messaging.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29 http://micromobs.com/ Weebly Easy website creation is our passion. When we say easy, we mean it! Weebly was named one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites of the year in 2007 and we’ve since made our service even more powerful, while keeping it simple. We have 3 million customers who would likely agree that there’s really no better place to create a website online – here’s why: * Create a free website & blog * Easy drag and drop interface * No technical skills required * Dozens of professional designs * Free domain hosting http://www.weebly.com/ Webspotlight: NCLB damages US education by narrowing the curriculum No Child Left Behind (NCLB) continues to harm the formal educational experiences of millions of students and teachers in the United States. In her recent book, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," Diane Ravitch explains why. In her chapter titled, "Hijacked!" on page 29, Ravitch writes: http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/06/05/nclb-damages-us-education-by-narrowing-the-curriculum/ Educational Leadership Archives: Now available for FREE http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/archived-issues.aspx http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/WebBased/WebBased.htm News: Teacher Evaluation

In the first part of a two-part series, Doug welcomes Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at NYU. Ms. Ravitch discusses her recent book, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education.”

Diane Ravitch has a new book, the Death and Life of the Great American School System, that is making waves. She takes on choice, charters, accountability and the (mis)management of public schools in New York and around the nation.

Diane Ravitch of NYU talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. Ravitch argues that the two most popular education reform movements, accountability and choice, have had unintended consequences that have done great harm to the current generation of students. She argues that the accountability and testing provisions in legislation like No Child Left Behind and similar reforms have actually corrupted the testing process, taken time away from subjects other than math and reading, and failed even to boost success in math and reading. She argues that the empirical record has provided little evidence that school choice as it has been implemented has boosted achievement. The discussion closes with a discussion of what reforms might indeed make a difference.

Diane Ravitch of NYU talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. Ravitch argues that the two most popular education reform movements, accountability and choice, have had unintended consequences that have done great harm to the current generation of students. She argues that the accountability and testing provisions in legislation like No Child Left Behind and similar reforms have actually corrupted the testing process, taken time away from subjects other than math and reading, and failed even to boost success in math and reading. She argues that the empirical record has provided little evidence that school choice as it has been implemented has boosted achievement. The discussion closes with a discussion of what reforms might indeed make a difference.

Candid, thoughtful and straight talking, Dr. Diane Ravitch gives an unvarnished report card on the errors of our national educational policy. Ravitch offers a prescription for getting children and our educational system back on track. Hosted by Dan Domench Executive Director of the American Association of School Superintendents.

Candid, thoughtful and straight talking, Dr. Diane Ravitch gives an unvarnished report card on the errors of our national educational policy. Ravitch offers a prescription for getting children and our educational system back on track. Hosted by Dan Domench Executive Director of the American Association of School Superintendents.

Doug sits down with Diane Ravitch, a Research Professor of Education at NYU. Dr. Ravitch discusses the hot topics involving education such as school report cards, the No Child Left Behind act and the national school assessment tests.

Doug sits down with Diane Ravitch, a Research Professor of Education at NYU. Dr. Ravitch discusses the hot topics involving education such as school report cards, the “Pay the Student Plan,” and standardized tests.

Pectus excavatum is a condition where a person's breastbone is sunken into the chest. While the sunken breastbone is often noticeable shortly after birth, the severity of pectus excavatum typically worsens during the adolescent growth spurt."The initial diagnosis is often based on appearance," explains Dr. Denise Klinkner, a pediatric surgeon at Mayo Clinic Children's Center and practice chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Mayo Clinic. "Then when we try to grade the severity, using what's called the Haller index."The Haller index is calculated by measuring the width of the chest and dividing that width by the distance between the sternum and the vertebral column. This calculation can be performed using a chest X-ray or chest CT scan.In severe cases of pectus excavatum, the breastbone may compress the lungs and heart. Signs and symptoms can include: Decreased exercise tolerance. Rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations. Recurrent respiratory infections. Wheezing or coughing. Chest pain. Heart murmur. Fatigue. Dizziness. Surgery can correct the deformity. The two most common surgical procedures to repair pectus excavatum are known by the names of the surgeons who first developed them: Nuss procedure This minimally invasive procedure uses small incisions placed on each side of the chest. Long-handled tools and a narrow fiber-optic camera are inserted through the incisions. A curved metal bar is threaded under the depressed breastbone, to raise it into a more normal position. In some cases, more than one bar is used. The bars are removed after two or three years. Ravitch technique This older procedure involves a much larger incision down the center of the chest. The surgeon removes the deformed cartilage attaching the ribs to the lower breastbone and then fixes the breastbone into a more normal position with surgical hardware, such as a metal strut or mesh supports. These supports are removed after 12 months. Many pain control options are available after surgery to improve recovery. Cryoablation temporarily freezes the nerves to block pain after surgery, and can help with recovery and decrease postoperative pain for four to six weeks."With the addition of cryotherapy, patients need less narcotic pain medicine and have been able to go home the next day after surgery," says Dr. Klinkner. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, a special edition of "Ask the Mayo Mom" focuses on minimally invasive pectus repair in children. Dr. Angela Mattke, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician and host, is joined by Dr. Klinkner to discuss options for pectus excavatum repair and what patients can expect after surgery. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy