EPISODE THIRTY-FIVE: THE NYC GUIDANCE COUNSELOR HELPING STUDENTS BY DAY AND PETS ALL YEAR LONG

Hilda Rodriguez is not only a guidance counselor in Jamaica, Queens, she also is the owner of a pet caretaking business called Aunt Hilda. One would think these two worlds would not meet since students and pets are two different… Continue Reading

EPISODE THIRTY-FOUR: HOW PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS CREATE SEGREGATED EDUCATIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

  March is Women’s History Month but just because it is ending does not mean we stop recognizing women’s contribution to the world.  Dr. Casey Stockstill is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College. Her book False Starts: The… Continue Reading

SEASON FIVE PREMIERE: BLACKFEMALEPROJECT CREATING A CULTURE OF CARE

Welcome back to a whole new school year and Season Five of HallPassBreak! Black educators go through it on a daily basis. As a black teacher myself, I have encountered these problems many times: Institutional toxicity, spaces for mental wellness,… Continue Reading