In this episode we discuss the rise in anti-LGBTQIA+ and anti-CRT bills regarding K-12 education and how to prepare future educators on politics of curriculum. Dr. Roni Jo Draper, lifelong educator, joins Jamil and KC to to talk about how to create classroom spaces so all students will thrive, including rethinking teaching practices in mathematics. Dr. Draper was a math and science teacher before she became a professor in the School of Education at Brigham Young University. She recently retired from BYU as a full professor. She is the president of the board of the ACLU of Utah, active with PFLAG, a co-founder of WeExist.lgbt, and, most recently, a filmmaker.
