How does polarization play out in societies, countries, and different periods? What need(s) does it meet? dissent, to belong, safety in groups, belief systems, right vs wrong, fear, misinformationSocial Theories - Democracy vs Fascism/Autocracies Examples: First Amendment, Campus protests about Gaza/Israel, Historical Protests such as the Civil War, etc.)Group Polarization: Theories and Examples https://www.verywellmind.com/group-polarization-theories-and-examples-7547335 Group p...
This is Episode 5 of Real Talk with Barbara Bray and Nicole Biscotti. We share why Polarization is an important topic and why we needed four podcasts to discuss the implications of a polarized society. The podcast “Real Talk with Barbara and Nicole” focuses on Authenticity in a Polarized Society. Our podcast started from conversations we were having on the concerns about communicating with people we didn’t agree with. The first four episodes focused on Authenticity and invited inspirati...
About Evan Whitehead Evan Whitehead is the Executive Director of Private Therapeutic Day Schools that focus on working with students with Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, and Severe Learning Disabilities. He’s also a national consultant, trainer, and presenter with Dr. Ruby K. Payne’s Aha! Process, Inc., provides local and national training, presentations, and speaking engagements. Evan is also a certified mindset and accountability coach. Throughout his 20+ career, Evan has served a...
We invited Hedreich Nichols to join us on Real Talk to have a conversation about authenticity around bias. She is an author, educator, and consultant who helps educators and districts amplify the voices of all students. Hedreich’s YouTube series and podcast, SmallBites, focuses on equity and helping educators to create more culturally responsive learning environments. Hedreich is the author of several books: “What is Antiracism?”, “What is the Black Lives Matter Movement?” and more to h...
We started the last conversation by discussing what authenticity means. Authenticity is the core of our podcast and it is controversial just talking about it. There was more to delve deeper into this discussion so we invited Dr. Amy Mathews-Perez to join us. Dr. Mathews-Perez is an experienced expert, an energetic leader and learner, an aspiring author, and an inspiration advocate. Amy is connecting and communicating through laughter and real life. Working to make education speci...
Introducing our podcast "REAL TALK" Let’s talk about why we want to discuss authenticity in a polarized society in the first place. The first question that came to our minds was, "What is authenticity?" Nicole mentioned being authentic vs being offensive and Barbara mentioned maybe it was being an authentic person vs an authentic perspective. They talked about what is truth and Nicole found this description: An honest person is one who is sincere and truthful. An authentic person is one...