179: with Maya Rabasa, 4J School Board (incoming)
Description
Maya Rabasa is about to join Eugene's 4J school board, much to the excitement of the community. A "recovering teacher" herself, Maya is a long-time 4J parent and artist who has volunteered several thousand hours of time and love to our schools.
We discuss Harry Potter disinterest (1:29 ), communitarian values and voices (6:16 ), money and campaigning (14:26 ), board experience and picking a superintendent (20:27 ), volunteering and hidden needs of schools (30:17 ), starting young with support for "the whole student" (38:34 ), how music inspires and connects (46:33 ), Lhasa de Sela and Kendrick Lamar (50:47 ), respectability and anti-Black discrimination (54:51 ), no police in 4J update (57:40 ), recognizing differing perspectives (1:06:45 ), Zoom classrooms and learning from Covid-19 (1:12:54 ) and free lunch and trust within the community (1:18:01 ).
The discussion is on video at https://youtu.be/V5SNIz-91xY.
Learn more at https://mayarabasa.com
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