So that's also the question that keeps going around. JOFFE-WALT: And I have noticed that my older son hums the entire day, all day long. Episode 01. And the science teacher would like to have some new microscopes. UPDATE: July 30, 2020, 11:19 a.m. PDT An earlier version of this article misrepresented Chana Joffe-Walt as an alum rather than a current producer of 'This American Life. 00:52:24. And there was definitely tension around that, in part because in the same way that people had skepticism that the French Embassy was going to be really interested in what the needs and interests of everybody in the school was, when it started to be like, we're going to go to Microsoft, and we have a meeting with Apple, and we're talking to these different companies. Nice White Parents - Ep. Like, yeah, this PTA member don't know nothing about it, so... MAURICE HERNANDEZ: So how can that be accessed for Mr. Negron... JOFFE-WALT: Maurice asks, how can that money be accessed for Mr. Negron, who wants new gym uniforms, or Mr. Lowe to get his microscopes? But the school - but in the end, the board of ed built the school where the white parents were asking for it on the fringe, and then none of them sent their kids there. JOFFE-WALT: Yes. It's nice White parents a new show about the 60 year relationship between White parents and the public school down the block. 293. “But this really upsets me.”. The Improvement Association - Chap 5. I don't know. And in the '60s, it was integration. They're sweaty from playing soccer and looking very small against their huge backpacks. People like to say that racism is taught, learned behavior rather than instinctual. This is how I would describe The Writing Revolution. Black and Latino parents have been demanding this change since . 0:00. And so began a project that consumed her for the next several years--uncovering the true story behind how the FBI ultimately caught Israel Keyes, and trying to understand what it means for a killer like Keyes to exist. These are just a few of her hard-hitting points: Don't Have Them If You Won't Raise Them: "The cavalier manner in which our society treats child care, not as a matter of intimacy and love, but as a matter of convenience and economics, is ... A five-part series from Serial Productions, a New York Times Company. 293, now. Renee Flowers was part of the first generation of . I'm Terry Gross. But I love that he calls it the book on statuses because this is what happened at SIS. So because of their contacts, because of the power that they had, they were creating the priorities and raising the money. 2 de Serial instantaneamente no seu tablet, telefone ou navegador - sem fazer qualquer download. How white parents can shape a school, even when they aren’t there. And was - it was in first grade that my oldest son asked, why are all the other white kids (laughter) in the - he doesn't know it's called the gifted and talented program, but he knows it's a different class and that the white kids seem to all be in that class. 2 and forty-five more episodes by Serial, free! The show follows . Some sex trafficking opponents have worked to outlaw sex work that has nothing to do with the sex trafficking trade. Nice White Parents - Ep. JOFFE-WALT: I think it's just made me think about what schools are for. That new group of white parents then gets sole control over where those funds get allocated, putting a lot of it toward a bilingual program for French. So I would show up in a school building - you'd look up on their website when they have a tour. New York City, for example — both the symbol of America as a diverse melting pot and as a bastion of white coastal elitism — has one of the most segregated public education systems in the country. And also, in terms of the dual perspective on this, the white parents that you report on see, like, diversity as a real priority. Imee turns to her husband, Maurice, a retired cop. It just wasn't done in a way that - it was sort of arbitrary that it ended up being French language because the parents who were coming in had asked for it. They could read better. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and four-color interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike. And thanks to our listeners who have expressed concern and support. Explicit content . And "Serial" is now part of The New York Times. The 'Nice White Parents' podcast, from Serial and the New York Times, follows the desegregation efforts of one school in Brooklyn. In the Warriors universe, the feline characters in the five original warrior Clans (ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, and SkyClan) have names composed of two parts. Serial Productions was launched in 2017 by Sarah Koenig, Ms. Snyder and Ira Glass, colleagues at "This American Life," a weekly radio show. New episodes of “Nice White Parents” are available here, brought to you by Serial Productions and The New York Times. And while white parents were being pitched and marketed to to send their kids to this school, somebody named Rob Hansen, who lives near this school, was considering sending his kid, suggested, well, how about a French dual-language program? It was an objection to the sort of we're - we have access, we are the ones who are bringing in these resources and interest from outside of the school, and a fear that that meant that for the parents who were there, that they were going to lose power and voice in a school that they had chosen and, for many of them, really liked already. Hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt. announcer "Nice White Parents" is brought to you by Serial Productions, a New York Times Company. But those privileges are also the benefits inherited from white supremacist structures. So why did their children never attend? (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "NICE WHITE PARENTS"). Be upset. He fundraises for nonprofits. I still believe in it, I do. Nice White Parents on Apple Podcasts. This is a real thing researchers study - how many white kids are needed at a school to make other white families feel comfortable? So even the nicest white parents, the ones most vocally opposed to racism, keep taking advantage of those systems that give their kids a leg up, all while robbing Black and brown kids of those opportunities. New episodes of "Nice White Parents" are available here, brought to you by Serial Productions and The . HERNANDEZ: Yeah, it makes it tricky. And the assumption that integration was a goal was sort of - shot through everything that we were talking about. And then he's a professional fundraiser. Explicit content . He was able to sell the school on that idea. When there are enough other white families in a school, you reach what one city calls a bliss point. HERNANDEZ: I mean, God bless Rob. What did her question do for you in terms of making you think about what integration means? The presidential election of 2016 highlighted some long-standing flaws in American democracy and added a few new ones. They can't - like, we never talk about it. While names have been changed to protect the "innocent", these stories are all true. The books ends on a sweet note that all parents share, that sacrificing nice things for our sweet children really isn't difficult at all. This hits on a couple "white" nerves, the satisfaction of telling someone how we feel (probably goes back to unfeeling, uncaring parents), silent disapproval (typing is not really that loud, even when done emphatically), and voting, another nearly all-white activity. In the process, she finds . When white parents started sending their kids to the school, Joffe-Walt found the school's priorities changed to suit the needs of the white kids from homes with more money. Found insideFor Kerri Rawson, another was just beginning. In the weeks and years that followed, Kerri was plunged into a black hole of horror and disbelief. ', 50 ? I.S. If you’re a white American, the problems raised by Nice White Parents are your problems. Serial. Nice White Parents - Ep. The New York Times just couldn't stop after releasing its 1619 project. And the principal jumps in. Based on a comprehensive national study, the book presents rich and compelling case studies of prominent organizing efforts in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, San Jose, and the Mississippi Delta. Listen to Nice White Parents Today. Serial. I don't think anybody is like, remote learning is really awesome... JOFFE-WALT: ...And what I always wanted was for my kid to have, like, seven different passwords on Google products and sit in front of a computer all day. 10. They, I think - I mean, if - the white kids knew how to read in first grade. We'll talk more about school segregation and attempts to create racial equality in our public schools after a short break. Here's how it happens: Parents from a racial majority understandably always want their kids to benefit from every possible privilege they can afford. Replay. Nice White Parents is coming tomorrow. GROSS: Well, let's take a break here. 00:48:54 - Public schools are inequitable because the school systems are maniacally loyal to white families. Reference Joffe-Walt 1 It charts how, over the school's 50-year history, White parents have consistently, and almost always unwittingly, exercised their enormous unsaid power in the public education system to directly and indirectly hamper the school's mission of providing a progressive and integrated education . It's a decision that flies in the face of the needs and preferences of the PTA parents and their students of color, many of whom come from households that would benefit much more from an Arabic or Spanish language program. We want to have an integrated school. She says she wants a minute to share how much the new fundraising committee had raised so far. 123. And very often, the schools that I was touring, the people who showed up for those tours were white parents and sometimes Asian parents. But on the other hand, then they don't get as much from the school. Like all podcasts in the "This American Life" and "Serial" family, it's expertly crafted. I want to play a clip from Nice White Parents. The show follows the plot and characters wherever they lead, through many surprising twists and turns. White parents in the 1960s fought to be part of a new, racially integrated school. Jul 17, 2020. 10. Her five-part series "Nice White Parents" is the current season of the podcast "Serial." School Colors, Heavy Medals, and 5 Other Podcasts . And so what were some of the common themes in 1963 from the white parents who were writing letters to the city saying they wanted the school to be integrated? Koenig hosts and is an executive producer of "Serial . Serial. With wonder, candor, and a sidelong eye, Kristin Kovacic breathes new life into some of the world's oldest subjects. "Kristin Kovacic hits all my favorite notes in this collection: thought-provoking, funny, and touching, by turns. I started reporting this story at the very same moment as I was trying to figure out . 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