Join Flatbush DSA Socialist Night School for the first of three sessions on education!

From PreK to higher ed, what would a socialist vision for education look like? Each session in this series will convene educators, students, parents of students, education activists, and other community members to explore topics including fighting privatization, democratic control, and socialist pedagogy, plus NYC-specific topics like CUNY On Strike and upcoming mayoral and UFT elections.

In this first session, facilitated by Flatbush DSA students and educators, we will engage in discussions and inquiry activities to envision what a socialist education could look like. This is an opportunity to think big - how different would our schools look under a socialist education system? This short collection of readings is provided as a provocation for our shared thinking, but, as always, all are invited to attend whether they have done all, some, or none of the reading.

Note for families: Volunteer childcare will be provided upon request - see RSVP form to request.

*not affiliated with the Brooklyn Public Library*

Readings:

• Fighting Privatization

• Quick Read: “Preface” from Education and Capitalism: Struggles for Learning and Liberation by Jeff Bale and Sarah Knopp

• Deep Dive: Class War by Megan Erickson

• Integration vs. Segregation

• Quick Read: “The Socialist Case for School Integration” by Mike Stivers

• Deep Dive: School Colors Season 1 (Podcast from Brooklyn Deep)

• Socialist Pedagogy

• Quick Read: “Paulo Freire’s Ideas Are Just as Powerful Today as Ever” by Peter McLaren

• Deep Dive: Pedagogy of the Oppressed, ch. 2