{"id":4834,"date":"2021-07-21T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T06:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=talk_post&#038;p=4834"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:26:51","slug":"freeing-inquiry-from-the-yoke-of-adult-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"talk_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/talk-post\/freeing-inquiry-from-the-yoke-of-adult-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Freeing Inquiry From the Yoke of Adult Supremacy<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" id=\"h-about-the-talk\"><strong>About the Talk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Too often, schools inhibit inquiry and knowledge ownership in students. Some argue that this reinforces oppression. If we teach who we are (Palmer, 2009), educators are potential agents of oppression, imposing their identities and ways of knowing onto students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Through this session, instructional coach and educator<strong> <\/strong>Darnell Fine will explore how as middle-level educators working with students building their sense of self, you can model an ongoing interrogation into who we are and what we know. You will also explore the value of critical reflection even as teachers and reimagine schools as sites of radical self-inquiry in both adults and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group learnings has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" id=\"h-key-highlights-you-don-t-want-to-miss\">Key highlights you don&#8217;t want to miss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How a familiar model of inquiry can support educators to draw on data-informed conclusions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The many ways you can connect with, and learn from teachers, students and parents in the community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language cues and actionable methods to build up towards an inclusive learning environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Talk Too often, schools inhibit inquiry and knowledge ownership in students. Some argue that this reinforces oppression. If we teach who we are (Palmer, 2009), educators are potential agents of oppression, imposing their identities and ways of knowing onto students. 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