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This Thing Called School

This Thing Called School

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THIS THING CALLED SCHOOL is a podcast showcasing conversations with folks who work in and around education as a way to share and create best practices. Dr. Jennifer C. Chatmon, and sometimes her eight year old son, interview students, teachers, support staff, administrators, and more in effort to unpack how we might redefine and redesign one of our last unifying experiences in society, school.

Host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, chats it up with Dr. James Pedersen. Dr. Pedersen is the Superintendent of the Essex County Schools of Technology district, in northern New Jersey. The two discuss his journey from the world of Special Education to the proverbial top of the food chain in a school district, and how each step has informed his leadership “preparing the next generation of essential workers.”

Enjoy and be well.

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