Ed-21 Ep 11: Appreciating the Root of All Brilliance and Ignorance and Providing Opportunities for All Students to Become Experts Through Geography with Tanya Bartlett

In this episode, guest Tanya Bartlett and host Colleen McCoy-Cejka discuss the importance of the subject that they determine to be the root of all brilliance and ignorance in education--geography.  This conversation is a celebration of all things social studies and the significance of all areas of the social studies on academics, humanism, and a general understanding of various aspects of the world around us.  With many years of teaching and leadership experience, Bartlett provides context for the importance of attention to geography in the general education curriculum and the consequences of its exclusion from the curriculum.  Examples provided throughout the conversation highlight stories of student engagement and success in ways not found in other subject areas.  In the social studies, any student can become an expert and find success, which is not always true in other subject areas.  From personal experiences through road tripping America to the classroom to curriculum development in K-12 education, Tanya Bartlett will inspire listeners with a new appreciation for geography and other areas of social studies.