EP09 在多元的美国加州教种族研究 & 做YouTuber这六年

在多元的美国加州教种族研究 & 做YouTuber这六年 

YouTube Is My Other Classroom, with Katrina Stacie

    本期嘉宾是我特别喜欢的一位YouTube博主：Katrina Stacie。她在美国哈佛大学读教育学院时我就关注了她，看着她从实习、毕业，到备战教师资格考试，最终正式成为一名高中老师。
    今年年初，Katrina在视频里宣布她已辞去了老师这份工作，这距离她入职还不到半年。这不禁让我想起了往期嘉宾刘浏，如果你听过“那些emo了的老师，谁来当他们的守护星”这期节目，应该对这个曾经也是老师、后来辞职创建教师互助社群的女孩印象深刻。刘浏当时说，她打算招募志愿者共创一本有关教师心理健康的手册。前几天正值教师节，我在朋友圈看到刘浏的这本小册子已经上线了，心中既激动又感动。做播客这么久，最欣慰的就是看着我的嘉宾们仍从事着自己的所爱，并实现了当年的壮志豪言。
    刘浏和Katrina的经历说明：新手教师（或者所有职场新人）的焦虑，在国内外、各行业都是普遍之事。此外，Katrina在美国高中教的是一个很特别的学科：ethnic studies（种族研究），在国内高中并没有所对应。其实种族研究这门课在美国高中也颇具实验性，它的目的是让学生了解包括非裔、亚裔、拉丁裔和原住民等边缘社区群体的历史斗争和取得的胜利。去年加州才刚刚成为第一个把这门课作为高中必修课程的州；而无论是这项决议的通过，还是这门课在校园里实际推进，都面临了不少阻碍和争议。Katrina为何选择了这样一个领域？作为一个在美国出生的越南华裔后代，教这门课又让她对自己的身份有了怎样的新认知？
    此外，Katrina也谈了谈她六年来兼职做视频博主的收获和感悟。如何在素不相识的观众面前打开自己？什么样的自媒体最具魅力和生命力？

Katrina is a first-year teacher and she teaches ethnic studies, which is a new high school requirement in California. In fact, she started teaching a long time ago - not in a traditional classroom, but on social media platforms like YouTube, where she creates videos on how to live sustainably, reflectively and purposefully. Once she becomes a licensed educator, she finds that her YouTube experience can enhance her teaching career - either by helping her fight the beginner’s burnout or letting her debunk the misconceptions about ethnic studies. 

In this episode, Lulu talks with Katrina Stacie, an educator, SGV/LA Native, Chinese-American, child of Chinese-Vietnamese Immigrants, family gal, YouTuber/Content Creator. She suggests smiling to ourselves (and the ceiling) before we get out of bed each morning, and “never not chasing a million things we want”. YouTube @Katrina Stacie / Instagram @katrinastacie 
 
You’ll hear about:
* Why teachers are leaving the profession in droves
* What is ethnic studies and how should it be taught?
* What is it like growing up as a Chinese-Vietnamese American?
* Why is being authentic key to success on YouTube?

Music credits:
Chillpeach - In Dreamland : https://youtu.be/DSWYAclv2I8
Daystar - Like you : https://youtu.be/NLBmJ328Lyc

小宇宙/喜马拉雅/网易云音乐 @斜杠青年研究所／@心心念的
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