As cross-country solidarity between teachers and other public workers grows against the tide of attacks in Wisconsin and other states, take a listen as Jo talks about real-time classroom labor with Wisconsin radio host Terry Lawler on “Education Matters.”
Upcoming Event!
Jo will be reading as a featured alumna at UC Riverside’s 34th annual Writers’ Week this year.
New Narrative Backstage: Audio Highlights from Jo’s Interview with Margaret Atwood#
Click here to listen not only to audio highlights of Jo’s conversation last fall with poet, novelist, and essayist Margaret Atwood–but also to hear super bonus tracks from dynamite artist and composer Orville Stoeber, who wrote and performed the soundtrack for Atwood’s latest novel, The Year of the Flood.
Chat With Women Interview
Jo talks with Pam Gray and Rochelle Alhadeff on Talk Radio Seattle’s “Chat With Women” about how a stronger alliance between teachers and parents is necessary to ensure kids’ mental health and safety in schools.
Adriana Marmo Interviews Jo Scott-Coe on Newsvine
Jo shares some of her ideas behind Teacher at Point Blank–and responds to thoughtful questions about the structure of the book and its stories.
RH Reality Check with Amanda Marcotte
In the wake of the shooting in Marinette, Wisconsin, Jo talked with Amanda Marcotte on the United Nations’ “RH Reality Check” podcast about what happens before a gun goes off on campus.
Teacher at Point Blank: Interview on “Conversations” in Seattle 103.7 FM
Jo talks with host Lizz Sommars on Seattle’s The Mountain 103.7 FM about real-life problems in classrooms, why teachers aren’t taken seriously, causes of student hostility, and the problem of “failure” in education. Is the devil in the data? What kind of research are pundits really paying attention to when offering solutions about school achievement, [...]
What It Means to Be a Teacher
This unique and daring book lifts the cheerful, can-do mask that hides the reality of what it means to be a teacher. In luminous prose, Jo Scott-Coe debunks the sentimentalized mystique, exposing the harsh reality of extreme expectations, isolation, and psychic disconnect that engulfs teachers’ lives. Scott-Coe’s truth is at once disturbing and emancipating.Susan Ohanian
Video of Radio Interview with KEXP
Watch it and comment! You can also leave comments on You Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_fRG8ECBkA
Jo Scott-Coe Interviewed on Seattle Live on KEXP
Catch the interview Jo did with Seattle radio station KEXP on November 20, 2010. Great interview! Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/people/joiseyshowaa/
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