Clayvon C. Harris: SUB - Inside the Notorious School District of Philadelphia - 483

<p></p> <p></p> <p>Clayvon C. Harris talks with us about her book  SUB - Inside the Notorious School District of Philadelphia. This is episode 483 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.</p> <p>Writer and advocate for fair and equal education, Clayvon C. Harris earned an MFA in Cinema-TV/Screenwriting from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and a BA in English literature from Swarthmore College where students are taught they have the ability to change the world. </p> <p>Harris lives and writes in the Philadelphia area where she specializes in messaging strategy, digital content creation and script development. </p> <p>She is also a member of the Writers Guild of America. </p> <p>Her first book is the award-winning collection of essays, Year of Trial, Year of Grace—A Catholic’s Search for Faith. </p> <p>Clayvon left a career of writing for television behind and returned to Philadelphia where she planned to pursue a career in teaching. Easing in as a substitute, she was confronted by disruption and violence that undermined both the learning environment and her aspirations. Still hoping to contribute, she wrote an insightful first-hand account of the conditions and real-life challenges teachers and students face on a daily basis …Today we are focused on her book - SUB—Inside the Notorious School District of Philadelphia. </p> <p>Awesome conversation!</p> <p>Great read!</p> <p>So much to learn!</p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>But wait...</p> <p>Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at <a href='https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/'>https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/</a> or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be Awesome. Thanks!</p> <p>Ready to start your own podcast? Podbean is an awesome host. I have been with them since 2013. Go to <a href='https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12'>https://www.podbean.com/TLLK12 </a> to get 1 month free of unlimited hosting for your new podcast. </p> <p>Don't f