Jason Cervone's guest appearances

Jason Cervone

Rural Matters

Brass Tacks and Beers

David Reeves

Mitch Landrieu

Gerald Griggs

David Kessler

Liz Carey

Nicole Johnson

Johns Hopkins

Chad Brown

Joe Davis

Paul Campbell

Karen Jackson

Anna Johnson

Brian Murray

Cameron Webb

Tom Morris

OwlTail

All Rise! A true pillar of the community and a proud Oliver Bear from the Northside of Pittsburgh, Jason Cervone, comes on to discuss the upcoming election for Judge in the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County. Get to know this candidate so you can have the information you need to elect one of the best Pittsburgh has to offer.Jason is endorsed by 2 members of this podcast team... Ben can't legally endorse anyone without getting in trouble, but word on the street is that he will be voting for Jason.Beer of the Day: Dream Cannon #11 from the 11th Hour Brewing Company in Pittsburgh, Pa.

All Rise! A true pillar of the community and a proud Oliver Bear from the Northside of Pittsburgh, Jason Cervone, comes on to discuss the upcoming election for Judge in the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County. Get to know this candidate so you can have the information you need to elect one of the best Pittsburgh has to offer. Jason is endorsed by 2 members of this podcast team... Ben can't legally endorse anyone without getting in trouble, but word on the street is that he will be voting for Jason. Beer of the Day: Dream Cannon #11 from the 11th Hour Brewing Company in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Brass Tacks & Beers #53 (Jason Cervone)

Michelle chats with Jason Cervone about his new book, Corporatizing Rural Education, which emanated from his college dissertation. According to Cervone, education is increasingly being privatized and influenced by a corporate viewpoint that emphasizes preparing students for future careers.  At the heart of the concept of school choice and charter schools, he notes, is competition among students to earn a place in their school of choice, but for economic reasons, not all students really have that choice. Cervone also discusses the growing involvement of corporate philanthropy in education, with programs such as Teach for America, which does not necessarily inure to the benefit of rural education. Many Teach for America teachers do not stay in the education area, Cervone says. According to Cervone, when we substitute career education for the pursuit of education goals for 14- or 15-year-olds, it is sometimes limiting to the student. In rural America, he asks, are we trying to create a worker for an agricultural company or are we teaching that student about agriculture? In general, he says, rural schools actually may have an advantage in education because there’s a real opportunity for teachers to engage with their students. The bottom line, Cervone says, is the future of rural education would not look like the past, but it is unclear exactly what it will look like. This episode was sponsored by the Alliance for a Health Kansas, www.expandkancare.com, and Butler County Educational Service Center, www.bcesc.org

Michelle chats with Jason Cervone about his new book, Corporatizing Rural Education, which emanated from his college dissertation. According to Cervone, education is increasingly being privatized and influenced by a corporate viewpoint that emphasizes preparing students for future careers.  At the heart of the concept of school choice and charter schools, he notes, is competition among students to earn a place in their school of choice, but for economic reasons, not all students really have that choice. Cervone also discusses the growing involvement of corporate philanthropy in education, with programs such as Teach for America, which does not necessarily inure to the benefit of rural education. Many Teach for America teachers do not stay in the education area, Cervone says. According to Cervone, when we substitute career education for the pursuit of education goals for 14- or 15-year-olds, it is sometimes limiting to the student. In rural America, he asks, are we trying to create a worker for an agricultural company or are we teaching that student about agriculture? In general, he says, rural schools actually may have an advantage in education because there’s a real opportunity for teachers to engage with their students. The bottom line, Cervone says, is the future of rural education would not look like the past, but it is unclear exactly what it will look like. This episode was sponsored by the Alliance for a Health Kansas, <a href="http://www.expandkancare.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.expandkancare.com</a>, and Butler County Educational Service Center, <a href="http://www.bcesc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bcesc.org</a>

Corporatizing Rural Education with Jason Cervone