Dear White Teacher

Happy New Year!! On our first episode of 2025, meet Sunny "CC" Brown. I have had the privilege of knowing her for over 20 years. CC shares her story of teaching Sunday school in church, homeschooling her children, and then transitioning through Teach For America into the classroom. She shares her experiences that has shaped how she approaches her students and working in an inner city. She emphasiz...

This episode begins with a BIG announcement about the future of Dreams Academy. You really want to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can SEE what is happening. Download here and get over to YouTube and share with all your networks. The title for this episode is wild right? You have to tune in to see what brought that about. Trust me, its respectful but I learned something about myself that I...

In one of my most memorable conversations to date, Gabe (our videographer) and I sat down and I got to share my journey, my heart, my vision and things I allowed fear to scare me out of doing. Not going to lie, it's a long episode, but it's a rich conversation. I also need you to get to the website at dearwhiteteacher.com and purchase the new DWT course. I share about the challenges the Black and...

Kelley Williams Bolar made national headlines in 2011 for "district jumping" meaning she enrolled her daughters in a school district in which she did not live. This led to her been indicted and ultimately serving nine days in jail for a number of charges. Take a listen to her story and how it unfolded! Subscribe to our Youtube channel @dearwhiteteacher Follow us on IG and TikTok @dear_white_teache...

The Village at Dreams Academy is a community for single mothers who are raising black boys under 18. We had a virtual meeting with our friend Kenny "JoJo" Smith, a former guest on the DWT podcast to discuss Black Boys in the classroom. Our moms expressed frustration with the education system, classroom relationships, homework, and more. Listen in as we dive into this necessary conversation!

In this episode, meet the ladies that make the magic happen at Queens Academy. Queens Academy is an extension of our mentoring organization that mentors black and brown girls in Akron, Ohio and I decided to pull the team together for a conversation. Join us as we delve into the profound impact of mentorship, empowering generations and forging pathways to success. Website: www. Dreamsacademy.life I...

In this episode, meet the men that make the magic happen at Dreams Academy. Dreams Academy is a mentoring organization that mentors black and brown boys in Akron, Ohio and I decided to pull the team together for a conversation. Join us as we delve into the profound impact of mentorship, empowering generations and forging pathways to success. Website: www. Dreamsacademy.life Instagram: @wedreamusa...

I want to invite you to see our new podcast stage but the only way to see it is to be subscribed to our YouTube Channel. Get there now and subscribe so you can SEE the new episode dropping tomorrow where I invited my Dreams Academy staff to talk about the importance of mentoring in our community. YouTube: @DearWhiteTeacher

It is good to be back! Welcome to our first episode of 2024! I had the awesome opportunity to visit the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia and I am sharing with you a few takeaways of the session I attended called Reaching and Teaching Boys. Dreams Academy is our organization that works with African American males ages 10 to 15 and so I thought it advantageous to attend this session to learn, t...

During my time at Purdue University, I got to sit down with Brittne Paramore who is the Director of Student Success and Global Engagement there at the school. We had a great conversation about what was happening over those 2 days as well as her experiences having attended and worked at PWI's and HBCU's. This is a great episode to familiarize yourself with the importance of HBCU's and what they hav...

Dear White Teacher is going on the road. This time next week, we will be at Purdue University, leading professional development sessions with fellow educators. Sooo grateful and excited about this opportunity to share and learn! If you want to know what we will be talking about, get to www.dearwhiteteacher.com and purchase our course that touches on a number of subjects such as why relationships a...

2022 Teacher of the year @everyonesfavoriteaunt gives an example she has experienced in her school that points out some of our cultural differences between white teachers and black and brown students. Has anyone had this experience or one similar? Weigh in on our IG Page @dear_white_teacher. See you there!

Trauma is real and must be treated accordingly in our classrooms. In our first virtual episode, Jasmyn Williams M. Ed @theurbanedu speaks on understanding trauma and how it affects students. Download the latest episode and listen to the entire episode today and be sure to follow @theurbanedu for awesome content!#teachersofIG #teacheroftiktok #education #students #diversity #classroom

We got to talk with the dynamic Mrs. Jasmyn Williams, M. ED, Dean of students and instructional coach and founder of @theurbanedu. This was another conversation where I got to just sit back and listen and learn. She is definitely a thought leader in this field. Take a listen and enjoy! Follow our host @mrdreamsacademy on IGFollow our podcast account on IG and TikTok @dear _ white_teacherSubscribe...

I wrote the book “Talking Points” to be a resource for single mothers to have tough conversations with their sons. Now, it has become a resource to educators to give you a glimpse of the occurrences that take place in the homes of many black and brown students. We discuss hygiene, sex, police, violence, emotions, education and more. Principal Jaeda Dancy is speaking to the book study we did with h...

Many young teachers desire to teach in familiar spaces and the reality becomes there are no job opportunities for them and they have to go to unfamiliar spaces where they are unfamiliar with the audience. That is where the disconnect comes in…Any teachers our there experience this? Visit www.dearwhiteteacher.com Follow us on IG and Tiktok @dear_white_teacher#education #diversity #students #classro...

Taking it back to our very first episode with the legendary educator, Dr. Erica Glover, as she shares ways to learn more about the culture, going out into the community in which your students reside and making connections. Go back and download Season 1 episode 1 if you haven’t listened already. #dearwhiteteacher #college #studentteaching #teacheroftiktok #urbanstudent #equity #classroom #students...

I am Brandon R. Scarborough (@mrdreamsacademy) and I was asked why should you listen to the dear white teacher podcast? Why should you listen to the dear white teacher course? Why should you listen to me? I answered in this short clip LOL! But seriously, I love what I do. I love helping, cultivating, shaping, and molding teachers and students. I dove into this lane on purpose because I know that t...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with John Morgan on the Live your Purpose podcast where we talked life and entrepreneurship but also took some time to share about Dear White Teacher and why it exists to address the challenges white teachers face with black and brown students. Take a listen and also check out the entire interview and get to know more about Brandon! The course is up! Get to www.d...

Dr. Jennifer Ross discusses equity in her classroom and knowing family backgrounds and dynamics as a teacher. Dr. Ross is an AMAZING educator and was our guest on the latest episode of Dear White Teacher. You don’t want to miss this one. Download it today on your favorite major podcast platform and Youtube!

This episode was so hard to title because Dr. Jennifer Ross dropped so much knowledge, strategy, and advice. Dr. Ross is the Director of Diversity, Education, and Engagement at the Akron Urban League. She has extensive experience in and outside of the classroom as a Master Teacher and Educational Coach. Listen in as she shares her experiences and strategies that creates successful teachers. www.de...

Something new is brewing....we are going to drop 1 minute clips every monday so we stay fresh in your rotation. In our first installment, Dr. House shares her thoughts on how student teaching should be more reflective of every environment, especially urban classrooms where teachers are usually able to find jobs quickly after finishing college. Dr. House was our guest on episode 8 called "Non-negot...

I want to invite all of our listeners to visit our new website, www.dearwhiteteacher.com . You can access the podcast, blogs, AND our new Dear White Teacher Course. Take a listen and then get to the site and engage with us. We are stepping the game up and taking things to the next level. Your support is appreciated as always!!! www.dearwhiteteacher.com Want to contact me, ask a question for the po...

I got to sit down with one of our city's great leaders in the person of Kemp Boyd. Kemp is a well known and well respected Pastor, educator, coach, husband, father, mentor, non-profit leader and so much more! He is known as a connector especially in the field of diversity and race relations and so take a listen as Kemp shares! Follow our host @mrdreamsacademy on IG Follow our podcast account on IG...

Meet Mrs. Candace Worrell who has the distinct honor of being the first white teacher to come on Dear White Teacher, accompanied by our friend, Dr. Redelia, who you should remember from episode 8. We know our kids dread hearing teachers are going to call home and talk to the parents, but what if we flipped and called to tell on them for the good they are doing in the classroom? We discuss how this...