This episode features Dr. Doris Santoro, a professor at Bowdoin College and Chair of the Education Department. As a teacher educator for both pre-service and experienced practitioners, Dr. Santoro examines how norms and values are communicated in professional communities. In addition to her responsibilities at Bowdoin College, Dr. Santoro is a Senior Associate Editor for the American Journal of Education. As a philosopher of education, Dr. Santoro conducts research about the moral and ethical sources of teacher dissatisfaction and resistance. During the conversation we discuss demoralization and the ways in which teachers can resist policies and practices that are antithetical to the best interest of students.
Dr. Santoro is the author of Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay (Harvard Education Press, 2018) and co-edited a follow up book with Lizabeth Cain, Principled Resistance: How Teachers Resolve Ethical Dilemmas (Harvard Education Press, 2018)