Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline | Benjamin Williams | TEDxFoggyBottom
Through the lens of restorative justice, Dr. Benjamin Williams discusses using the school system as a tool for empowering young men of color.
Ron Brown College Preparatory High School was created to do just that. Dr. Williams, the principal of Ron Brown, explores the benefits and challenges of this revolutionary approach to education. Benjamin Williams, Ph.D. is the current and founding principal of Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, an all-male public high school in Washington, DC. Prior to this position he served as the Associate Principal at School Without Walls @ Francis Stevens in Washington, DC for two years. Dr. Williams served as an assistant principal, Dean of Students, and Social Studies Teacher in Albemarle County, VA and Newark, NJ. As a result of the discipline, courage, and drive his teachers, coaches, and administrators instilled in him, Dr. Williams knew he eventually wanted to have that same impact on a young person’s life. He stays motivated by seeing the genuine joy and understanding that students demonstrate when they realize they can accomplish or overcome anything that they set their minds to, constantly preaching that it is not where you begin but where you end. Dr. Williams received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Leadership and Administration from the University of Virginia. He also has an Executive Master’s of Leadership from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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This school sounds wonderful and I hope you have many years of success ahead of you!
I work with children in a low income area in England and all the same principles apply. I really enjoyed your talk. I hope we will be the last generation to need this talk though x
Having worked in school "at risk" Alternative program, the main theme resounds as then as now, Caring mentorship, trust, "care groups as this Principal pointed out a mental health team, ours incorporated teachers, students, at risk psychologist, and knowing embracing your best day may not have been teaching the standards, rather working through what holds an individual back from learning, working through and progressing to heal and give support, trust, affirmation of positive change, hope becomes reality, growth is in bloom. If anyone questions this current video, watch it again and again, it is clear and concise of the basic elements to thrive and in all we do, and aspire to.
Brave speaker when on stage and gave his all even while suffering from Covid
This is restorative justice. I wish we had a school like this in Dallas.
I’d like to come visit and duplicate this effort in my city!
This is so good!
This is really interesting. I'd love to go and see how these changes work and to learn. I taught at a very punitive school and I don't think it helped lol
Very inspirational and positive!
This is part of the Solution
How successful us this program?
He said absolutely nothing lol. Sheesh... O'well, I tried. Back to reading Sowell.
You didn't address the school to prison pipeline. Your talk is all over the place. You tell a story about Jay, there is a beginning, middle, but no conclusion. You talk about problems but give no solutions.
@kelseavmclean
4 жыл бұрын
One of the solutions is the "restorative justice" mentioned in the video. Unspoken but implied solutions include getting cops out of schools.
@esophagoose
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree. It was mostly anecdotal. I wish the purpose was communicated more strongly, there was a lack of cohesion
@darlenealessio7609
3 жыл бұрын
@@kelseavmclean there is another video in which Baltimore students give info, collaborate. I feel this principal was clear in his message, healing supporting and giving the care groups core interests in healing, creating a trusted and free environment to break through what is holding individuals back, empowering and motivating ❤ change learning inspiration. Mentorships
@cgmason7568
3 жыл бұрын
@@kelseavmclean or parents could raise their kids so they don't bring violence into the school
@blissedfamily4163
Жыл бұрын
@@alternathan5081 yesss!!
Mlk “by the content of his character” , imagine him seeing you run a segregationist public school.
This guy is a grifter, complete nonsense, but I respect the bs hustle. Probably making mad bank on speeches,ha ha. Just mad I didn’t think of this first.
This was amazing. God bless u
More leftist mythology. There is no school-to-prison pipe-line. The data is more than sketchy. Like saying there is a prison-to-prison pipeline.