Points In Between

How does it feel to come to America as a young person? This podcast explores what happens when immigrants and visitors experience our biggest shared American institution: school.

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Episodes

Points In Between

Welcome to Points In Between - an exploration of immigration, school, and American identity.

Sep 08, 2018•7 min

Episode 1: Leaving Home

All the newcomer students who find their way to American classrooms have one thing in common: the experience of leaving home. This episode explores six different accounts.

Sep 08, 2018•30 min•Ep. 1

Episode 2: A Day in the Life

This episode explores the contours of school days outside the US.

Sep 06, 2018•52 min•Ep. 2

Episode 3: What Did You Expect?

This episode explores what students thought America was going to be like before they came. And what they discovered when they got here.

Sep 05, 2018•27 min•Ep. 3

Episode 4: First Day

This episode delves into what it feels like to walk into a new school - in a new country - for the first time. It turns out, it is possible to have a good First Day.

Sep 04, 2018•23 min•Ep. 4

Episode 5: The Great Equalizer

This episode delves into the history behind American public schools. How are our reasons for education connected to our school practices? Can this help explain some of the differences in education from country to country?

Sep 03, 2018•45 min•Ep. 5

Episode 6: Behave!

This episode explores the relationship between students and the people on the other end of the equation at school: their teachers.

Sep 02, 2018•35 min•Ep. 6

Episode 7: "Me in English"

This episode explores language as a feature of identity, as an obstacle to be overcome by students, and as an entree into many parts of American society.

Sep 01, 2018•34 min•Ep. 7

Episode 8: Here and There

This episode looks at the small (and sometimes big) things people notice and adapt to as they settle into a new place. Also, we'll consider our interviewees in a broader historical context.

Aug 31, 2018•35 min•Ep. 8

Episode 9: Friends and Family

This episode is about putting down roots in a new place. How do students who are new to American schools make friends? And what happens at home as they get more comfortable in school?

Aug 30, 2018•36 min•Ep. 9

Episode 10: American

This final episode of Points In Between explores two questions: Do you feel like you're American and, if you do, what does that mean to you?

Aug 29, 2018•53 min•Ep. 10

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