Media mentions: Baker quoted on the future of holding sporting events in China; Fields-Smith quoted on homeschooling in Black households
Baker quoted on the future of holding sporting events in China
Thomas Baker, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, talked about the future of holding sporting events in China in a recent New York Times article.
The article cites increasing disagreements between international sports organizations and Chinese government policies as a possible catalyst for fewer sports events taking place there.
“I absolutely think over the long term that major sporting events will be hesitant moving forward to schedule out in China right now,” Baker said.
Read the full article on The New York Times’ website.
Fields-Smith quoted on homeschooling in Black households
In a recent NPR article, Cheryl Fields-Smith, an associate professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, explained how homeschooling can be its own unique form of activism and resistance in Black households.
“The history that’s taught is that we’ve tried through Brown v. Board of Ed to get access to schools, and schools are integrated,” said Fields-Smith, who studies Black homeschooling and its cultural significance. “And that’s true, but we’ve also always been self-taught.”
Fields-Smith also added that homeschooling is a way to combat educational racism, which comes in many forms.
“We all know that there are structures and policies and practices within our traditional schools that can be damaging to students of color, Black students in particular,” she said.