Guest– Rob Watson

It's Not About Beating the Odds, It's About Changing the Odds—Harvard's Rob Watson on a Community-wide Approach to Wellbeing and Upward Mobility for Children, Youth, and Families 

Rob Watson, Director for Partnerships and Community Impact at the EdRedesign Lab and Secondary Lecturer on Education at Harvard Graduate of School of Education

Rob Watson talks about how he emerged from a challenged school system in New York graduate from Harvard College, serve in the Peace Corps, and later earn two master’s degrees. He explains what drives him to work so hard-and with so much hope -to achieve equity in opportunities for public school by teaching master’s candidates at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and by supporting innovative collaborative action programs around the country, including in his hometown of Poughkeepsie.

Resources:

@hgse
@EdRedesignLab
Linked In
Website: EdRedesign
Website: Harvard Graduate School of Education
Website: Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet

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