Colin Seale

Colin Seale, the founder of thinkLaw, champions educational equity and is dedicated to bridging the critical thinking gap. He shares his journey from a challenging childhood in Brooklyn to becoming an advocate for all students. Topics covered include his pragmatic approach to educational inequalities, the importance of high expectations, and fostering resilience in kids. Colin emphasizes open dialogues about racial equality, the need for innovative teaching methods, and nurturing creativity to unlock every child's potential.

Today we welcome Colin Seale, the founder and CEO of thinkLaw. Colin was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, where his struggles gave birth to his passion for educational equity. Using lessons from his experience as a math teacher, attorney, and keynote speaker, he helps educators teach critical thinking to all students, regardless of race or achievement through his award-winning organization thinkLaw. Colin is also the author of Thinking Like a Lawyer. His latest book is called Tangible Equity. In this episode, I talk to Colin Seale about tangible equity in education. For Colin, real equity work should help reduce the predictive power of demographics on outcomes. In order to do that, we need to teach kids how to think for themselves, so they learn to question instead of comply with unfair systems. Colin shares concrete actions that educators can take to contribute towards tangible equity. We also touch on the topics of privilege, race, bias, and gifted education. Website: thinklaw.usTwitter: @ColinESeale Topics02:55 What is tangible equity?05:28 Reforming the pathways to success09:33 Why equity has become a challenge 16:42 The pressure of success and compliance18:56 Critical race theory in schools25:01 Understanding race and privilege 30:53 Colin as a keynote speaker 35:15 Leveraging privilege for equity36:39 We all have power 41:50 Disrupting gifted education49:24 Shatter the ceiling of educationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.