The Advocate Podcast: Amplifying Voices. Challenging Systems. Prioritizing Children.
The Advocate Podcast centers real stories from social media to help parents, educators, and communities advocate for children with wisdom, courage, and compassion. Hosted by Dr. Kristi N. Love, the podcast challenges harmful narratives while offering restorative, equity-centered perspectives that lead to understanding and change.
The Advocate Podcast: Amplifying Voices. Challenging Systems. Prioritizing Children.
Latest Episodes
We Intervene for Academics, So Why Not Behavior?
Some students struggle loudly.Others struggle silently while everyone assumes they’re fine.In this episode of The Advocate Podcast, Dr. Kristi N. Love explores why schools often treat academic struggles with intervention and suppo...
How Does a Child Reach 8th Grade Still Struggling? Retention, Social Promotion, and the Support Students Deserve
In this episode of The Advocate Podcast, Dr. Kristi N. Love tackles one of education’s hardest and most emotional questions:👉 How does a child reach 8th grade still struggling academically?Through an honest and balanced c...
Passing, But Not Prepared: The Truth About Grades
Are passing grades really a sign of success… or just a sign students are getting through?In this episode, we take an honest look at a growing concern in education: 👉 Students who are passing… but not truly understandin...
If Not Traditional Grading… Then What?: Making Sense of Fair Grading
What actually makes a grade fair, and what happens when we mix learning, behavior, and completion into one number?In this episode, we go beyond traditional grading debates and get into the real questions educators and parents are asking ...
Grading or Gatekeeping? What Are We Really Measuring in Schools?
What if the way we grade students is not actually measuring what they know?In this episode, we take a deep look at traditional grading practices and ask hard but necessary questions about equity, accuracy, and student learning.Fro...