Published October 27th, 2021 at 11:30 AM
Above image credit: Annie Watson, guest for season 2 episode 2 of The Filter podcast shares all about life as a parent and her expertise as a former early childhood educator. (Flatland)In this episode of The Filter podcast, you’ll hear from Annie Watson, who uses her expertise in early childhood education (and as a parent of four) to share insight about lessons learned during the past year. Watson adds context to education statistics and what the pandemic taught us about the lack of support for working parents like herself.
Host Ieshia Downton also recounts her parenting journey, from pregnancy in the early days of the pandemic to homeschooling chronicles. Kansas City School District Superintendent Mark Bedell and digital campaigner at ParentsTogether PaKou Her also chimes in.
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Production team credits: Ieshia Downton, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Naina Rao, Felicia Diaz, PJ Kelly and Ana Parra.
Theme song credit: Aysia Berlynn and Primary Color Music.
Vicky Diaz-Camacho covers community affairs for Kansas City PBS. Ieshia Downton is the social media coordinator for Kansas City PBS.