Samuel Broaden of Honoring Childhood joins Annie Friday this week to talk about his new book, Gender Expression and Inclusivity in Early Childhood: A Teacher’s Guide to Queering the Classroom. Samuel shares the challenges of releasing a book on this topic with the current political strikes against the LGBTQIA+ community as well as the challenges he has personally faced in the classroom and with families. The hateful reactions that came with the book’s release only affirmed the need for a book on this topic. Children and families benefit by seeing all sorts of diverse representation of humanness in their spaces. Samuel’s book serves as a workbook to create self-reflection and introspection for all, regardless of personal views. Annie and Samuel discuss the beautiful side of wondering aloud with children that comes with the role of caregiver. Additionally, Samuel shares more about his next exciting project – a book on weapon play that he is co-authoring with Kisa Marx to be released in June!
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Annie Friday is an educator, entrepreneur, podcast host, and birth doula. Most recently, Annie co-founded Blue Bridge Agile Learning Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Blue Bridge serves families engaged in self-directed education pursuits. Annie considers herself a recovering teacher engaged in the ongoing process of deschooling and relearning everything she has ever known about education. Annie is a public school parent who is actively working to decenter school in her family life. Annie believes all learning needs to be learner-led, consent-based, and rooted in play. Annie holds a master’s degree in early childhood education. Her teacher and family training focuses on supporting young children through play, nature, and mindfulness. Annie lives in Michigan with her husband and two young children. Together they enjoy playing outside hiking, camping, boating, and skiing as well as inside with board games, video games, dancing, doing yoga, and cooking.
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