“Changing the Narrative: Identity, Power, and the Weight Educators Carry” with Dr. Dwight “Kofi” Rogers

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Dr. Dwight “Kofi” Rogers discusses the impact of societal narratives on education and the emotional weight educators carry.

📝 Episode synopsis What happens when the world writes your story before you even begin? In this deeply honest and urgent conversation, Dr. Dwight “Kofi” Rogers—district leader, author of Change the Narrative, Don’t Let the Narrative Change You , and 2025 ACSA Administrator of the Year—joins Dr. Joey Weisler to explore the lived realities of identity, perception, and power in education. From growing up navigating isolation and racialized narratives in school to leading transformative conversations around equity and belonging, Dr. Rogers unpacks how societal narratives shape both students and educators—and what it takes to actively resist them. Together, they examine the myth of neutrality in teaching, the emotional weight educators carry, the loneliness of leadership, and the responsibility teachers hold in shaping not just academic outcomes, but human lives. This episode is not just about education—it’s about who gets to define the story, and what it means to take that power back. 🔗 Show Links 📌 Dr. Rogers instagram: @ dr_kofi_rogers 📌 Change the Narrative: Don't Let the Narrative Change You (Rogers) 📌 More Than Just Principals (Hinchcliffe) 📌 The Education Talk Show…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Joey Weisler

Guest: Dr. Dwight “Kofi” Rogers

Topics covered

• identity
• power
• education
• equity
• narratives
• leadership

Keywords

• identity
• power
• education
• equity
• narratives
• leadership
• transformative conversations
• loneliness
• responsibility

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Change the Narrative, Don’t Let the Narrative Change You, More Than Just Principals

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