Voices from the Inside | Joshua Stone | TEDxCoconutGrove

Dean of Students and teacher of English literature at The Ransom Everglades School, speaks about the impacts of a writing program that pairs students in correctional facilities with students enrolled in colleges and high schools in his talk “Voices from the Inside.” Dr. Josh Stone teaches English and serves as the Dean of Students at Ransom Everglades School. In addition to helping students use literature to expand their understanding of themselves and of the world they inhabit, Josh is a founding member of “Exchange for Change,” a non-profit organization that offers writing courses in correctional facilities situated in South Florida. Many of these courses include a writing exchange that partners students on the inside with students enrolled in colleges and high schools. Josh holds a BA in English from Emory University, and an MA and a Ph.D. from the University of Miami. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx