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A timely companion to the New York Times bestseller For White Folks Who Teach in the Hoodand the Rest of Yall Too
Progressive white educators on the challenges and reimaginings of anti-racist education, cultural responsiveness, and sustained liberatory learning practices
Designed for educators by educators, From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood is the white teachers guide to effective multicultural, anti-racist pedagogy.
Over 20 educators are featured in this book, representing different types of schools, different geographies, different durations of experience in the classroom, and different depths of experience in interrogating their whiteness. Throughout the text, nationally renowned educators and coeditors Dr. Christopher Emdin and sam seidel offer feedback and perspective on how to incorporate the practices and wrestle with the ideas outlined by the contributors.
Replete with practical reflections and actionable exercises, this book explores among other things:
identity formation, healing, and growth in the early years of a teachers career
the restrictive, harmful nature of standardization and the power of localization as a tool for transformation
hip-hop as a vehicle for promoting culture and authenticity within the classroom
whiteness as a racial identity and intentional anti-racist teacher trainings to identify and unlearn white supremacy
From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood is the essential classroom companion for every white teacher committed to fostering productive learning spaces that respect the races, cultures, and identities of their students. It offers all readers a window into the essential work that must be done to transform our nations schools from sites of harm to sites of healing.
Author: Christopher Emdin, Sam Seidel
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 08/06/2024
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780807006733
Language: English
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