Everyday antiracism : getting real about race in school / edited by Mica Pollock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Pollock, Mica, 1971- editor.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism in education--United States.

Racism in education.

United States.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 389 pages.)

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

How should teachers respond when children ask challenging questions about race? How should teachers handle the use of the "N-word" or discuss "achievement gaps" with colleagues? How can teachers avoid unwittingly making children of color speak on behalf of their entire group? In more than fifty original pieces written especially for this groundbreaking book, Everyday Antiracism offers practical advice for teachers and parents.

Leading educators-among them Beverly Daniel Tatum, Sonia Nieto, and Pedro Noguera-describe concrete ways to analyze classroom interactions that may or may not be "racial," deal with racial inequality and "diversity," and teach to high standards across racial lines. Topics range from using racial incidents as teachable moments to valuing students' home worlds and helping parents fight ethnic and racial misconceptions about their children. Questions following each essay prompt readers to examine everyday issues of race and opportunity in their own classrooms and schools.

Contents:

Exposing race as an obsolete biological concept / Alan H. Goodman

No brain is racial / Mica Pollock

Getting rid of the word "Caucasian" / Carol C. Mukhopadhyay

Beginning courageous conversations about race / Glenn E. Singleton and Cyndie Hays

Talking precisely about equal opportunity / Mica Pollock

Nice is not enough : defining caring for students of color / Sonia Nieto

Following children's leads in conversations about race / Kimberly Chang and Rachel Conrad

Observing students sharing language / Ben Rampton

Strengthening student identity in school programs / Patricia Gándara

Uncovering internalized oppression / Angela Valenzuela

Helping students see each other's humanity / L. Janelle Dance

Constructing colorblind classrooms / Samuel R. Lucas

Knowing students as individuals / Joshua Aronson

Showing students who you are / Heather M. Pleasants

Helping students of color meet high standards / Ronald F. Ferguson

Providing supportive feedback / Geoffrey L. Cohen

Teaching and transcending basic skills / Amanda Taylor

Grouping in detracked classrooms / Beth C. Rubin

Standards v. "standard" knowledge / Edmund T. Hamann

Valuing nonstandard English / John Baugh

Teaching students fluency in multiple cultural codes / Prudence Carter

Challenging cultural stereotypes of "scientific ability" / Maria Ong

Finding role models in the community / Meira Levinson

Providing equal access to "gifted" education / Karolyn Tyson

What discipline is for : connecting students to the benefits of learning / Pedro A. Noguera.

Using photography to explore racial identity / Alexandra Lightfoot

Exploring racial identity through writing / Jennifer A. Mott-Smith

Involving students in selecting reading materials / Christine E. Sleeter

Teaching critical analysis of racial oppression / Jeff Duncan-Andrade

Using critical hip-hop in the curriculum / Ernest Morrell

Engaging youth in participatory inquiry for social justice / María Elena Torre and Michelle Fine

Arab visibility and invisibility / Thea Abu El-Haj

Evaluating images of groups in your curriculum / Teresa L. McCarty

Teaching representations of cultural difference through film / Sanjay Sharma

What is on your classroom wall? : problematic posters / Donna Deyhle

Teaching racially sensitive literature / Jocelyn Chadwick

Making race relevant in all-white classrooms : using local history / Mara Tieken

Teaching facts, not myths, about Native Americans / Paoul Ongtooguk and Claudia S. Dybdahl

Inviting students to analyze their learning experience / Makeba Jones and Susan Yonezawa

Interrogating students' silences / Katherine Schultz

Questioning "cultural" explanations of classroom behaviors / Doug Foley

Creating safe spaces in predominantly white classrooms / Pamela Perry

On spotlighting and ignoring racial group members in the classroom / Dorinda J. Carter

Racial incidents as teachable moments / Lawrence Blum

Debating racially charged topics / Ian F. Haney López

Developing antiracist school policy / David Gillborn

Focusing on student learning / John B. Diamond

Moving beyond quick "cultural" explanations / Vivian Louie

Naming the racial hierarchies that arise during school reforms / Rosemary Henze

Spearheading school-wide reform / Willis D. Hawley.

Responding to the "N-word" / Wendy Luttrell

Engaging diverse groups of colleagues in conversation / Alice McIntyre

Locating yourself for your students / Priya Parmar and Shirley Steinberg

Expanding definitions of "good teaching" / Lee Anne Bell

Valuing students' home worlds / Eugene E. García

Getting to know students' communities / Leisy Wyman and Grant Kashatok

Helping students research their communities / Kathleen Cushman

Cultivating the trust of Black parents / Beverly Daniel Tatum

Helping parents fight stereotypes about their children / Janie Victoria Ward

Informing parents about available opportunities / Roslyn Arlin Mickelson and Linwood H. Cousins

Resisting the "lone hero" stance / Audrey Thompson

Recognizing the likelihood of reproducing racism / Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and David G. Embrick

Staying hopeful / Ronald David Glass

What is next? / Mica Pollock.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-380) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Everyday antiracism.

ISBN:

9781595585677

1595585672

Publisher Number:

99979642419

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.