""While no check-list of attitudes, dispositions, behaviors, or
actions can define what thriving teachers look like, the teachers
interviewed here give us powerful examples of what it takes to face
their profession with courage, their content with enthusiasm, and
their students with love." "-Sonia Nieto
One in four public school students in the U.S. now speaks a
language other than English at home, and the number of emergent
bilingual and immigrant children in our schools continues to grow
daily. What does it mean to be a teacher today, when students are
more diverse in language, culture, race, and social class than ever
before? What does it take to thrive, when the demands of teaching
have never been greater? Sonia Nieto found and interviewed 22
teachers of varying backgrounds and school settings who help answer
the question of what effective, culturally responsive teaching
looks like in the real world. Their stories of success, failure,
frustration and hope will resonate with everyone who has struggled
to meet the needs of diverse students in our current sociopolitical
context.
Nieto explores the common themes that arose throughout the
interviews, of teaching with a social justice perspective, the
moral dimensions of teaching, advocating for students, and
challenging the status quo. She raises a persuasive argument that
teaching is an ethical endeavor, that we must honor students'
identities and believe in their futures, and that ultimately
teaching is an act of love. The stories of Nieto's passionate
teachers will inspire and motivate you to find joy in teaching
students of diverse backgrounds. Read a sample chapter
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