Few problems in education are as pressing as the severe crisis
in urban schools. Though educators have tried a wide range of
remedies, dismal results persist. This is especially true for
low-income youth of color, who drop out of school and into
incarceration at extremely high rates. The dual calamity of
underachievement in schools and violence in many communities across
the country is often met with blame and cynicism, and with a host
of hurtful and unproductive quick fixes: blaming educators, pitting
schools against each other, turning solely to the private sector,
and ratcheting up the pressure on teachers and students. But real
change will not be possible until we shift our focus from finding
fault to developing partnerships, from documenting problems to
discovering solutions. Learning to Liberate does just that by
presenting true and compelling community-based approaches to school
reform.
Drawing on over three years of ethnographic research, Vajra
Watson explores the complicated process of reaching and teaching
today's students. She reveals how four nontraditional educators
successfully empower young people who have repeatedly been left
behind. Using portraiture, a methodology rooted in vivid
storytelling, Watson analyzes each educator's specific teaching
tactics. Uncovering four distinct pedagogies of communication,
community, compassion, and commitment she then pulls together their
key strategies to create a theoretically grounded framework that is
both useful and effective. A poignant, insightful, and practical
analysis, Learning to Liberate is a timely resource for all
educators and youth-serving practitioners who are committed to
transforming "at-risk" youth into "at-promise" individuals who put
their agency and potential into action in their schools and
neighborhoods.
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