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This book is a series of original strategies that teacher
educators, teacher candidates and practicing teachers can use to
think critically about issues of equity, diversity, opportunity,
and social justice in urban education. As the demographic of
students in America is quickly becoming a "majority minority" we
need teachers more than ever who can teach to diverse student
populations, can utilize culturally relevant pedagogy, and have
critically reflected on their own biases and stereotypes. We also
need to empower teachers who are committed to social justice to
navigate through school systems that are rife with structural
inequities. This book will help ensure that teacher candidates are
getting this preparation and able to continue to reflect on these
issues in their practice. The book is designed as a "textbook" or
more accurately "workbook" with original strategies and critical
reflection and discussion questions included in each chapter. The
strategies can be done sequentially or in any order. In addition,
they will be able to read counternarratives from their peers, which
should encourage them to persist in the profession even when things
get rough
This book is a series of original strategies that teacher
educators, teacher candidates and practicing teachers can use to
think critically about issues of equity, diversity, opportunity,
and social justice in urban education. As the demographic of
students in America is quickly becoming a "majority minority" we
need teachers more than ever who can teach to diverse student
populations, can utilize culturally relevant pedagogy, and have
critically reflected on their own biases and stereotypes. We also
need to empower teachers who are committed to social justice to
navigate through school systems that are rife with structural
inequities. This book will help ensure that teacher candidates are
getting this preparation and able to continue to reflect on these
issues in their practice. The book is designed as a "textbook" or
more accurately "workbook" with original strategies and critical
reflection and discussion questions included in each chapter. The
strategies can be done sequentially or in any order. In addition,
they will be able to read counternarratives from their peers, which
should encourage them to persist in the profession even when things
get rough
At a time when American urban public education is under broad
attack, and in which America is perceived as a nation at risk that
is losing the race to the top, educators and politicians from
across the spectrum are promoting increased emphasis on
standardized testing, business models of school reform, zero
tolerance, no excuses, promoting cultural assimilation, and
building a standardized curriculum. Ginsberg argues that in the
effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative
label of "at-risk," we are in danger of eliminating risk from
education entirely. This is especially the case in urban schools
with large numbers of poor and minority students. Ginsberg explores
alternative approaches to student achievement at four dynamic
Philadelphia public schools. This book provides a grounded, close
look at alternative and innovative pedagogies which embrace risk
through an emphasis on critical inquiry, cultural diversity, global
awareness, project-based learning, collaboration, community
partnerships, and student activism. The result? Schools which can
nurture a new generation of students who are not only smart and
literate but can think help preserve American Democracy while
furthering the quest for peace, unity, equity, and social justice.
At a time when American urban public education is under broad
attack, and in which America is perceived as a nation at risk that
is losing the race to the Top, educators and politicians from
across the spectrum are promoting increased emphasis on
standardized testing, business models of school reform, zero
tolerance, no excuses, promoting cultural assimilation, and
building a standardized curriculum. Ginsberg argues that in the
effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative
label of "at-risk," we are in danger of eliminating risk from
education entirely. This is especially the case in urban schools
with large numbers of poor and minority students. Ginsberg explores
alternative approaches to student achievement at four dynamic
Philadelphia public schools. This book provides a grounded, close
look at alternative and innovative pedagogies which embrace risk
through an emphasis on critical inquiry, cultural diversity, global
awareness, project-based learning, collaboration, community
partnerships, and student activism. The result? Schools which can
nurture a new generation of students who are not only smart and
literate, but can help preserve American Democracy while furthering
the quest for peace, unity, equity, and social justice.
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