Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning Toward Social Justice

What does it mean to teach for social justice? Drawing on his own classroom experiences, leading author and educator Kevin K. Kumashiro examines various aspects of anti-oppressive teaching and learning and their implications for six different subject areas and various grade levels.

Autorentext

Kevin K. Kumashiro is the founding chair of Education Deans for Justice and Equity and the award-winning author or editor of 10 books on education and justice.

Inhalt

Introduction to the 20th Anniversary Fourth Edition Part I: Movements toward Anti-Oppressive Teacher Education 1. Three Teacher Images in U.S. Teacher-Education Programs 2. Preparing Teachers for Crisis: A Sample Lesson 3. Preparing Teachers for Uncertainty: A Sample Lesson 4. Preparing Teachers for Healing: A Conversation with Buddhism 5. Preparing Teachers for Activism: A Reflection on Things Queer Part II: Preparing Anti-Oppressive Teachers in Six Disciplines 6. Examples from Social Studies 7. Examples from Reading and Writing 8. Examples from Music and Dance 9. Examples from "Foreign" Languages 10. Examples from the Natural Sciences 11. Examples from Mathematics 12. Conclusion: With Hope 13. Afterword, by William F. Pinar