Freedom Teaching

Build an anti-racist and culturally responsive school environment

In Freedom Teaching, educator and distinguished anti-racism practitioner Matthew Kincaid delivers a one-stop resource for educators and educational leaders seeking to improve equity and increase the cultural responsiveness of their school. In this book, you'll discover the meaning and fundamentals of anti-racist education and find a roadmap to reducing the impact of systemic racism in your classroom.

The author offers skills and tools he's developed over the course of his lengthy career teaching anti-racist ideas to educators, providing readers with strategies that are effective at both the individual teacher and collective school community level. Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to the idea of Freedom Teaching and creating an education system that works for all students
• Strategies for building and maintaining anti-racist schools and classrooms

• Important social justice lessons from unsung activists

  An indispensable resource for educators, educational leaders, and anyone who wants to actualize change in our education system, Freedom Teachingbelongs in the libraries of the parents and families of students and teachers in training hoping for a better understanding on anti-racist concepts and ideas.

  Autorentext

  MATTHEW KINCAID is the Founder and CEO of Overcoming Racism, LLC, an organization that trains educators and businesses on race and equity. He has been leading anti-racism workshops for over 15 years and has been recognized as a Top 100 visionary leader by Real Leaders magazine.

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  PRAISE FOR FREEDOM TEACHING "As a lifelong advocate for change, Matthew Kincaid has written an indispensable guide for educators and activists alike. This book brilliantly unpacks the complexities of anti-racism in education."
  -SALVATORE LAROCCA, President, Global Partnerships, National Basketball Association and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, La Salle Academy "Matthew Kincaid has been a leader in freedom teaching for many years, exemplifying the principles on which he writes and refining the principles he shares. He has set a powerful blueprint, and this book serves as a reminder that freedom-and hate-begin in the classroom. Freedom Teaching helps us make the right choices with intention and love."
  -BRITTANY PACKNETT CUNNINGHAM, activist and host of UNDISTRACTED "Matthew Kincaid has been leading anti-racism initiatives since he was 14 years old. His passion, commitment, and dedication to this cause is illustrated in the attention to detail in this book. Freedom Teaching strikes at the core of the injustice in our education system while offering vision for a more hopeful, just and equitable future."
  -CONSTANCE JONES, CEO, Noble Schools "Freedom Teaching is a powerful tool to advance social justice education with K-12 schools! For educators who are committed to leveraging education as a mechanism to promote justice, liberation, and empowerment, this text richly equips you with the strategies or how. I have always been a fan of Matthew Kincaid's work, and this text is yet another manifestation of his genius! I highly recommend it, and cannot wait to leverage it as a tool to support both new and seasoned educators looking for resources to expand their ability to help craft youth who are agents of change within our world!"
  -KRYSTAL H. ALLEN, author of What Goes Unspoken; CEO, K. Allen Consulting "When it comes to the critical truth telling needed to shake up age-old systems and structures so they can't operate as they have in the past, Matthew Kincaid is without equal. I have been an advocate of Matthew's scholarship for many years and Freedom Teaching gives me hope that it is possible for ALL children to learn in an environment justly designed for them to flourish."
  -LILIAHN MAJEED, DE&I Executive and Disruptor of Deficit Narratives

  Zusammenfassung
  Build an anti-racist and culturally responsive school environment In Freedom Teaching, educator and distinguished anti-racism practitioner Matthew Kincaid delivers a one-stop resource for educators and educational leaders seeking to improve equity and increase the cultural responsiveness of their school. In this book, you'll discover the meaning and fundamentals of anti-racist education and find a roadmap to reducing the impact of systemic racism in your classroom. The author offers skills and tools he's developed over the course of his lengthy career teaching anti-racist ideas to educators, providing readers with strategies that are effective at both the individual teacher and collective school community level. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to the idea of Freedom Teaching and creating an education system that works for all students Strategies for building and maintaining anti-racist schools and classrooms * Important social justice lessons from unsung activists An indispensable resource for educators, educational leaders, and anyone who wants to actualize change in our education system, Freedom Teachingbelongs in the libraries of the parents and families of students and teachers in training hoping for a better understanding on anti-racist concepts and ideas.

  Inhalt

  Introduction: The Journey xi

  Chapter 1: Setting Intention 1

  Intention Matters 3

  Agreement #1: Engage with Uncomfortable Truths 4

  Agreement #2: Replace a Scarcity Mindset with a Possibility Mindset 6

  Agreement #3: Embrace Your Radical Imagination 8

  Agreement #4: Center Students 9

  Notes 10

  Chapter 2: Freedom Teaching's Foundation 11

  What Is Freedom Teaching? 13

  Theory of Change 16

  Change the Environment, Change the Outcomes 16

  Adjust the Camera Angle 19

  Use the Right Tools 21

  Freedom Teaching's Five Tenets and How to Use Them 24

  Notes 25

  Chapter 3: Hope That Is Radical 27

  Rosa Parks and Radical Hope 28

  Reclaiming Radical 31

  Using Our Tools 34

  Notes 37

  Chapter 4: From Radical Hope to Practice 39

  Sharing Power with Students 43

  Strategies That Cede Power to Students 50

  Notes 54

  Chapter 5: Free Minds, Free Kids 55

  The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste 56

  Limiting Beliefs and the Cycle of Socialization 58

  Aligning Our Attitudes and Our Behaviors 64

  Note 65

  Chapter 6: It Isn't Rigorous, If It Isn't Relevant 67

  Embracing Our Power 67

  The Freedom Teaching Model 73

  Cognitive Empowerment 77

  Academic Achievement 82

  Academic Identity 83

  Academic Proficiency 84

  Critical Rigor 85

  Social and Emotional Well-Being 89

  Cultural Competence 90

  Critical Consciousness 93

  Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Environment 99

  Notes 102

  Chapter 7: Trouble Doesn't Teach 103

  Reinforcing the Behaviors We Want 106

  Anecdote #1 111

  Anecdote #2 113

  Misbehaviors Are an Opportunity to Teach 115

  Identify Traits and Skills of Empowered Students 118

  Consider the Effect of Consequences 119

  Align Consequences to Student Goals and Values 120

  Aim for Consequences That Are Restorative, Student-Driven, and Community-Focused 121

  Aim for Consequences That Are Consistent, Predictable, and Compassionate 123

  Notes 125

  Chapter 8: Cultivating a Classroom That Values Cultural Wealth 127

  Culturally Affirming Education 129

  What Is Cultural Wealth? 130

  Aspirational Capital 131

  Linguistic Capital 132

  Familial Capital 134

  Social Capital and Navigational Capital 136

  Resistant Capital 139

  Standpoint Theory and Cultural Wealth 141

  Envisioning Equity 147

  Notes 148

  Chapter 9: Oh Freedom: Staying on the Battlefield 151

  Freedom Song 154

  On Hope 159

  Notes 160

  About the Author 161

  Acknowledgments 163

  Index 167