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For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'All Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
Christopher Emdin
4.11 AVERAGE
202 reviews for:
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'All Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
Christopher Emdin
4.11 AVERAGE
I encourage anyone who works with kids and young adults to read this. So many of the principles and pedagogical approaches found in this book can be applied to education as well as the workplace. In all actuality this is a leadership book in disguise.
As PTA president this had a lot of interest to me, thought I have to say a lot of the actual teaching advice went WAY over my head.
I got this from the library planning to read a few chapters here and there, depending on what seemed useful. Yet, as soon as I got started, I couldn't stop reading - I wanted to read the entire book.
I absolutely love the way in which Emdin blends personal experience, anecdote, research and practical approaches. Even more than that, I love the way in which he gleans inspiration for teaching from anything, anywhere: hip hop music, church, the barber shop...anywhere. He observes, records, reflects, and figures out how to work some element of whatever works in any specific environment into his teaching. It's super inspiring.
I'm going to buy this book at some point, so I can re-read it. This isn't just for those who (want to) teach in inner-city urban schools. This is for anyone who cares about students and is seeking new ways to "do" school.
I absolutely love the way in which Emdin blends personal experience, anecdote, research and practical approaches. Even more than that, I love the way in which he gleans inspiration for teaching from anything, anywhere: hip hop music, church, the barber shop...anywhere. He observes, records, reflects, and figures out how to work some element of whatever works in any specific environment into his teaching. It's super inspiring.
I'm going to buy this book at some point, so I can re-read it. This isn't just for those who (want to) teach in inner-city urban schools. This is for anyone who cares about students and is seeking new ways to "do" school.
I'm glad I read this. It has a lot of rich passages and chapters that reminded me of what a highly engaged classroom can look like for kids from "the hood". My overall take on the book, though, is that it would have been a good book for me to read 10 years ago, when I was still new to the profession of teaching--and new to teaching kids from "the hood". The *now* me would have liked to have seen Dr. Emdin use the phrase "cultural appropriation" just once. (Just once!!) So, white teachers, please think twice before you try to rap in class, or before you buy those shoes all the kids are wearing, or before you take a "hood tour" (all things Emdin recommended). Think twice about your positionality so that you might avoid taking any of these recommendations and doing more harm with your whiteness.
A must-read for white folks who teach in the hood. As one of them, it altered the way I view my students. Sometimes Dr. Emdin's conclusions seem forced and his strategies not completely attainable, but I'm a better teacher for having read it.
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Pro: I personally loved this book. Being a Latina teacher in the education world of 80% white teachers, I found this book to be very informative.
I found the code switching strategies to be very unique and useful in the classroom. I teach in primarily Latino school and found that the reality pedagogy really gives my students a space to never hid their identity with me.
I have always used my local slang with the students because I felt that it was a way to show that we aren’t that different. I thought that I was the only doing it because I am a younger teacher but it’s definitely about where you come from. Reading about it in this book has reinforced my idea and gave me new ideas of continuing to use our “Pueblo slang” in the classroom.
Con: I do think that white teachers may want to be careful with the code switching and potential cultural appropriation. Make sure you read more and always questions!
I found the code switching strategies to be very unique and useful in the classroom. I teach in primarily Latino school and found that the reality pedagogy really gives my students a space to never hid their identity with me.
I have always used my local slang with the students because I felt that it was a way to show that we aren’t that different. I thought that I was the only doing it because I am a younger teacher but it’s definitely about where you come from. Reading about it in this book has reinforced my idea and gave me new ideas of continuing to use our “Pueblo slang” in the classroom.
Con: I do think that white teachers may want to be careful with the code switching and potential cultural appropriation. Make sure you read more and always questions!
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Should be foundational to teaching pedagogy
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