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Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching and Learning
Gholdy Muhammad
4.47 AVERAGE
51 reviews for:
Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching and Learning
Gholdy Muhammad
4.47 AVERAGE
jaelyn7's review against another edition
I may circle back to Unearthing Joy in the future, but I found myself heavily skimming the pages I read, and I lacked motivation to continue. Joy is something I am certain a majority of people who go into teaching want their students to experience. However, our joy-sucking school system makes that easier believed than done. I was expecting this book to center the pursuit of joy exclusively. What I felt like I was getting was a repeat of Cultivating Genius with more mindfulness activities thrown in (color this page, listen to this playlist, etc.). The message was, if you follow the other 4 pursuits, you will increase joy. To some extent, there is some interconnectedness there, but then why write a whole new book about it? I would recommend Unearthing Joy to someone who is familiar with the framework and has not yet read Cultivating Genius.
squidreads12's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
As an educator, there are few people I admire more than Dr. Muhammad. She constantly inspires me to be a better educator and gives grace and actual tools to achieve that constant reflection and retooling of our educational practices. It is revolutionary and such a fun and inspiring read.
juanitamfm's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I read this book for a book club and we broke up up into 4 parts. The chapters had a lot of good ideas for bringing joy and culturally and historically responsive teaching to your practice. There are 5 pursuits to help with planning. Overall it is a good framework for uplifting our teaching practice for us and for our students.