aunnalea 's review for:

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education by Christopher Emdin

2.0

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I heard the author of this book on the radio and was excited to read it. I agree with his overarching theory; that white people who teach black and brown kids need to respect the culture/knowledge of black and brown kids in order to engage them in the classroom. And while there were some good ideas, the author suggested white folks "incorporate" elements of black culture into the classroom in ways that I thought were problematic. He never addressed the idea that white folks often co-opt black culture in really problematic ways, and I fear this book will encourage white folks to do that without thinking critically.