A review by moonyreadsbystarlight
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks

informative inspiring reflective

5.0

This is an incredible collection of essays and interviews centered around teaching. She talks about what education means to her, how she saw a shift in her own education post-integration, and who really inspired her as an educator. If you are an educator, you should absolutely read this. I already try to teach in a way that is engaging students in a conversation more often, rather than just me talking at them -- it's about learning how to critically think and engage. She spoke on this and talked about so much more that I have not fully considered or deconstructed in my own teaching. This was so inspiring to hear someone coming from her perspective, especially as education is seen so often in terms of remembering and regurgitating knowledge for tests.