Back to Search

Reading, Writing, and Racism: Disrupting Whiteness in Teacher Education and in the Classroom

AUTHOR Kay, Cindy; Picower, Bree
PUBLISHER Beacon Press (04/27/2021)
PRODUCT TYPE Audio (MP3 CD)

Description
When racist curriculum goes viral on social media, it is typically dismissed as an isolated incident from a bad teacher. Educator Bree Picower, however, holds that racist curriculum isn't an anomaly. It's a systemic problem that reflects how Whiteness is embedded and reproduced in education. In Reading, Writing, and Racism, Picower argues that White teachers must reframe their understanding about race in order to advance racial justice and that this must begin in teacher-education programs.Drawing on her experience teaching and developing a program that prepares teachers to focus on social justice and antiracism, Picower demonstrates how teachers' ideology of race, consciously or unconsciously, shapes how they teach race in the classroom. She also examines current examples of racist curricula that have gone viral to demonstrate how Whiteness is entrenched in schools and how this reinforces racial hierarchies in the younger generation.With a focus on institutional strategies, Picower shows how racial justice can be built into programs across the teacher education pipeline--from admission to induction. By examining the who, what, why, and how of racial-justice teacher education, she provides radical possibilities for transforming how teachers think about, and teach about, race in their classrooms.
Show More
Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781662077456
ISBN-10: 1662077459
Binding: CD-Audio (MP3 Format)
Content Language: English
More Product Details
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 5.60 x 0.50 x 4.90 inches
Weight: 0.15 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Unabridged
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Educational Policy & Reform
Education | Discrimination
Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Dewey Decimal: 371.829
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
publisher marketing
When racist curriculum goes viral on social media, it is typically dismissed as an isolated incident from a bad teacher. Educator Bree Picower, however, holds that racist curriculum isn't an anomaly. It's a systemic problem that reflects how Whiteness is embedded and reproduced in education. In Reading, Writing, and Racism, Picower argues that White teachers must reframe their understanding about race in order to advance racial justice and that this must begin in teacher-education programs.Drawing on her experience teaching and developing a program that prepares teachers to focus on social justice and antiracism, Picower demonstrates how teachers' ideology of race, consciously or unconsciously, shapes how they teach race in the classroom. She also examines current examples of racist curricula that have gone viral to demonstrate how Whiteness is entrenched in schools and how this reinforces racial hierarchies in the younger generation.With a focus on institutional strategies, Picower shows how racial justice can be built into programs across the teacher education pipeline--from admission to induction. By examining the who, what, why, and how of racial-justice teacher education, she provides radical possibilities for transforming how teachers think about, and teach about, race in their classrooms.
Show More
List Price $24.99
Your Price  $17.99
Audio