For white folks who teach in the hood-- and the rest of y'all too : reality pedagogy and urban education /
Emdin, Christopher, 1978-
For white folks who teach in the hood-- and the rest of y'all too : reality pedagogy and urban education / Christopher Emdin. - ix, 220 pages ; 22 cm - A Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book . - Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index.
"Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in science classrooms as a young man of color, Christopher Emdin offers a new lens on and approach to teaching in urban schools. Putting forth his theory of Reality Pedagogy, Emdin provides practical tools to unleash the brilliance and eagerness of youth and educators alike--both of whom have been typecast and stymied by outdated modes of thinking about urban education. With this fresh and engaging new pedagogical vision, Emdin demonstrates the importance of creating a family structure and building communities within the classroom, using culturally relevant strategies like hip-hop music and call-and-response, and connecting the experiences of urban youth to indigenous populations globally"--
9780807028025 (paperback) 0807028029 (paperback)
2015033466
Education, Urban--Sociological aspects.--United States
Educación urbana --Aspectos sociológicos --Estados Unidos
Hip-hop--Influence.--United States
Hip-hop --Influencia --Estados Unidos
LC 5131 / E53f 2016
370.9173/2
For white folks who teach in the hood-- and the rest of y'all too : reality pedagogy and urban education / Christopher Emdin. - ix, 220 pages ; 22 cm - A Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book . - Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index.
"Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in science classrooms as a young man of color, Christopher Emdin offers a new lens on and approach to teaching in urban schools. Putting forth his theory of Reality Pedagogy, Emdin provides practical tools to unleash the brilliance and eagerness of youth and educators alike--both of whom have been typecast and stymied by outdated modes of thinking about urban education. With this fresh and engaging new pedagogical vision, Emdin demonstrates the importance of creating a family structure and building communities within the classroom, using culturally relevant strategies like hip-hop music and call-and-response, and connecting the experiences of urban youth to indigenous populations globally"--
9780807028025 (paperback) 0807028029 (paperback)
2015033466
Education, Urban--Sociological aspects.--United States
Educación urbana --Aspectos sociológicos --Estados Unidos
Hip-hop--Influence.--United States
Hip-hop --Influencia --Estados Unidos
LC 5131 / E53f 2016
370.9173/2