An incredible, informative, collection of essays, articles, analysis, interviews, primary documents and interactive & interdisciplinary teaching aids on civil rights, movement building, and what it means for all of the inhabitants of the planet. With sections on Critical Literacy, The Arts, Mathematics, Technology, Science, Geography, Language, School-Wide Activities, Holidays and Heritage, Talking Back, Early Childhood, Readings and Teaching Aids. Packed into nearly 450 oversize pages...
Acknowledgments viiiIntroduction ixSchool Staff, Family and Community Development 1Overview 2Anti-Racist Education: Pulling Together to Close the Gaps Enid Lee 3Educating for Equality: Forging a Shared Vision Louise Derman-Sparks 13Affirmation, Solidarity and Critique: Moving Beyond Tolerance in Education Sonia NietoEducating for Critical Practice Margo Okazawa-Rey 30Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform James A. Banks 37Lessons Learned 39Teaching Whites About Racism Christine Sleeter 40White Racial Identity and Anti-Racist Education: A Catalyst for Change Sandra M. Lawrence Beverly Daniel Tatum 49The True Colors of the New Jim Toomey: Transformation, Integrity, Trust in Educating Teachers About Oppression Cindy Cohen 57Activities for Workshops, Courses and Institutes 69Personal Cultural History Exercise Margo Okazawa-Rey 70De-Tracking the Tracking Dialogue Deborah Menkart 73Tracking Teacher Expectations and Student Outcomes Noni Mendoza Reis Irene McGinty 76What Is the Bias Here? Staff Development for Critical Literacy 80White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Peggy McIntosh 83White Privilege in Schools Ruth Anne Olson 87Developing Positive Racial Attitudes$dCIBC 89Readings 91Do You Know Where the Parents of Your Children Are? Hugh McKeown 92Why Do You Force Your Ways? Frank Fingarsen 96Growing Up Gay Katherine Whitlock 98Understanding the Needs of Youth: "Who 'You Calling Violent?" Luis Rodriguez 103A B.S. in Education (Poem) Toni Blackman 108When the Frame Becomes the Picture Clem Marshall 109Dear High School Teacher Kai James 114Dear Principal Muriel Clarke 116What I've Learned About Undoing Racism Andrea Ayvazian 118Distancing Behaviors Often Used by White People James Edler Bruce Irons 120"Every one of our teachers believed in us." (Essay) Debbie Wei 121Butterflies (Short Story) Patricia Grace 122Reading Between the Lines: Critical Literacy 123Lies My Textbook Told Me: Racism and Anti-Racism in U.S. History James Loewen 124The Men (Poem) E. Ethelbert Miller 131Bias in Children's Movies: Pocahontas Tom Roderick Laura McClure Chief Roy Crazy Horse 132So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans (Poem) Jimmy Santiago Baca 137Arab Stereotypes and American Educators Marvin Wingfield Bushra Karaman 138Media Myths Contribute to Hunger in Africa Deborah Menkart 143Language 145The Best of Both Worlds Marlene Carter 146Language Diversity and Learning Lisa Delpit 154"Say 'ask,' Deneese" (Story Excerpt) A. J. Verdelle[greater than or equal] 165Racism in the English Language Robert B. Moore 166Yuba City School (Poem) Chitra Divakaruni 170Equity and Literacy: The Challenge of the Decade Enid Lee 171Bilingual Education: Talking Points J. David Ramirez 178Linguistic Human Rights and Education Alma Flor Ada 187Lessons for the Classroom 191Early Childhood 192Activism and Preschool Children Louise Derman-Sparks 193Redefining the Norm: Early Childhood Anti-Bias Strategies Ellen Wolpert 198Social Studies and Language Arts 215Students' Stories in Action Comics Debbie Wei 216Para Teresa (Poem) Ines Hernandez-Avila 226Portrait Poems: Stepping into the World of Others Linda Christensen 228Mountains of Prejudice; Streams of Justice: The Cherokee/Seminole Removal Role Play Bill Bigelow 231The Institutionalization of Racism Deborah Menkart 240Violence, the KKK, and the Struggle for Equality$dNEA$dCIB CEA 247The Business of Drugs Deborah Menkart 264The Cost of an Election Ben Forbes 275Exclusion-Chinese in 19th Century America Debbie Wei 281Angel Island Debbie Wei 291Paradise and the Politics of Tourist Hawai'i Wayne Au 293Mathematics 299Exploring Economic Inequities Jan M. Goodman 301Reading the World with Math: Goals for a Critical Mathematical Literacy Curriculum Marilyn Frankenstein 306The Algebra Project Liz Hottel 313Science and Geography 314A Question of Biology: Are the Races Different? Richard C. Lewontin 315An Issues Approach to Chemistry 320A Theme for Biology: Crop Diversity Louis Werner 322Environmental Racism and Native American Reservations Lynette Selkurt 323The Arts 325Taking a Stand: Student-Led Drama and Dialogue Karen Donaldson 326Busting Ads with Art Liz Hottel 329Technology 331Global Learning Networks: Gaining Perspective on Our Lives with Distance Kristin Brown Jim Cummins Enid Figueroa Dennis Sayers 332On the Road to Cultural Bias: A Critique of "The Oregon Trail" CD-ROM Bill Bigelow 351Schoolwide Activities 361Cultural Clubs in Public Schools Bakari Chavanu 362School Mascots Barbara Miner 366Girl Power Lisa Berndt Amy Epstein Valerie Minor 368Holidays and Heritage 373Heritage Months and Celebrations: Some Considerations Deborah Menkart 374Holidays: An Anti-Bias Approach Julie Bisson 377A Native Perspective on Thanksgiving 379Asian American (Poem) Joyce Miyamoto 381Activists for Social Change 382La Llorona: Exploring Myth and Reality Marta Urquilla 390Where I'm From: Inviting Student Lives into the Classroom Linda Christensen 392Negotiating Pitfalls and Possibilities: Presenting Folk Arts in the Schools Debora Kodish William Westerman 396On the Question of Race (Poem) Quique Aviles Michelle Banks 401Talking Back 403Looking Through an Anti-Racist Lens Enid Lee 404Compassion and Improvisation: Learning to Stand Up For Others Linda Christensen 407"Talking Back" Stories 409Glossary 421Word Power 422Index 427About the Editors 433About Teaching for Change 434