Table of Contents
Introduction Lisa Delpit xi
Politics Matters 1
I Shall Create! William Ayers 3
Teaching Politics in the Age of Trump Justin Christensen 16
The Three Illusions Julia Putnam 20
Standing Up Against Hate Mica Pollock 26
Yes, Race and Politics Belong in the Classroom H. Richard Milner IV 33
Safety Matters 39
Cops or Counselors? Pedro A. Noguera 41
How Hurricane Harvey Altered My Perspective as a Teacher Jeff Collier 51
I Was Raised to Believe Education Could Keep Me Safe Fredrick Scott Salyers 54
Calling on Omar Carla Shalaby 57
School Justice T. Elijah Hawkes 61
Race Matters 79
Don't Say Nothing Jamilah Pitts 81
Black Teachers, Black Youth, and Reality Pedagogy Christopher Emdin 86
How One Elementary School Sparked a Citywide Movement to Make Black Students' Lives Matter Wayne Au Jesse Hagopian 95
The Fire: Sarah Ishmael and Jonathan Tunstall in conversation 108
Engaging and Embracing Black Parents Allyson Criner Brown 119
Who Do I Belong To? Natalie Labossiere 128
To My Sons' Future Teacher, Colleague, Sister/Brother, Co-madre, Maestra, Comrade, Friend Crystal T. Laura 133
Gender and Sex Ed Matter 143
Sexual Harassment and the Collateral Beauty of Resistance Camila Arze Torres Goitia 145
Believe Me the First Time Dale Weiss 155
Nothing About Us, Without Us, Is for Us Hazel Edwards and Maya Lindberg in conversation 166
Climate Matters 171
Climate Science Meets a Stubborn Obstacle: Students Amy Harmon 173
Teachers vs. Climate Change Bill Bigelow 180
Culture Matters 199
Teaching Middle School Students to Advocate Carolina Drake 201
Why I Teach Diverse Literature Noah Cho 208
Love for Syria Cami Touloukian 214
Correct(ed): Confederate Public History James Loewen 226
Creating Inclusive Classrooms for Muslim Children Deborah Almontaser 229
Appendix: Books on Immigration for Young Readers Jay Fung 237
Permissions 239