Overview
Is it okay to discuss politics in class? How can teachers talk about immigration without putting undocumented students in the spotlight or at risk? What are constructive ways to help young people process the daily news coverage of sexual assault? How can educators engage students around Black Lives Matter? Climate change? Hate speech? Confederate statue controversies?
Lisa Delpit’s Other People’s Children, a classic text on cultural slippage in classrooms, has sold over a quarter million copies and is universally recognized as an essential guidepost for both young and veteran educators. In Teaching When the World Is on Fire, Delpit now turns to a host of crucial issues facing teachers in these tumultuous times. Anchored by a smart introduction that provides a framework for tackling difficult topics with students, Delpit’s master-teacher wisdom tees up insight from high-profile educators including Jesse Hagopian, Bill Ayers, Carla Shalaby, Christopher Emdin, Mica Pollock, and Pedro Noguera, along with critical guidance from K–12 classroom teachers and trusted resources including Rethinking Schools, the Zinn Education Project, and Teaching Tolerance.
This timely, urgent volume is sure to inspire teachers who are eager to support their students in navigating the current events, cultural shifts, and social dilemmas that shape our communities, our country, and our world.
This book title, Teaching When the World Is on Fire, ISBN: 9781620974315, by Lisa Delpit, published by The New Press (September 17, 2019) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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