Overview
āThatās the problem with you, Minorā a student huffed. āYou want to make everything about reading or math. Itās not always about that. At school, you guys do everything except listen to me. Yāall want to use your essays and vocabulary words to save myĀ future, but none of yāall know anything about saving myĀ now.ā
InĀ We Got ThisĀ Cornelius Minor describes how this conversation moved him toward realizing thatĀ listeningĀ to children is one of the most powerful things a teacher can do. By listening carefully, Cornelius discovered something that kids find themselves having to communicate far too often. That āmy lessons were not, at all, linked to that studentās reality.ā
While challenging the teacher as hero trope,Ā We Got ThisĀ shows how authentically listening to kids is the closest thing to a superpower that we have. What we hear can spark action that allows us to make powerful moves toward equity by broadening access to learning for all children. A lone teacher canāt eliminate inequity, but Cornelius demonstrates that a lone teacher can confront the scholastic manifestations of racism, sexism, ableism and classism by showing:
- exactly how he plans and revises lessons to ensure access and equity
- ways to look anew at explicit and tacit rules that consistently affect groups of students unequally
- suggestions for leaning into classroom community when it feels like the kids are against you
- ideas for using universal design that make curriculum relevant and accessible
- advocacy strategies for making classroom and schoolwide changes that expand access to opportunity to your students
āWe cannot guarantee outcomes, but we can guarantee accessā Cornelius writes. āWe can ensure that everyone gets a shot. In this book we get to do that. Together. Consider this book a manual for how to begin that brilliantly messy work. We got this.ā
This book title, We Got This. (Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be), ISBN: 9780325098142, by Cornelius Minor, published by Heinemann (November 6, 2018) is available in paperback. 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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