Reddit reviews For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy)

Read this book. I've got ten years as a white teacher in South Bronx, Harlem, Washington Heights. Great book. Trust me.

For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807028029/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_IRI7BbX2GMJ3C

Hi there,

When you say 'under privilaged' and mention that you are white - I assume you are about to work with a population that is primarily not white.

If that is the case, you have a very real challenge ahead of you - the challenge of recognizing and addressing your own biases before entering the classroom.

Teachers often unintentionally create classrooms full of bias and environments for negative 'self-fulfilling prophecies' for certain students. It is best to be very intentional about avoiding these common pitfalls from the start.

I'd recommend these books as a good place to start:

Other Peoples Children

Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together....

For White Folks Who Teach In The Hood...

I have this book, but there are plenty out there based on a google search which probably offer great tips too. Also, if you are likely going to be teaching in an inner-city urban school, this book might be helpful too!

The whole "Black kids need more discipline rhetoric" leads to Black children being unfairly disciplined (which includes suspensions), excluded from instruction and otherwise harmful methods of "dealing" with them. As a Black teacher who went to the types of schools you all are describing and has spent nearly all of my time in them, I find it highly offensive for you to suggest that Black students are incapable of any management strategies besides yelling. My Black students perform well for me because they know I love them and I love them all, especially my Black boys because they remind of my baby brothers (who will always be my babies even if one of them towers over me at over 6ft), my father, and husband. As the only Black voice in this conversation, I pray that you heed my advice and if you still can't get over the idea that students needto be yelled at than this is not the job for you. point blank. And I don't care how many years you have been doing it. You have spent 23 years damaging your student's psyche.

I suggest two books: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/05/the-power-of-the-troublemaker/525159/ and https://www.amazon.com/White-Folks-Teach-Hood-Rest/dp/0807028029