On What Page Was...
pg. 148
147 what are some ways that new teachers can be immersed into the African American Culture?
Learn about who the community leaders are
Where are the community centers
Who are the respected people in the community
What matters to the children in the community
How was the concept of student-teaching/new teacher modified in the book to improve the experience.
Length of time (so student teachers could see the evolution and development of the classroom over time)
Coming in at the beginning of the year to assist in developing relationships
Provide smaller classes so skills can be practiced
Organizing Teaching teams to reduce the caseload
The answer to the question "What is it you people want?"
p. 150
On page 144-145, what "roadblocks" did they give why parents may not be involved in their child's education?
1 -moving a lot - choice or necessity?
2 - lack of interest - deliberate or do the parents lack knowledge?
3 - sending a child to school shows enough concern about the education of their child
4 - not providing supplies - don't care or lack of funds?
5 - not participating in school - no interest or not transportation?
What are the 3 things that African American parents want for their kids?
pgs. 151-153
Self determination
Honor and respect the students' home culture
Help African American students understand the world as it is and equip them to change it for the better
How would our country look without the wealth and strength of African American Culture?
pg. 152
- We would not have the rich musical history (jazz, blues, and gospel)
- Moral conscience of the nation might not have been heightened if not for the Civil
Rights Movement
- The country may not be recognizable because we might have failed to develop past the 13 colonies without the labor of enslaved African Americans)
What is the purpose of education?
(pg. 146)
It serves a function in the society and individual teachers can act consciously to support to oppose those social functions or they can act unconsciously in ways that invariably support them.
Innovative ways to bring new teachers into the school.
Answers will vary
The quote "I didn't like what she said but I knew she was right. I could not shield my son from the realities of racism. He did need a school experience that made him better prepared than his white peers."
p.152 - what do you feel about that statment?
140 it speaks about ways that the teachers in the book "questioned" structural inequalities. Provide examples.
- They opposed the system that employed them
- Critical of the ways the the school system treats employees, students, parents, and activists in the community (examples on pg. 141)
145 in the 3rd paragraph, what do you do when there is minimal parental involvement with a student you are concerned about?
Answers will vary.
Where would you find the critical features of what an education for African Americans should look like.
p. 153
Knowledge, skills, and attitude to struggle successfully against oppression. These, more than test scores, more than GPA, are the critical features of education for African Americans.
149 What could be possible pros and cons with a 4 person team?
- Not having the required staff (-)
- Team members not having the students best interest as a priority (-)
- Able to differentiate learning and have small groups to meet students needs (+)
- Teachers learning from one another, in turn, becoming better teachers (+)
Discuss how the fictional school of Robeson Elementary embodies characters of Imhotep
Parents play an important role
Student leaders
STEM programs - making water filters (real life problem solving)
Differentiated teaching
etc.....