Liberating Learning

Mrs. McKeown's 5th grade class taken April 1990, nearly 40 students in one room. I'm in the back row, 4th from the right. This year for Black History Month, I'm honoring several African-American Heroes in my life, my 5th grade academic, music and dance teachers at P.S.118 Queens. In addition to honoring them, I hope to encourage all teachers because besides family, nothing has the opportunity to shape minds and hearts of a person like a teacher....

True Black Heroes, Teachers of P.S. 118 Queens Mrs. McKeown’s 5th grade class taken April 1990, nearly 40 students in one room. I’m in the back row, 4th from the right. This year for Black History Month, I’m honoring several A…

Practical Steps for Educators to Become Culturally Proficient.

A Practical Pathway for Teachers to Move Toward Cultural Proficiency: Step 1 Teaching is strangely one of the most thankless yet rewarding careers. Besides the countless unpaid hours of work, there’s immeasurable, unnoted, heart-work and heartache. Educators don& #8217…

When I heard Christopher Emdin say, "Rainbows don't care where they happen," it brought me back to my childhood days in public school in an area of Harlem, New York. Mr. Emdin was talking about how teachers who feel sorry for the dire circumstances of inner city or poor students are blocking their opportunity to connect and understand their students. These misperceptions are based on how the teacher views the students' lives but not at all how the students see their own world....

Rainbows Over Projects: Reality Pedagogies When I heard Christopher Emdin say, “Rainbows don’t care where they happen,” it brought me back to my childhood days in public school in an area of Harlem, New York. Mr. Emdin was…

Consider your blind spots.

Blind spots: Challenge assumptions Learn more at PwC.com - http://www.pwc.com/us/en/index.jhtmlOur brains are wired to make assumptions, which can sometimes be off base. We think it's an hones...

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