3.06.07 progressive pedagogies

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"The children's books are for my 9-year-old daughter. Something short that I can read to her on the phone, but long enough not to be childish. She is a smart and beautiful girl."

Summary:Youth conduct power analyses of policies and institutions that specifically affect people of color and poor communities.

Summary:When literature is negated from a community, young people lose an important means of creating and carrying their own tools of success, and imagining their own future.

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While The Sneetches taught about the interaction between discrimination and capitalism, Horton Hears a Who is Dr. Seuss' exploration of genocide.

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May our relationships and commitment to building a just and equitable future continue, for in the struggle for justice is the hope of the future.

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"I must say that writing is a lot safer and much more productive than doing drugs."

Summary:In order to fix our schools, we all need to start taking responsibility for the racism, poverty, and violence that are what's really undercutting them.

Summary:But doesn't homeschooling mean parents teaching their own kids at home? What does a center like this have to do with homeschooling?

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"We set up meetings with people we felt like were allies, and invited them to our hearing. It's hard to say no to a group of kids wanting to learn, wanting to make a difference."

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We need to learn how to celebrate and develop our resilience. When we can do that, we bring life back into our lives and into the lives of our communities.