Abolitionist Teaching in an Urban District: A Literacy Coup

Autor/inn/en	Hoffman, Julie Wasmund; Martin, Jennifer L.
Titel	Abolitionist Teaching in an Urban District: A Literacy Coup
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 58 (2023) 9, S.2118-2145 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hoffman, Julie Wasmund) ORCID (Martin, Jennifer L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085920943937
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; School Districts; Middle Schools; Language Arts; African American Students; Literacy Education; Culturally Relevant Education; Writing Workshops; Teaching Methods; Professional Autonomy; Urban Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Sprachkultur; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Berufsfreiheit; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen
Abstract	This article presents a preliminary study of an urban school district, and its use of a scripted middle-school language arts and literacy curriculum. The majority of students served by this district are African American. By interviewing a small sample of four teachers and one literacy coach, gathering preliminary data, and observing students within language arts classrooms, we analyze the impact of the district's move to non-skill-based Reading and Writing Workshop Models curricula. This curriculum is neither aligned with the Common Core Standards, nor does it allow for teacher autonomy based upon student need. District mandates direct teachers to "follow the script" of a curriculum that was not intended to have a script--in effect, the students have less guidance than the teachers within this scenario. In this article, we highlight specific literacy practices, policies that disempower teachers and students, and strategies for abolitionist resistance within urban schools. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01