Teaching about race and racism in the college classroom : notes from a white professor /

In this book, Cyndi Kernahan argues that you can be honest and unflinching in your teaching about racism while also providing a compassionate learning environment that allows for mistakes and avoids shaming students. She also differentiates between how White students and students of color are likely...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kernahan, Cyndi (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Teaching and learning in higher education (West Virginia University Press)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why Is It So Hard
  • Naïve Understandings : How We Differ from Our Students
  • Struggling Students : How and Why Resistance Happens
  • Getting Yourself Together : Developing a Secure Teacher Identity
  • Belonging in the Classroom: Creating Moments of Positivity and Connection
  • Expectations : From Ground Rules to Growth Mindsets
  • Course Content : Problems and Solutions
  • Conclusion and Summary of Ideas.